Stress Center Peer Support

I have had insomnia now for 4 years. It started when I became anxious and depressed due to too many major life events hitting me all at once. Before I was a great sleeper, never any problems getting to sleep and if I woke up to go to the rest room I was asleep again before my heade hit the pillow! B...

Mike, Well, after the great success last weekend playing tennis I awoke on Monday and flet depressed. I made a feble attempt at talking myself out of it but I caved and crawled back under the covers! Well, the program is right, the first 10 minutes can sabotage the entire day or week. Well that is e...

Mike, I'm starting 5 tomorrow and will let you know how it goes. I posted a reply to your topic in lesson 4, please read. My tennis thing went great. I need to get back to an actual gym. I have lost 30 lbs. of solid muscle since this depression began 5 years ago and I'm really upset about that. I wa...

Mke, I had a long reply written and when I went to send it the system had logged me off and I lost the message, so I will try again only shorter. Thanks for the reply and I'm glad the gay thing isn't a problem. In fact I'm glad to find a family member on here, I think sometimes our problems are a bi...

Mike, Thanks for the reply. And your advice is good, small steps. Ever seen the movie "baby steps" with Bill Murry and Richard Dryfus (sp?)? It's hilarious and about an ODC guy (Bill Murry) and his therapist (Richard). It's a good laugh at a serious topic. I am having great luck at reducing the Klon...

Mike, I support your efforts. It certainly sounds like you have been trying to make this work for some time now. This is my first time through the program. I am on lesson 4 this week. I spent two weeks on lesson 3 since it was so important and I am still doing the thought replacement and positive se...

Jenn, My anxiety also comes out in my stomach. I hate being nauseated, it steals all motivation and interest in anything else going on. I am only on lesson 3 but can already tell a difference. Maybe it's the exercise every morning that I (at first) had to force myself to do. but now I look forward t...

this is a great question. I just started this lesson yesterday, and already i've listened to the cd twice and read the book twice and worked on the exercises. there wasn't enough space to put the failures, how it made me feel or what i would have done differently.... I have been paying attention to ...

Isabel, it's great to hear you have a method (god) to help you and that it is working so well for you. Glad to hear you are doing better. I had a bit of the same this wekend only not as bad. I ate the wrong thing for lunch Sunday (I had a subway sandwich) and as soon as I ate it i could tell i made ...

Hi all, I am glad to find this support system because I think I'm going to need it. I am 1/2 way through lesson 2 and have seen some imporvements but i have a long way to go. I suffer from depression to the point I only sleep 4 to 4 1/2 hrs. a night, and that's with a sleeping pill that is supposed ...