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- Mon Aug 15, 2011 6:32 pm
- Forum: Session 9 - Get Off the Guilt & Worry Treadmill
- Topic: guilt and grieving
- Replies: 10
- Views: 9566
Re: guilt and grieving
I am amazed by what we have in common. Your son's story hit me hard this morning and I cried off and on all day today. I havn't felt like this in a long time. All day I felt grieved by the pettiness in the world, as you mentioned. I have 4 siblings. 3 of them live in my town and are constantly bicke...
- Mon Aug 15, 2011 11:04 am
- Forum: Session 9 - Get Off the Guilt & Worry Treadmill
- Topic: guilt and grieving
- Replies: 10
- Views: 9566
Re: guilt and grieving
I'm so sorry, Paislee. I cannot imagine losing a child. Your story makes me cry. I have 3 grown children and they are the most important people in my life along with my husband. I am amazed by your strength. But as I was sitting hear crying about it, the thought came to my mind," Don't grieve as an ...
- Sun Aug 14, 2011 3:39 pm
- Forum: Session 9 - Get Off the Guilt & Worry Treadmill
- Topic: guilt and grieving
- Replies: 10
- Views: 9566
Re: guilt and grieving
My brother in law shot himself. It was almost exactly 4 years ago ( August 11th 2007). He suffered from alcoholism and depression. He had been in recovery for many years but then he relapsed and never got sober again. My husband is a recovering alcoholic and has been in recovery for about 25 years. ...
- Sun Aug 14, 2011 10:58 am
- Forum: Session 9 - Get Off the Guilt & Worry Treadmill
- Topic: guilt and grieving
- Replies: 10
- Views: 9566
Re: guilt and grieving
Thanks for the reply, Paislee. Are you feeling better ? I hope so. I guess I was impressed by the fact you seem very positive in all of your posts. I know people overcome all sorts of tragedies and still find things to be positive about. I am always interested in discovering the secret to this kind ...
- Sun Jul 31, 2011 8:34 pm
- Forum: Session 6 - Stop Being Angry and Control Your Mood Swings
- Topic: Don't remember ever getting really angry Anyone else relate?
- Replies: 8
- Views: 7771
Re: Don't remember ever getting really angry Anyone else rel
Hey Patti, I also used to NEVER get mad. But when I was a young adult in college I felt ALOT of anxiety. With some therapy I started to realize that my headaches, stomach aches and anxiety were probably due to repressed feelings (like anger). As a child my parents fought alot and often vented their ...
- Sun Jul 31, 2011 6:59 pm
- Forum: Session 7 - Assertive Behavior: Speak Confidently, Gain Respect
- Topic: assertiveness in a relationship
- Replies: 5
- Views: 6217
Re: assertiveness in a relationship
It's so interesting to read your post, Bunny, because I relate to alot of it. I also read the BOUNDARIES book by Townsend many years ago. It's a great book. I guess it goes without saying that if our parents don't allow us or don't encourage us to speak up when we are children (which many parents do...
- Thu Jul 28, 2011 8:56 pm
- Forum: Session 9 - Get Off the Guilt & Worry Treadmill
- Topic: guilt and grieving
- Replies: 10
- Views: 9566
Re: guilt and grieving
Dear Paislee, I've had the pleasure of reading many of your posts. You must have started the program a while back because I see your posts go back a way. I just started the program this past June. I am impressed with your positive input. You always have something good to say. I just read in the abov...
- Thu Jul 28, 2011 12:29 pm
- Forum: Session 8 - Put an End to "What-If" Thinking
- Topic: having some generalized anxiety at this point
- Replies: 4
- Views: 5331
Re: having some generalized anxiety at this point
Yes, that happens to me sometimes. All of a sudden I get to feeling more anxious for no apparent reason. This is what has helped me : I look at what I've been eating and thinking about. Sometimes I've had some sugar and it has affected me that way. Sometimes I've heard something that caused me to ha...
- Wed Jul 27, 2011 9:57 pm
- Forum: Session 7 - Assertive Behavior: Speak Confidently, Gain Respect
- Topic: assertiveness in a relationship
- Replies: 5
- Views: 6217
Re: assertiveness in a relationship
I can relate to you fairly well. I grew up in a home where my father was domineering and verbally abusive on occasion. He also drank alot. I am now 57 years old and as I look back over the years I can see that I was attracted for many years toward people who were also domineering and verbally abusiv...
- Fri Jul 22, 2011 10:16 pm
- Forum: Session 7 - Assertive Behavior: Speak Confidently, Gain Respect
- Topic: avoiding back lash
- Replies: 5
- Views: 6032
Re: avoiding back lash
Bravo !! What a great story to hear. I'm impressed with your courage and generosity. Thanks so much for telling us how it all worked out. Take care...jkulag