Stress Center Peer Support

Hello - I am Georgia, and I can really relate to y'all! I am actually very social and have always been outgoing, and it made me crazy when I started having those feelings of avoiding situations, or not going out and e-mailing, etc. instead, because it is not me! However, it's gotten worse over the y...

I'm just starting day 2 and haven't done all the relaxation CD yet, but I do yoga - simple yoga for relaxation and stretching, not extreme stuff - and it has been a Godsend for me. It helps me relax and breathe and concentrate on me, even if I'm in a bad state. Get a yoga relaxation BEGINNERS DVD, a...

I have that, too, and have been going through it since I was 36 ... well, actually before that, but didn't let it overtake me until then, and I'm 52 now. Have gotten better and then get worse again, and the whole doctor thing really makes me spin, because of that whole testing, then no definitive re...

I'm same way about being happy since I can't work anymore at all, and had to give up great paying job. Funny thing is, though I loved some aspects of it and the money, of course, it wasn't really what I wanted to do, so it is probably a good thing to make a change! But all the bills, etc. really mak...

I think it's fabulous that you are doing something positive to help yourself already at your age. I am 52 and waited too long, so be proud that you are recognizing it! Also, you are very smart to figure out how to make all your writing in pink, as I tried and only part of it came out! :o) I love pin...

Just started today myself, and see at least a hopeful outcome. I think the fact that we can do something for ourselves - (there goes that control thing again!) - is helpful, and gives us (at least me) a feeling of accomplishment. Hope it works for you, and hope we can both (and all) get through this...

Hi There - I'm just starting on this, too. Have used most self-help things I could come across the past 20 yrs, and have managed well at times, but it always comes back when things get particularly stressful in my life. Deep down have felt that the only way I'm going to fix this is by me doing it my...