Not able to move on yet

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Fri Feb 06, 2009 1:28 am

Denise-stay in session 3 and 4 until you are ready. the first 3 sessions especially make us face the fact that we have condition and that's reality, and we can do something about it for ourselves. It may not be easy or quick, so do it on your time line.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Fri Feb 06, 2009 1:08 pm

Key to Session Three is understanding the homework backwards and forwards and all the way around. Journal, journal, journal. You don't have to catch and write every negative thought. Do jot down the ones that hang you up. Those are the pattern thinking thoughts, the ones you are using to talk yourself into an unhappy life. When you grasp how untrue these thoughts are you will begin to really challenge them when they repeat in your mind. You will gradually learn to put them in the waste basket and replace them with SELF RESPECT!!!!!!!!!!!

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Mon Feb 09, 2009 8:32 am

OK, so I'm in week 3 yet this is my first post. I'm a busy mom and trying to be consistant with the program has been difficult. The anxiety is with me all the time, and this week seems to be a very hormonal time. I am feeling alone. My husband is wonderful bu tis having a very hard time understanding how my mind works.(I don't understand the way it works. I know this session will take some time to get through because I am such a negative thinker, I continue to find myself having negative thoughts. Usually about my health, what would happen to my kids if something happened to me and so on.

Barb G. · Post by **Barb G.** » Mon Feb 09, 2009 7:33 pm

Hello Skeeter6,
You know, I feel lonely sometimes too... specially when I argue or I get mad at my husband. That's when I start having negative thoughts about what I haven't accomplish due to my anxiety for the past few years (3) and then I get all depress, and start thinking more negative stuff. I finished my program once few months ago and I had a wonderful experience that I cannot believe sometimes. I went out state for vacation after 3 years of being afraid of a trip. I was exited! to go, happy! looking foward to see the beach!!! I didn't have a feeling like that for years... So, I know it was because of the program.

!!! and Lucinda

.... Now, like you I'm starting on Session 3. I have to say that I don't know why but this time it has been very hard for me to go back to this lesson or follow the weekly plan. I tried last week and I didn't finished so, I'm going to try again this week with all my good energy so I can go to the next lesson.
I haven't write in months, but my goal too, is to visit the stresscenter webpage at least 3 times a week. Anyway, I just want to let you know that when you feel bad or lonely like me right now, work on your program! write in your journal, or do one action assignment, or write to us on the webpage, that will make you feel better and you won't waste your time thinking negative stuff.... instead like me right now I'm going to re-learn how to stop negative thnking because it is ovious that I forgot.... Well, I'll talk to you next time I'm going to read Lesson 3 till I learn something 2 pages or so, because I'm upset at my husband and sad and I can't even go to sleep but I now I'll learn something and my journal will help me to feel better..... see ya.... Lovely smile

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Sat Feb 14, 2009 8:18 am

denise,

My g/f and I are taking the course together and we both found that we had to take more time on session 3. I took an extra week she took two extra. I think it is just fine to take more time if you need to. We are very anyliticle sp? people and our tendency is to get things just right. On session 4 you still do the same things as three so don't get hung up you will still have oppertunity to refine the skill of turning negative to p.ositive