Stress Center Peer Support

I have heard that setbacks are normal when healing...it doesn't mean that they are forever, it just means that they are a setback is all. I know I feel scared when moving onto another disc. The first feeling is of panic anxiety and overwhelmed! That is normal..it doesn't mean we are getting worse an...

anyone want to take a bite? It doesn't have to be perfect...I'm just trying to come up with something...I know this isn't true...but a counter is difficult

Hmm...well are the thoughts something that make you feel uplifted? If you think that it is a negative thought, write it down. Then if you aren't sure, maybe post a thought to someone on here and ask them what their perspective is. It is ok to get the testimony of others that will help you, when you ...

I have two negative statements that I have a problem coming up with a positive to counter it with. 1. If I keep on building myself up and be my own best friend...won't I become egotistical? AND 2. What if I choose not to be with God? What if I choose hell and in my heart I am really bad? these are s...

small steps, baby steps..thank you good advice and I have been trying to remind myself of that all the time. You just helped validate my own positive thoughts! Thank you Paislee

working through this program will help you to change that over time. It will take time but it WILL happen. How do you know how they see you? Or think about how they see you? You really have no way of knowing that unless you ask them directly....hang in there!

Sorry Nancy...I didn't finish, that normally I try to tell myself that this won't last and pray for strength. Sometimes I panic that it isn't working because I still feel this way at the time but it takes time to overcome this and to allow yourself not to be perfect even when it comes to tackling ne...

thank you shello. That helps thank you for the encouragement. I have to say that I started out with really difficult moments today and it ended up feeling pretty calm and serene. A bit of the anxious feelings have come back a bit right now but I am telling myself, that "it is just a feeling and feel...

ooo a pastor is a good thought! I ask people I know, my doctor I have now suggested a Cognitive Behavioral Therapy when she gave me anti anxiety meds..to do at the same time. How about your regular doctor? They might have a few ideas about who or where to go.

I am on session 3...it helps to breathe through the anxiety when it comes for me. Just count and breathe...nothing else, well maybe a repeating thought that says," this will pass. I can get through this. It's just a feeling."