Stress Center Peer Support

Elements of passive behavior: Passive behavior is not expressing your feelings, needs, rights and opinions. Instead there is an over-consideration for other's feelings, needs, rights and opinions. The aim of passive behavior is to avoid conflict at all times and to please others. Elements of aggres...

Okay, I know that menopause is not a chronic condition, but I did not know where to post this. I am 53 years old and last year my Gynecologist said that I was in perimenopause. Well, right now I am sweating and it is 11:24pm at night and I am in my apartment with the window open. :!: I know that I l...

Hi mark: What has really helped me in my recovery this time around has been the opportunity to be around people who are like me...my peers. And also to have access to programs and services in my city that allow me to learn the many coping skills that I need to keep myself healthy. My peers keep me g...

Hello bradley1960:
I certainly have a lot to think about after reading your post !
Thanks for all of your help.
LyndaLu

Mark: Thanks for sharing ! As most of us depressed folks know, we ALL live in the past. I do this all of the time...I live in the past. I am always looking back on what WAS. Instead I should be looking at what IS. Living in the moment is SO crucial to us. I used to celebrate bad "anniversaries" for ...

PS: A lot of the information that I have been writing about recently on this site has come from recent workshops and classes and support groups that I have been attending. I have received many hand-outs from these classes and I keep all of them, so that I can re-read them as needed. I wish that I co...

All: :) I would just like to thank everyone for their input here and for writing about their own experiences as far as their condition(s). Listening to my peers ( in person, or on the computer ) has really aided in my recovery. Listening and talking to my peers at recent programs and support groups ...

Hey lilchrissy: The Healthy Living class comes with a big book for me to take home after the final class at the end of six weeks. The book and the class have healthy and practical approaches to managing the symptoms of your chronic illnesses. I hope to start reading the "big book" after the classes ...

Hi lilchrissy :!: I was in an Outpatient Program in October/November 2013 and during my time there I was learning CBT skills and many others things that I would need to aid in my recovery. I received a lot of great information there and I had a lot of support from my therapists/teachers and my peers...

Hello All: I went off of all of my psychiatric medications almost 2 years ago due to the fact that I no longer had any income whatsoever and I also had no health insurance. It was a very dark time for me. My very brief recent history: I had a major breakdown in 2007. Lost my job due to workforce red...