hey hope everyone is good well i think i have hit a bump in the road i started the program in september after having anxiety and panic for a long time i started the program and after about two weeks i started to feel better i was journaling walking twice a day using the relaxation cd twice a day and working the program i was feeling really good i started back to work again about three weeks ago and kind of got off track i got all the way to session 4 completed it and felt great i was using positive self talk and breathing and everything was going fine about a week ago i started to feel anxiety and panic all over again this time it seems worse im so mad and angry right now because i know this really is my own fault i slacked off and now i feel like im back in the same position again i guess i have a problem with time management i just never feel like their are enough hours in the day to do everythiing that i need to do i feel angry and depressed and tired i am so frustrated with myself if anyone has any suggestions on how to manage time better please let me know

Hey Panicked !

I know about procrastination. I originally bought the program in 1999. I got fed up after 3 weeks and put it on a shelf in the junk room until 5 weeks ago. My attacks got so bad this past year. I forgot I even had the program until one day I was cleaning out the junk room. I'm on week 4 now. The one thing I regret is not doing this 10 years ago. Don't give up !

Panicked,

I don't know what your schedule is like, but I also am trying to work the program while working full time and coming home to a fiance who is not working a regular or paying job (he's musician). THIS is HARD. I don't know how people who have kids do this - BIG TIME KUDOS to those folks!

Anyway...all I can do is tell you what I do. I have a 30 min commute, so I listen to half of the session on the way there and half on the way back home. I usually do this at least two times a week. I use off days to review previous sessions. I make a point to read the homework on day 1 or 2 so I can try and put it into action through the rest of the week. I'll admit I could be better about journaling. Usually I forget, but I try to get to it at least once or twice a week. It might help if you get ready for bed 5-10 min earlier and leave the journal on your bed stand. This would be a good reminder to get all those thoughts out so you can have a restful sleep. Hmm, that's a good idea, I think I'll start doing that

For me, making time has really meant being more creative with my time. If I have time to check my email, check this site, or watch TV...then I have just found time to do the program instead. Growing up, when I would get frustrated with a task, my Dad would remind me "Life is a cinch by the inch, and hard by the yard" Just take it a little step at a time. If you start small then just add to it little by little, before you know it you'll be able to devote enough time and you'll start reaping the benefits again. Just stick with it!!

Good luck and let us know how things go for you

-Goodwillchic

thanks for all the good advice i think i just need better time management or to just figure out whats more important to me im gonna keep going and hopefully the program will sik in soon thanks

Please find time to work this program, and work it as it is supposed to be worked. Don't do what I have done, and wait until you hit 50, suffer divorce and losses, lose your parents, lose your sense of purpose, and sink into desperate depression. If I'd had something like this many years ago, I cannot even imagine how my life could have been different. I certainly would have treated myself better, and I would not have had to kiss so many FROGS. Life could have been better. DO THE PROGRAM AND FIND THE TIME. Do it for yourself. Years from now, you will be so thankful.

Hey panicked,

I think you and I are in the same boat. I started the program in September and got to week 6 when I got sidetracked because so many other things starting popping up in my life. It's a been a few weeks since I have done anything with the program and my anxiety is also back in full force. After a week of seriously considering on getting back on track, I've finally taken action.

This is what I'm doing so hope this helps a little:

1) I'm going back over all the previous audio sessions and reviewing them. Yes, I realize this will take some time but I would rather take the time to review than to just go through life with the anxiety I've faced for far too long.

2) I'm going through the guidebooks chapter by chapter to review action assignments I've not done and doing them 1 by 1. I just started this today and I'm already feeling better. This includes the journaling which I'm committing to 5 minutes a day just to get back in the habit of doing.

3) I've set my goal for this week to wake up early to work on the program. It's going to be hard (at least at first) but like I said before, I'd rather do it than suffer with anxiety any further.

4) I'm listening to my relaxation CD 3 times a day like the program said. Before, I was only doing once a day.

5) I'm not expecting myself to get through too much too fast. Instead, I'm going to take this program step by step.

Once I get up to speed again, I'm going to continue on and commit myself to seeing this program all the way through.

hey thanks so much for the step by step im gonna try it i need to recommit myself to this program i truly believe it is difficult for me to change i spent a couple of weeks calm and happy as a matter of fact my pulse was down to 80 which is unbelievable for me it usually stays at about 100 on a normal day i think i was so used to staying anxious that it became normal for me and when i started to feel different it scared me but i now see the light calmer is definately better than anxious thanks again for all the help lets keep in contact in case we need each other thanks and good luck

Just thought I would post my experience for this past week. I'm doing much better after reviewing session 3. I've really focused on writing down my negative statements in the notebook and then writing the positive. Once I would write the positive, my anxiety would virtually disappear. It's so amazing how much our thoughts really do impact our emotions and health. The struggle for me right now is that everytime I write the positive statement and feel my anxiety disappear, very shortly afterwards my anxiety will return with another negative statement. It's no wonder I feel tense and depressed all the time. I'm not giving up though. I know this is just a cycle and I am going to remain persistent until I get in the habit of producing the positive thoughts instead of the negative ones. I know it just takes time and time is all I have.

Just thought I would post my experience for this past week. I'm doing much better after reviewing session 3. I've really focused on writing down my negative statements in the notebook and then writing the positive. Once I would write the positive, my anxiety would virtually disappear. It's so amazing how much our thoughts really do impact our emotions and health. The struggle for me right now is that everytime I write the positive statement and feel my anxiety disappear, very shortly afterwards my anxiety will return with another negative statement. It's no wonder I feel tense and depressed all the time. I'm not giving up though. I know this is just a cycle and I am going to remain persistent until I get in the habit of producing the positive thoughts instead of the negative ones. I know it just takes time and time is all I have.