Stress Center Peer Support

Brent, that's a good comparison! I'm guessing part of our personality is that things have to make sense to us? I find I get really frustrated if something doesn't make sense! Even if I can't understand the lyrics of a song on the radio I find myself frustrated. I'm not sure why, but I've found that ...

Hi Paislee, who are DD and DH?
Are you worried about the appraisal b/c you, like a lot of us, are a perfectionist? I've been trying to let go of a lot of that stuff...it's hard though...it sounds like also you're having trouble finding your voice with DD and DH?

Hi KKross, I think you should feel great that you've been so dedicated to adding exercise to your life. I too find it so helpful in dumping some of that negative energy. I wish for your sake that you weren't putting in the extra hours at work with no pay; I know sometimes this happens but please mak...

Thanks Jen, I am going to try that as well...keep me posted on how you're doing? And thanks Paislee, that does make sound sense and I do find myself trying that! Overall I have noticed a big difference in my ability to keep my anxiety at a reasonable level without it going into full blown panic mode...

Hi Jen, i think bringing our negative thoughts out "into the open" causes some anxiety, at least that's what i've found. I was definitely not aware of my negative thoughts until this session, so it's really brought them into focus. And i'm still trying to work on the process of modifying them into m...

I laughed through your entire message b/c you described things sooo perfectly! Especially that part about the awkwardness of leaving somewhere...what is that?? Every time I left the dressing room after a soccer game I would get all stressed about whether I should say "see you", or just walk out. Wha...

Hi karmatism, how are you doing with this? I feel like the "inner me" is fun & outgoing, but that when I'm around people it's covered up by a film of anxiety. It was at it worst in my last year of university; I went through a couple of months where I could not use the phone, even just to order a piz...

wow, I have almost the exact same memory...probably around the same age, and when going to bed one night I started obsessing over how people say "God has just always been there". I felt so overwhelmed trying to understand how he could not have "started/been born" somewhere/sometime. And it followed ...

Hi Karma, I'm still pretty new to the program too, but feel like my social anxiety stuff stems from the same issues that create my generalized anxiety; low self esteem, putting too much weight on external validation, etc. So I do think that helping with one will help with the other? I hope! For me, ...

Haha, no problem. I've actually been called Shelly quite a few times. One guy called me that continuously in university, and I never once corrected him...conflict avoidance? Passiveness? Letting myself feel awkward every time instead of risking making him feel awkward for one moment if I corrected h...