just wanted to share

pam karges · Post by **pam karges** » Sat Jul 10, 2010 6:10 am

Hi everyone. I saw where someone was going thru the anniversary of their mom's death. I know what that's like. I'll be going thru the 3rd one of my mom's soon. I really believe that and moving to town, a whole new lifestyle and stuff like that will throw us into anxiety. plus the doc put me on zanax which put me into deeper depression. finally 2 1/2 yrs later I am doing alot better.

I went thru the first 1/2 of the program. never have finished and I do need to do that. but I'll tell ya'll a few things that will help. at least they helped me.
one is to get out and start helping other people. just keep busy. get your mind busy. the program taught me to recognize my irrational thinking. the "what if" thinking. also to try to enjoy the moment, as one of my problems was thinking on what if I had to live all by myself.

I really had the anixety/panic stuff bad. visions and terrible harmful thoughts. I still have to watch those. I would feel like my body was on fire, my back or shoulders etc and couldn't rest. could only sleep a few hours a nite.

yes I am taking meds and hope someday to be able to get off them. I take light dosages of remeron at nite and buspirone in the day time.

I still have a few problems with my mind wanting to panic over doing new things, but I really have a new life. I get out and do things with my hubby that I never could've done before w/o feeling uncomfortable.

I enjoy being around people and visiting. I love to get out and go places.

so just thought this would encourage some of you, that you will get to where alot of the things you took for granted before you will enjoy more. you will enjoy taking new challenges in life.

you WILL be stronger and have a better life when you get "thru" this stuff. so keep on keepin on. it will get better and you will be stronger and enjoy life so much more than ever before one of these days soon.

Reading my Bible and learning to walk closer to Jesus helped me most of all. Without Jesus I don't know where I'd be today. I still need to get into His Word and believe in What He says I am, I can do and I can have. He is a marvelous companion and He cares. In fact if you share all your concerns with the Lord Jesus, He will teach you how to cast them on Him.

I really believe that many of us suffer this stuff because we just get our minds overloaded and they need a vacation. We need to give our minds time to heal by teaching it to relax. this is done by giving our cares to Jesus.

when you have a disturbing thought come, just say Lord Jesus will you take care of that for now for me. that will really help.

hope these thoughts have encouraged you all. I haven't arrived but I am on my way and you can be too.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Sat Jul 10, 2010 6:51 am

Hi Pam,

Thank you for sharing with us. Your words meant a lot to me. I have to believe you that I'll get stronger and feel better with time and trust.