Positive Thoughts

xlostgirlx · Post by **xlostgirlx** » Tue Aug 24, 2010 10:26 pm

I haven't been here in a while.
Things haven't gotten any better yet for me.
I had stopped posting because i felt angry and selfish at myself and this forum.
Can someone please leave some positive things to bring back hope? And for anyone else who is having a very hard time in their life as well in this forum.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Wed Aug 25, 2010 1:07 am

Lost: You are a promise with a capital P - I believe in you and your recovery - keep using the tools you have learned in this program and smile because God is with you and things shall get better. Hugs - Dakota

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Mon Aug 30, 2010 3:27 am

Lost-

I did the same thing. I haven't been on here for a while until the past week or two. I got angry and felt like it wasn't working. But I started getting attacks again and being on here is good support. I think that you can be okay, you just need to really want to. Cast the people out of your life that are bad for you and move on

Relaxation music really helps me. I got sick of my relaxation cd, but I got new relaxing music. I got music by David Lanz..it's really beautiful and calming. Also, playing an instrument or painting or running is a great outlet to relieve a lot of stress, negativity and anxiety. I hope this helps a little. You're doing better already just by coming on here and asking for help

Take Care!

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Mon Aug 30, 2010 4:50 am

Positive Thoughts,
I've been through the same tribulation becoming familiar with chat room. Getting better seems so far away, but I think every day seems a little better. Be of good cheer, you will get better. I've been a dedicated negative thinker for 50 years and feel like I'm "on the road" to recovery.
best regards,
johnnyG

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Mon Aug 30, 2010 5:04 am

Hi there, I am new here. I had a blood clot go to my lung on july 24, 2010. Ever since then I have had anxiety and depression. To be honest, I think I have had anxiety and depression all my life, but since this health incident I have been the most down I have ever been. I have not received my cds yet. it has been about 2 weeks, but my neighbour has the tapes and I have been listening. Sometimes I think I take one step forward and two steps back. I try to think positive but its hard. I wish I was better for myself and for others around me. I wish you all the best

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Sun Sep 05, 2010 10:13 am

There is one line on the very first Session card. It says "REOVERY IS A GRADUAL PROCESS". This is very important because I think anxious people are also very impatient. We want to be well, and we want it yesterday! Also, it is up to us to constantly monitor our thoughts, which can seem like a lot of work, so when anxiety eases up a little bit, we tend to slide. Then when it cranks up again, we blame the program for not working. Frankly, the program has been around 20 years. Nothing we say will hurt its feelings. But if you or I want to get better, we have to make it a way of life, perhaps forever. Also, it isn't all or nothing (isn't that another trait of anxious people?). I have a personal CBT clinical psychologist and a psychiatrist. I don't expect 1 audio cd program to solve all my problems.

But I agree, where are the upbeat success stories? Lucinda advertizes the forum, but it seems really negative most of the time. When I read the messages in the prescription drug area I had a MAJOR anxiety attack because everyone was posting these ultra-fear-based tirades against the horrors of their particular drug. Gee, thanks! I sure needed that the day before going to see a psychiatrist for the first time!

Is anyone practicing the POSITIVE thought patterns that the program pushes? If not, then it will fail you.