Having trouble getting on track with the writing

Dave P · Post by **Dave P** » Wed Aug 06, 2008 9:49 am

I know session 3 says that you're supposed to record your negative thoughts to try to find a positive alternative. I know, I don't have to be perfect about it and get every single negative thought that runs through my head. However I'm having a hard time remembering to go to my notebook when a negative thought does pop into my head. And in the past I've been able to start things like this, but it falls off after a couple of weeks. Does anyone have any good suggestions of how to get into the habit of it and stay in the habit?

o_rena · Post by **o_rena** » Wed Aug 06, 2008 10:00 am

DO NOT GIVE UP! you owe this to yourself! There is no returning to being lazy and unmotivated!! I do this allll the time...even with the program! I just started it, I bought it a year and a 1/2 ago! thats tells u right there! you wont fall out of it if you care about yourself enough! Thats what I learned..You deserve a great life, you can control that. Don't choose to live the way u are any longer.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Wed Aug 06, 2008 10:42 am

CG822 -- Great response! I love it--"There is no returning to being lazy and unmotivated." So very uninhibited, spontaneous, and right to the point. You just put a smile on my face.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Wed Aug 06, 2008 11:06 am

I am going to try to find a good vibrating timer so that I can set it to intervals of 50 and 10 minutes so I can take 10 minute breaks and force myself to write after 50 minutes.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Mon Aug 18, 2008 10:10 am

Still having problems with it. "Just do it" isn't enough because I forget to do it. That plus I've been a procrastinator all my life, so it's like saying "just stop procrastinating" it's not really that easy. Still I am not giving up on this.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Mon Aug 18, 2008 1:29 pm

Hello ;

I have a problem with time .I dont experience negative thoughts while at work . As soon as my day begings , I am on point ,flawless when it comes to my job .Its after leaving work that I have problems with thoughts and anxiety .I still dont know why that is, but I can accept that .
Its hard to write down a thoughts at work (+ coworkers are curious ),while driving ,its a stressfull commute (1.45 mints each way ) I cant write and drive at the same time . SO ,what I did was get a different PHONE with a record feature and just record my thought and my replacement thought. It works for me , I was putting off starting a journal and those were my excuses for procrastinating ,so I addressed the incovinieance , At best, I have to find a place out of earshot of coworkers ,at worst am just a crazy fool talking to myself on the way home, eather way ,It gets the job done .

regards