Stress Center Peer Support

I am supposed to start session 3 today but I'm nervous since I read somewhere on here that someone on the session 3 cd had a heart attack. This is one of my fears. Anyone else afraid of this that has listened to session 3 that can say it's not as scary as i think it's going to be?

Hello eastcoast girl glad to hear you are progressing along on the sessions. I think your thinking to much about session 3. This is actually my favorite session. I listen to it often. I do recall about the lady who had a heart attack. I know for some people this can be a scary topic.

Practice your breathing skills and work your way through the session. Listen for a bit and take a break if you need too. That's what I did when I went through session 10 on scary obess. thinking. I was so anxious listening to it. I had so many what if's thoughts. When I finally listened to it, it wasn't scary like I thought it would be.

I think we tend to over think things and make things worse then they actually are.

Just take your time and listen for a few minutes and breathe and then listen again.

Wishing you much success on your journey. Take care and God Bless.

I think you are right! Thanks so much for bringing this to my attention, the anticipatory anxiety is keeping me from starting this session and I should know by now avoidence will not fix it! I should be celebrating the fact that I went to three stores today with out one second of anxiety. I got home and was in awe that I went and did these things w/out fear. Finally I was living in the moment! I'm going to start session 3 tonight and like you said if it gets to be too much I can stop the cd and distract myself for a little while then go back to it.

Thanks again!