Session 3, the hardest so far

[GI822]

Wow this session is hard. I know that I think negatively but I never realized how many times a day I say bad things to myself, like works going to be so hard, i can't wait until this day is over etc... so I went out today and bought my little notebook and I also saw these cute stickers with smiley faces that say things like good job and nice try. So I started writing down my neg thoughts and replacing them with positive ones and as I'm doing it I thought every time I have a positive thought, I'll put a sticker next to it encouraging myself and then I thought what am I 10 years old and I need a sticker to tell me I did a good job?? There goes those neg thoughts again. It's so easy to fall back into it. I'm excited about this session. Has anyone else felt this was hard to do?

[Dianelynn]

Hi GI822,

I also found Session #3 to be hard. I actually spent 2 weeks on it, then moved on. Once I started writing down all my negative thoughts, it scared me. I had a hard time with the positive. But I stuck to it, and I now find myself catching the negatives thoughts quickly, saying, stop, is that a valid thought. Almost everytime the answer is no.

I love the idea of the happy stickers. I draw happy faces in my journal when I have done something I thought I couldn't/wouldn't do.

I'm going to buy some happy stickers....lots of them.

Thanks

[Guest]

Thanks, Seahorse. It makes me feel better to know that someone else was having trouble too and maybe I'll spend a little more time on it like you did. And we'll both use the happy stickers to help motivate us

[epa]

Hi, I found lesson 3 difficult, and also took longer to go thru it. Lesson 4 is the same thing...harder. But I expect it to be difficult. Many of the things Linda says hits home so much that I thought she was talking just to me. But it all has helped. I too, put happy stickers all over the house. Just as a reminder every time I see them. Take the extra time to do the lesson thoroughly. It's worth the time.