Doing pretty good!
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peacegurl66
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- Joined: Mon Feb 18, 2008 10:38 pm
Hi! This is my first time writing in on this site. I've had this program for 3 weeks now. And I know I'm doing everything Lucinda says. Especially my breathing. I think my only "scary" thought is I sometimes I feel paranoid of people. Not like I don't trust them. Like I'm analyzing them. I even question who I am. I guess that's the trait of overanalyzing everything and my perfectionism, right? I've looked up paranoid schizophrenia and I didn't have those symptoms. Just wondering if anyone feels the same as I do. By the way, I have over come going outside, driving, physically distracting myself, I'm not gonna forget anyone in my family, and I know when I'm in the shower I'm not gonna see something that's not there cuz it's just my imagination scaring me. Matter of fact I love being in the shower cuz I love to feel the warm water all over my body. So I guess this is somewhat working. I am also on Cymbalta 60mg and have no side effects. I wish I could sleep a little bit long at night though. Any help?
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Hi,
I've been doing the program for about 3 weeks myself. I believe all of us here can relate to questioning who one is. I've done this my entire life so far. I knew that my heart and intentions were in the right place, but my thoughts often convinced me that I was a bad person and deserved to constantly be punished.
What you describe definitely falls under the perfectionism/over analytical side of things. Every second I was always observing something or someone and finding things I did not like (always the negativity).
My anxiety has often caused me to avoid showering at night or when no one else was home. Like you, my imagination would go on a rampage and scared the heck out of me. When in the shower I was afraid to close my eyes, because I thought whatever I was thinking about would be right there in front of my face when I opened them.
I just faced one of my biggest fears, which was driving on a highway during the day time. I felt very accomplished. You obviously have made some improvement yourself since starting the program. Keep at it and stay focused on being happy.
Peace & Love
-Dustin
I've been doing the program for about 3 weeks myself. I believe all of us here can relate to questioning who one is. I've done this my entire life so far. I knew that my heart and intentions were in the right place, but my thoughts often convinced me that I was a bad person and deserved to constantly be punished.
What you describe definitely falls under the perfectionism/over analytical side of things. Every second I was always observing something or someone and finding things I did not like (always the negativity).
My anxiety has often caused me to avoid showering at night or when no one else was home. Like you, my imagination would go on a rampage and scared the heck out of me. When in the shower I was afraid to close my eyes, because I thought whatever I was thinking about would be right there in front of my face when I opened them.
I just faced one of my biggest fears, which was driving on a highway during the day time. I felt very accomplished. You obviously have made some improvement yourself since starting the program. Keep at it and stay focused on being happy.
Peace & Love
-Dustin