Hope you are all doing well. I'm staying on session 2 for another week...I want to make sure it sinks in.
I really love listening to other people's stories on the tapes about their recovery from anxiety and
depression. I feel like I have had generalized anxiety for quite some time now...I also go to therapy and
I take medication as well. I realized for the first time how mad I am...I'm mad that I even have this condition,
that I'm 3o, still live at home with my parents---don't have my own car/ apartment/great job/family...like most of
the people I know my age have.
I feel so behind everyone else....what no one seems to realize is the struggle
I have gone through with my anxiety and headaches-depression too. I'm not lazy or a "bumb" like some people
would assume bc of my situation. Because of that I find it sooo hard to even relax--I feel like I constantly have
to be doing SOMETHING...it's so hard to just sit down and do NOTHING. I used to be very independent and now
it's a different story. I feel completely dependent on my parents..even younger family members sometimes.
I feel like I hate myself even more for not being able to get my stuff together....I feel so lost ----and I think the first
step is to accept the way things are right now..the hardest step. I'm looking forward to this program...
I am going on to session 3 at the moment and I'm really