I was just wondering if anyone has experienced this: It seems as if my old ways aren't working anymore. I can see how they don't fit anymore, but the new skills I am learning still seem unfamiliar and I guess for lack of a better way to express it, I don't really trust them, that they will work. Does that sound familiar to anyone.
Last night I woke up at 4:00am to use the restroom, and I started thinking of how each time I have a panic attack it's usually in the middle of the night like that and I literally could feel me giving into those feelings of anxiety. I guess they still scare me. But it was also like there was a part of me that wanted to give into the fear and freak out and feel helpless, and then there was a part of me that was annoyed and tired and just wanted to go back to bed. Can anyone relate?
Trying to embrace change
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Guest
I can relate. I have been seeing changes in me
and it's kinda scarey. I'm on session 7 so I'm
not as far as you.
I was told for so long by my doc. that this was
a disease and I needed to take meds...but now I
am doing this program and I'm being told something different but IT'S A GOOD DIFFERENT!
I think it is really hard to change when you
have been doing something the same way for so long. I too want to just give in sometimes but
I think about how far I have come and I do what
Lucinda says put a Stop Sign Up! and say NO. I'm
doing it again and I Don't Want To Live This Way
ANYMORE! If I have to I will go in another part
of my house...just anything to distract you from
what your mind is trying to tell you.
I hope this helps
Good-luck with everything
and it's kinda scarey. I'm on session 7 so I'm
not as far as you.
I was told for so long by my doc. that this was
a disease and I needed to take meds...but now I
am doing this program and I'm being told something different but IT'S A GOOD DIFFERENT!
I think it is really hard to change when you
have been doing something the same way for so long. I too want to just give in sometimes but
I think about how far I have come and I do what
Lucinda says put a Stop Sign Up! and say NO. I'm
doing it again and I Don't Want To Live This Way
ANYMORE! If I have to I will go in another part
of my house...just anything to distract you from
what your mind is trying to tell you.
I hope this helps
Good-luck with everything-
Guest
Hi,
I know what you're saying! Yes exactly. It's like a habit of thinking a certain way. Sometimes I feel like a baby trying to walk and I am unsure.....But I also say STOP! I've had enough I am not going to that place anymore. I have the tools to rise above those bad feelings.
I also relate with changing what you are doing when those feelings start. It is excellent to just switch gears and do something else or go somewhere else. It short circuits the fear. Our minds are powerful but we still have control.
Blessings,
Jackie
I know what you're saying! Yes exactly. It's like a habit of thinking a certain way. Sometimes I feel like a baby trying to walk and I am unsure.....But I also say STOP! I've had enough I am not going to that place anymore. I have the tools to rise above those bad feelings.
I also relate with changing what you are doing when those feelings start. It is excellent to just switch gears and do something else or go somewhere else. It short circuits the fear. Our minds are powerful but we still have control.
Blessings,
Jackie
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Dixie1980x
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Jackie...I just wanted to say hey and I'm so glad their are people on here that I can relate
to. It makes this whole process of learning so
much better. I know when no one understands me at home I can come on here and find someone who
does. I hope you have a good day!
Is it cold in Canada (just curious) right now.
It's in the 90's here. lol
to. It makes this whole process of learning so
much better. I know when no one understands me at home I can come on here and find someone who
does. I hope you have a good day!
Is it cold in Canada (just curious) right now.
It's in the 90's here. lol
Jen
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Hi KarenLeigh,
You can always come here and pour your heart out. No one's going to say "Oh she's weird!" We all suffer in our own way, and in 7 months I have never seen a message which puts down anyone.
I live in Newmarket Ontario which is about an hour north of Toronto on Lake Ontario. We are in the southern part of Canada, so it can get quite warm in summer! Just as a guess I would say the average temperature in Summer is 80; in Fall 50; in Winter -5; in Spring 50. But it gets as hot as 105; and as cold as -15. We've had two Christmases with no snow and green grass in the 17 years I've lived here. I used to live in Montreal Quebec, where we had lots and lots of snow and very hot summers too!
I lived for several months in Jamaica and it was as hot there in Spring or Fall as it is here in Summer. It tends to get a little humid here in Summer so it feels a lot hotter than it sometimes is. I have been to Phoenix, Arizona; St. George, Utah; Los Angeles, Calif; and Miami several times. I have travelled to other places in the U.S. too but these are my favorites.
I hope you get a chance to come to Canada sometime. You will see that it's about the same as the U.S., at least in the larger cities. The Toronto area where I live has more than 10 million population. It is the largest city in Canada. There are lots of smaller cities and towns but our population is pretty spread out. Lots of land and lots of trees.
I hope to talk to you again soon.
Blessings,
Jackie
You can always come here and pour your heart out. No one's going to say "Oh she's weird!" We all suffer in our own way, and in 7 months I have never seen a message which puts down anyone.
I live in Newmarket Ontario which is about an hour north of Toronto on Lake Ontario. We are in the southern part of Canada, so it can get quite warm in summer! Just as a guess I would say the average temperature in Summer is 80; in Fall 50; in Winter -5; in Spring 50. But it gets as hot as 105; and as cold as -15. We've had two Christmases with no snow and green grass in the 17 years I've lived here. I used to live in Montreal Quebec, where we had lots and lots of snow and very hot summers too!
I lived for several months in Jamaica and it was as hot there in Spring or Fall as it is here in Summer. It tends to get a little humid here in Summer so it feels a lot hotter than it sometimes is. I have been to Phoenix, Arizona; St. George, Utah; Los Angeles, Calif; and Miami several times. I have travelled to other places in the U.S. too but these are my favorites.
I hope you get a chance to come to Canada sometime. You will see that it's about the same as the U.S., at least in the larger cities. The Toronto area where I live has more than 10 million population. It is the largest city in Canada. There are lots of smaller cities and towns but our population is pretty spread out. Lots of land and lots of trees.
I hope to talk to you again soon.
Blessings,
Jackie