anyone else working on session 4? how are u feeling about it and are you progressing within yourself?

Hi Futuresobrite, I am finishing session 4 today and I feel really good. Session three was very difficult, so session 4 seemed easy for me to go easy on myself and dump a lot of shoulds off. Am exciteed about session 5 and the rest. With this program, I felt that I had nothing to lose just a lot to gain. I have already learned so much about myself and am slowly changing for the better. Good Luck!

njstme2, please dont give up on the program. It sounds like you may have enviromental negative stimulants going on. Could be anything, job, spouse, etc. If you have to stay on session 3 for another week or two then do so. Session 4 will let you know that you are worth getting better. And that you do not need to answer to anyone but yourself. If meds are what you need to cope right now and help you through this program then dont feel bad about that at all. We all need a little help sometimes and thats ok. You have support right here and you will continue to have support from some of the most kind hearted and caring people on this forum. Just take the program slow, dont rush it. I got to where I had to put my husband and his feelings aside and just deal with me and he did not like it at all. But I did and I am so much better. I am starting session 5 tomorrow. You can do this. It is very hard work but ayou CAN do this. And your not the worst one out there. It will help you! Best of luck to you and hang in there.

Hi All - I've just started session 4. I too found session 3 to be difficult. Session 4 seems to be much easier - you are right brig' - it's not hard to figure out the shoulds and dump them.
I'm having difficulty with writing down the negative thoughts - has anyone else run into this?

Hi All,

Mary I really had a hard time with the negative thought part. I am not sure if it's due to me not having very many at that time or just they were more in my sub consious and weren't jumping out at me anymore.

God Luck, It gets better soon.

Hi,

Session 3 was hard for me too. Although by the end of it (I took 2 weeks), I was feeling pretty good about myself and was trying things that I haven't done in a while. I succeed at the first one however failed big time with the second. This week after hearing session 4 audio tape, I realize I didn't fail because at least I tried. I am finding that my expectations for myself are extremely high. Has anyone else come to this conclusion? If so, any words of advice?

Hey everyone, I have been struggling some with writing down negative thoughts. They come at times but i find myself just saying no and just changing them in my mind but I would like to be able to write them down. I also have some trouble with writing down shoulds. I can think of many past negative thoughts and shoulds is it ok to write them down even if they don't come to mind as much now or just let them be. As you can tell journaling and such does not come easy to me but I am trying.

Hey everyone. I am taking my time w/ the program and spending a lil more time than a week on each session. But wat i am finding outfrom session 4 is that i really do have this world of expectations that i live in. I mean, b/c of my spiritual background, i am so used to thinkin that i have to "fight" in order to be happy, or that this life has to be some sort of "struggle" and i have to TRY HARD ENOUGH in order to get wat i want. But that just makes me push myself and expect myself to do everything right. So i am goin to recognize that i am expecting too much out of myself and im goin to stop it!