I hope all is well with everyone. I am on session 3. I read what everyone is saying and I agree that we make our world smaller and smaller. It's really sad to waste precious time but at the same time none of us did it by choice. as I listen to the tapes and read and work in the workbooks I know all of this applies to me but it hard to change the only behavior I can remember. Sometimes the tapes make me think I can and must do this...than I get scared. I wasn't going to tell friends of family about the tapes but I finally told one of my daughters. She is total opposite of me so I think she finds this all hard to believe and wonders if I spent money foolishly. At first I acted like the old me and thought maybe she's right...but the more she said the more I knew she didn't have a clue what I'm going through or why I've always been this way all my life. I finally made it clear to her that this is my decision. I know how I feel and I have to do something about it FOR ME.
This is really HARD the self doubt,low self-esteem, lack of energy doesn't make it easier but Now is the time to see what I'm made of.
Do I want to live the rest of my life like this of do I want a chance to really live and be happy??? I choose the latter.
Anyway, You all help me know I'm not alone in this and together we can change!!
Mary

Hi Mary,

Wow, you really brought out some good thoughts. The self doubt is a big issue with me too. It will be a challenge, but one that I think we can overcome. If I find a magic solution I will let you know...lol. I wish you the best.

Harvest in circles
John

Mary I agree, the self-doubt is hard. I worry that I will be the one the program does not work for, but I am trying to change those thoughts. I want to change so we are all in this together. I want to hear about people who see improvements so I hope people share those. I am starting week 3 with out much change but I think "positive self talk" is my biggest issue. I suffer with monitoring my body all the time. Every thing I turn into something major. Best wishes to us all.

Hi All, Just started the program last Thurs. so not sure how this is all working yet. I haven't even told anyone that I am doing this program not even my husband. When it came in the mail I hurried and put it under my bed until he was gone to look at it in private. I act like it's a lover I'm hiding, can you believe it. So Mary good for you for at least telling some one. I'm ashamed I've gotten this far and also ya self doubt is a biggy, will it work for me, will I finish it so it can work for me, will I start feeling good then stop working on it only to come back a year from know worse off then I am right now. God I pray this is the answer for me. You know when I first opened the program I was so anxious about it and have had more feelings of anxiety this week then I think I've had in the previous month. Is this normal with everyone? You know in reading the material I have discovered that this has been a big part of my life for a long time and didn't even relize it. Really since I was a child...it took me 50 yrs to discover...WOW

I'm new, I just started and haven't received the info or CD's yet. I agree about self doubt, I am inprisoned by my depression and anxiety. After 2 years of missing Church I just started attending again. I feel invisable

Hey everyone, im new to this, i didn't even recieve my tapes yet. I was driving on the highway (which has become a panic trigger for me- even though i used to be the queen of road trips), and i heard the commercial and decided why not. Im a 22 year old law student- ive had anxiety for the past 3 years. I just want to let everyone know that it is totally curable becuase i cured myself within 6 months of developing panic disorder. for the past 2 years i was panic free, with occasional yet normal feelings of anxiety. Do you want to know the secret? It's called happiness- do things for yourself, never settle for what's less than perfect for you, learn to live each day to its fullest. Now i guess you're wondering since i found the secret then why am i here now? well i stsrted law school this year and as most law student can attest to, my happiness took a spiral downhill. I am trying to work myself up back to the point where i was last year. I did it before, so i know i can do it again- and so can everyone who tries and really wants to. That's all for now- nice to meet everyone

and can i let you in on one more big secret? do NOT by any means avoid your panic triggers. Every single time i get on the highway i have to breathe deep, call someone, sometimes even get off- but every day i get right back on the highway. of course we are all allowed our bad days- but the minute you succumb to fear it consumes you- but there's hope- because the minute you FACE a fear- you begin to consume the fear itself. Every day will get better if you face your fears instead of hide from them- and then after time, you'll train your mind to realize that the only thing to fear is fear itself- so stand up to fear- you created it, so you can destroy it

Hello all,
Jsut started session one. Using this and a counselor at my university. I have recently gone through a bunch of life changes for a 23 year old, such as being halfway through grad school, breaking a 5 year relationship (and had a few bad dating experiences since that haven't helped which is why I am here), getting a new social life (since the former mentioned relationship took over that part of life when I was in it),trying to get into the "real world" as well as finally trying to find myself. I just know that over the last two months before I started, I noticed just my care for my school, work, family, adn friends was just fading otu. It was to the point where I wanted to just stay home. I knew it was time to change that and experience life with a zest again. It's interesting to see the thigns we are all dealing with. It's good to have people here to tlak to so that I don't have to keep calling up my friends with all this. It's best to be in touch with those who understand all this. Hope to get to know some of you and that we can all beat this together!