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Anybody watch the Bob Ross "Joy of Painting" series? It relaxes me. I enjoy watching him create something. There's also another painter that's a better painter but his videos are 2 hours long. Yikes. Bob's are just a half an hour. I enjoy watching them both. Peaceful and relaxing for me. https://www...

Hello all, I have had anxiety and depression all my life and I have been really struggling lately. I haven't had a job in a year because of my depression and anxiety and have been feeling vey hopeless lately. I feel like I am not getting better with everything that I have been trying. I just got a ...

On the subject of Colonoscopies... Colonoscopies are no joke, but these comments during the exam were quite humorous..... A physician claimed that the following are actual comments made by his patients (predominately male) while he was performing their colonoscopies: 1. 'Take it easy, Doc. You're bo...

A guy spots a sign outside a house that reads "Talking Dog for Sale." Intrigued, he walks in. "So what have you done with your life?" he asks the dog. "I’ve led a very full life," says the dog. "I lived in the Alps rescuing avalanche victims. Then I served my country in Iraq. And now I spend my days...

A poodle and a collie are walking together when the poodle suddenly unloads on his friend. "My life is a mess," he says. "My owner is mean, my girlfriend ran away with a schnauzer, and I’m as jittery as a cat." "Why don’t you go see a psychiatrist?" suggests the collie. "I can’t," says the poodle. "...

A priest, a minister, and a rabbi want to see who’s best at his job. So they each go into the woods, find a bear, and attempt to convert it. Later they get together. The priest begins: "When I found the bear, I read to him from the Catechism and sprinkled him with holy water. Next week is his First ...

Thanks, Chris. Getting better really is hard for some of us. It really, really is. We've been "stuck" for so long we don't know how to get unstuck. Some of us don't think we deserve to get better because of mistakes we've made from our past. That's where I was at. Hurting terribly but believing I de...

Hi Jen. You can do this. Be patient and loving to yourself. That sounds like it may be difficult for you. Last March, I tried going on, but the 3rd session had me realizing how mean I am to myself, & my husband Forgiveness to yourself and others is one important fundamental of CBT that one has to le...

Hi Mike. The recommendation is to stay on each lesson for a week. I have an old workbook but I imagine the new one is similar. I hope you have a workbook to go with the CDs. There is an attitude survey evaluation to fill out before starting the program. It scores your level of discomfort, anxiety an...

Wake up and smell the coffee!!! Why did the strawberry cry? 'Cause his Mom was in a jam. :roll: Didn't like that one? I wonder why. I saw a woman wearing a sweat shirt with “Guess” on it…so I said “Implants?” My psychiatrist told me I was crazy and I said I want a second opinion. He said okay, you’r...