Stress Center Peer Support

:) Hello, My name is Reginald. I rarely post here but, since I've almost completed Session 14 I just wanted to share some postings from my journal. Maybe my progress will help others to keep it movin' Monday 10/3/11; Day 6, Session 14 I have to go back to moms again this morning. After that, it's in...

"I’m so proud of me. :D I went to 3 different stores looking for the shirts that I wanted. I didn’t quite find the right shirts, but the important thing is I ran through the stores like it was nothing. No anxiety at all. I can’t believe it. Then I went to the supermarket and bought some food for my...

Here's one that I'm struggling with. How does one be assertive when you're faced with the possibility of violence? :cry: My mom lives in a bad neighborhood. I grew up there. Today she's 88 years old and in poor health. Since I'm the only child, I'm her care-giver. For the past several years going to...

Hello, Pattie: I definitely can relate to some of what you're experiencing. I was raised by a dominate parent (mom) and I didn't dare cross her for any reason what-so-ever. I spent most of my childhood trying to please her and most of my adulthood trying to please my peers. The result is that I have...

Hello Bunny: Yes, your message did help. I really should know better than to get so angry, but the experience was soooo frustrating. Anyway, the exercise program that I'm now down (3 weeks in) is really helping to burn off stress. I've even managed to cut back on the sugar (well, maybe a little). :o...

Hi, my name is Reginald and I guess I just have to vent to somebody. First off, I don't even belong in this session. I just started session 5. But I got so frustrated and ticked this afternoon, I just had to blow off steam :evil: I filed for my Social Security last month when I turned 62 (a long sto...

Boy, sometimes I wish I could make myself "Unaware" of my thinking :roll: Like many of you, I find myself having this on-going dialog inside my head almost every moment of everyday. I have the devil's time turning it off. And guess what :o Most of what goes on in my head is total non-sense :shock: I...

Since I posted this entry, I've been keeping track of my negative thoughts. All I can say is if this keeps up I'm going to have to buy more spiral notebooks. Not only do I have a lot of them, but the same ones keep popping up again and again :o Oh, by the way: I found out it's hard for me to get bac...

Hello, Everyone... My name is Reginald and I joined this program a few years ago. And then I stopped :oops: I'm not sure why, but it turned out to be one of many mistakes I've made in the past 10 years. My life is a walking disaster. I thought I had problems before when I first bought the program. W...