First "practice" session

[Ryan Lee]

Im on session 2 in the program and decided i'd get out there and put my self in an anxiety provoking situation. I made plans to go to the movies with my two roomates last night and was obsessing over it the moment we made the plans. Needless to say i was extremely anxious when we finally got there and i couldnt go in. Now, in the past when i "fail" i typically go back to my apartment and feel depressed. Not this time. I stayed at the outdoor mall and went straight into barnes and noble and found Lucinda's book. I read it for about 30 minutes and then went to the Dave and Busters that was part of the mall. I am extremely anxious of public and social places but found myself at ease in Dave and Buster's. It made me realize that the route of my problem is anticipatory anxiety. I had not planned on going into Dave and Bustets, therefore, i was not anxious about going. Its extremely frustrating because i have no clue what i need to do to prevent the anticipatory anxiety. Just thought i'd share how my first "practice" went.

[Guest]

Hi Ryan. All the sessions build a staircase to the next sessions, and by the time you are getting a handle on your anxiety, your frustration, etc., you will realize the program is working. Stay with it. You sound like you are going to do well with this program.