Need a lil help!

christina1 · Post by **christina1** » Sun Sep 07, 2008 7:30 pm

Hey there folks, I just need a lil advice or kind words. Ok well here it is, I over came alot in the last 2 yrs i can finally get out of my house, drive with friends, an got to stores which 3 yrs ago them tasks were only dreams.

Well I really wanna go on a trip which is like 4 hrs away in my heart I wanna do it but my mind is telling me I cant, because I still have a fear of going to far away from my house because I can run home if need be cause I will be miles an miles away. ANY HELP OR ADVICE will help.

Godbless, Though god is peace an love an he will help you overcome anything!

*D* · Post by ***D*** » Mon Sep 08, 2008 2:41 am

christina,
you can do it and i know because i was like you were a few years ago.then i went to orlando fla 2 times and that is 10 hour drive one way and then went on a mission trip to brazil.we left n.c. and landed in atlanta ga. then had to wait from 9:30 a.m. till 8:30 p.m. to depart.if God be for us who can be against us.
if you never try you will miss out on so many things and i am one that has before but not now.take the tapes or cds with you and the cards. take care and let me know how well it went.God Bless.
don
God did not give us a spirit of fear but,of a sound mind.

monty'smom · Post by **monty'smom** » Mon Sep 08, 2008 2:58 am

Christina go for it !!!
Just think of it as not a long trip but a great time. I used to travel a lot and felt like you are right now but once on the road I loved it and often didn't want the day to end. You are as strong as you tell yourself you are. This si my new way of thinking each and every time I have to go anywhere, do anything. I can only express my thoughts...and what has helped me. I know we are all different even though we share so many of the same issues. I'm not an expert in any way but hope this helped you in some way.

God is always with you as are your Angels...ask them for strength.

Go...HAVE A GOOD TIME and let us all know how you made out.

mel089 · Post by **mel089** » Mon Sep 08, 2008 3:02 am

Hi Christina,
I am a new member. I bought the program several years ago but I am just now starting it. I saw your post and I just wanted to let you know that you are not alone. I am leaving work today for the rest of the week to go to a training class that it 4hrs away from my home and family. Plus, I have to sleep in the same hotel room as a co worker that I don't really know all that well. I did not sleep very much last night due to the anticipation. However, I have to go and try to do it; so I packed my tapes and my book from StressCenter. In November I am supposed to go to England with my Mom to visit family for 10 days and I am really nervous about that....but I know I have to try. So just remember that you are not alone and you can do this. Good Luck

Dianelynn · Post by **Dianelynn** » Mon Sep 08, 2008 3:05 am

Christina,

First let me say congratulations for your victories and hard work!! You deserve an applause!!

May I also be honest with you?? I believe people like us need honesty in order to pull ourselves into freedom....you are still thinking wrong....telling yourself you still need a safe place. You are still "what if" thinking. You take your safe place with you wherever you go...you are the lock and the key...remember? You don't need a place to run to....you need to find a place in yourself to stand up to those feelings and conquer them. You need to face the fear and give yourself no place to run to. When you face the fear, you become fearless! What an awesome opportunity to finish this for yourself. To go four hours away from home and "if" you panic....so what?? Face it....it will go away and it cannot hurt you. As uncomfortable as it is and as scary as it may seem at the moment....it has no power unless you give it power. You make all the decisions about the life of panic....you decide whether it lives or dies. What you think is what you create.....see yourself going and doing well....play it over and over and over in your mind. See the panic coming and what you will do when it comes....watch yourself conquer it in your mind first....it really is the battleground.

If it were me, I would go, I have gone and I have conquered it. I went three hours away from home and I was so scared but I went anyway. My hands were shaking so bad as I drove away from my safe place and person. The fear came but this time I only had myself and my skills and I faced it....and I won. Oh sweet victory!! It gave me the extra push I needed to realize that I was in control all along and I did not need to be afraid. I could conquer fear and panic wherever I went because I was the safe place....it had been inside me all along. It changed my thinking and I knew I would never again let fear and panic rule over me....I was going to decide from now on when, how, and how long I was going anywhere.

No more fear.....that's what it's all about. Living free....really free.

I am not saying the thoughts don't come....but I am saying they are no longer a huge threat to my peace. I have the skills from this program and from others here who have shared with me....and now I am the victor.

Take your tapes, your book, and anything that will encourage you.

I pray your trip will change your life!!!

God bless!!

Diane