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Mike, Thanks for your input. You are right, my expectations were too high and unspoken. He had no idea what I was expecting. And I wasn't giving myself credit for the accomplishment. I was just anticipating the next big negative event. So i'm adjusting my attitude, and not with a baseball bat. Thing...

So the weekend passed by and I made it without major incident. I did the relaxation techniques several times, stayed busy, visited with friends and my daughter. I actually had more trouble adjusting to my husband coming home than I did with him being away. I didn't anticipate feeling so much resentm...

Thanks Mike, I'll take your suggestions and try them. I did some relaxation this morning and it helped. I also appreciate how you re-framed his comment using couldn't instead of can't. I know you are right about that. I'm planning to paint the LR to keep me busy during the day, so hopefully that wil...

Hey Mike, Thanks for always posting. I've been away for awhile, but I can always count on you to share something relevant. I'm having difficulty accepting my own onion layers. There are just so many of them that I despair of ever getting to the bottom of it. Then I read how long you've been at it an...

Shifrah,

That's really interesting. I have been craving foods that I haven't had in forever. So I think you may be on to something.

I did just ride it out and I feel better now. I feel more positive about the future too.

Thanks for the input.

I finished the program almost a year ago. I've been doing well overall, but the times when I wake up crying are throwing me for a loop. It has only happened a couple of times and one of them was this morning. I realized that my depression is largely caused by me not asserting myself or standing up f...

gstroop28, I haven't experienced what you are going thru, but a suggestion that popped into mind is to mix up your routine. It sounds like the anticipatory anxiety actually hits you the night before and might be disrupting your sleep cycle (even if you are sleeping thru the night). You may not reali...

Hi All, I watched this show on TLC last night. It was a photo journal of/by Michael J Fox. He travelled the world asking people about what makes them hope and be optomistic. It was full of insight into the things we struggle with fighting anxiety and depression. Of course it didnt adress anxiety or ...

Carolyn & JOP, Thank you for the encouragement. I really needed to hear that just now. I'm printing it out to add to my daily readings because I so completely identify with everything you've said. I have been feeling like I've lost so much that I can never recover, but your letter helps me see how t...

I've been finished with the program for about a month now, but the depression is creeping back in. Mentally I know there are exercises I can do to help, but my motivation is in the toilet. Any suggestions or tried and true methods that work for you even when you don't feel like it? What helps get yo...