new to the program

onthegomom · Post by **onthegomom** » Tue Oct 19, 2010 6:03 am

hi my name is tina..i am also new to the program. i am a stay at home mom. i suffer from anxiety which has seemed to get worse since having my daughter. i am CONSTANT worrier...which drives my husband crazy! i hate having living this way and am ready for a change.alot of my anxiety seems to revolve around my in-laws...which i still am trying to figure out why. i am a very negative thinker which i inherited from my mom(she too suffers from anxiety). i find myself irritable alot of time and i do not want my kids growing up with "that mom". cant wait to begin this journey.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Tue Oct 19, 2010 6:38 am

Welcome Tina

Glad you found your way. I know how you are feeling. I have 3 kids... a 10 year old and a 3 & 2 year old... I seemed to have gotten a bit worse after having my 2 youngest. I also was VERY VERY irritable most of the time.

For me this program has been a god send!! I also did not want my kids growing up with "that mom" nor to learn the things I had growing up... I don't want them to "be like me" well the me that I was...

Just remember to stick it out! No matter what thoughts you have, just stay with it to the end!!!

Good luck to you on your journey!! You can do it!!

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Tue Oct 19, 2010 2:00 pm

thank you so much for the welcoming...its been great to read a little of the posts knowing there are so many others in this same boat. you kind of start to feel like your the only that feels this way. i started the program on my own for about a month and didnt do the peer support...it helped a little. my bust life butted in and i lost touch with it for a couple weeks so i felt it would do me best to start over and actually do the peer support as well. i can already tell this is going to be much more helpful! thanks again!

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Tue Oct 19, 2010 3:06 pm

I am new to the program as well. I am one week into the program and I have had more good days than bad days so far, so I'm feeling positive.

My bad days take me to my lowest lows where I can't stop crying and I feel like it's just too hard to pull myself out of the hole I've fallen into.

I'm hoping that this forum and this program will help me get through this and come out on the other side better than ever.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Wed Oct 20, 2010 1:59 am

onthegomom - you are most welcome!! Yes this Peer support can be very helpful, I didn't come here til about session 3 & I wish I would have come from the start.... but I'm glad I'm here now!!
klh - welcome!! I'm glad you are feeling more positive!! Bad days will still come, but you will learn ways to cope a lot better!!
This forum can be VERY helpful!! it's nice to know we are not alone!! and if you need encouraging words you can find them here!!!

Good luck to the both of you - you are worth it!!!