Last night I had a bit of a light bulb moment AND a break through, it was so exciting and I wanted to share Maybe give someone out there a bit of hope, if your struggling. I know reading positive stories really helps me.

I was at work, and twoards the end of the night I started to feel anxious. I knew what it was & what triggered it so I kept telling myself "thoughts, only thoughts" but it wasn't doing a whole lot. It kept me calm but the anxiety was still there, threatening to bubble over, especially in my chest.

While driving home from work (around 12:30am) when I was almost home, I told myself "Okay, lets be the observer"... "Why am I feeling this way?" And so I answered, I was surprised to find how scarry it was to do this! I know it's because I had to conciously think of the thoughts that were scaring me & acknowledge them, where as before I was trying let them be there & yet not be there at the same time, which made me realize, well of course the anxiety it still there if I'm doing that! I'm "pretending" I'm okay, but in reality those thoughts are there & I'm fighting them, even if I'm telling myself "thoughts only thoughts, really I am fighting them". However, once I made myself say the words in my head, and bluntly answer my question, I was then able to say "okay, well these are only thoughts, none of that is going to happen, thoughts only thoughts".

After I did this the anxiety almost immediatley melted away. It was the neatest, most bizzare thing ever! LOL I sat there thinking "Holy crap! THis works! I really did it!!!" I had almost NO anxiety last night, and even slept on my own in our room as my husband was with one of the kids. Normally I wake him up & make him come to bed w/ me b/c I'm nervous/anxious & feeling scared.

I'm on day 5 of wk 1. It's amazing to me how well this really works, I still have my really anxious moments but I have had some really great moments over the last 6 days ~ I can only imagine how much better this is going to get. It's exciting!

Once you stop fearing the thoughts they cease to have any power over you. They really are only thoughts and your emotional attachment to them will eventually fade as you attache less and less emotion to them. It sounds like you have a grasp on how to handle them. Good for you, and much luck with your continued improvement!

Yay!!!
That is wonderful, I am really so happy for you

I have been really thrilled with my progress as well. The tools in this program are amazing and having my little card handy is a life saver. Today is my day 5 and I agree and cannot wait to see how much better it will get!
Good luck