FOR FIVE MONTHS I HAVE HAD A LITTLE ANZIETY BUT NO BIGGY. 2 DAYS AGO THOSE FUNNY FEELINGS ENTERED MY HEAD AGAIN AND SCARRY THOUGHTS OF HOW BAD I USED TO FEEL ARE BACK LIKE I AM GOING TO GET BAD AGAIN AND WILL THIS EVER GO AWAY FOR GOOD. I KNOW IT IS ALWAYS 1 STEP FORWARD 2 STEPS BACKWARDS BUT IT JUST FELT SOOOO GOOD NOT TO HAVE ANXIETY AND NOW IT IS BACK. I AM HOPING THIS IS JUST A GROWTH SPURT. I AM GIVING MYSELF POSITITVE DIALOGE AND JUST FLOAT WITH MY FEELINGS. SOMETIMES I THINK THESE FEELINGS IN MY HEAD ARE NOT ANXIETY AND THERE IS SOMETHING REALLY WRONG WITH ME. I KNOW I NEED TO KEEP POSITIVE. THANKS

I get those feelings too.Sometimes I just start to think about the past,and when I was so panicky
and worried about dying and the scary thoughts I had.I was in the car today and I passed a hospital I used to pas in the car as a child,and I'd get the scary thought that something might happen to me and I'd have to go to that hospital.
Like I might have heart attack or something else.
I hated passing hospitals,it was like those things would come true just seeing the hospital.
But then I try to bring myself back to the present and realize they are just thoughts.

I am the same way. After session 2 , I felt great and was panic free for weeks. I am now on 11, and when I start to feel panicy, All the old memories come back to haunt me. I found that the more I dwell on it, the worse it can become. I try to keep myself busy and try to remind myself not to fear it. After all, It's "just anxiety". It hasn't killed me yet (although there have been many times I thought it would). I try to remind myself of a time when I have survived much worse. So I know that I can get through these times as well. Besdides, I know that if God wants to take me, there isn't anything I can do to stop Him, so why try to stress over something I have no control over anyway? This reminds me of my Grandmother,who was always certain that every year would be her "last Christmas". That little poop lived to be 88 years old! See? She lived in fear all those years and wasted her PRECIOUS PRESENT MOMENTS!!!

I am still chuckling over "the little poop" Ihave an uncle like that. On April 7th he will be 92! Good advise Karen.

We all spend a bit of time once we go through the program...getting our balance. I think it's important to review the program a second time. I found a lot of supportive help by reading books on the different subjects in the program. I've come to understand that the program is the foundation...I build the building!

I think many of us forget to continue the "maintanance" work: exercise, water, relaxation tape, healthy/positive thoughts...the basics.

It all comes down to the way we live on a daily basis.

When stress comes to visit, we need to manage it to the best of our developed abilities and know that each time we go through a tough spot we get better at managing.

FOCUS on the good stuff, Carolyn

Hi, I am on the program and i'm on Lesson 15 now. I'm almost done, yay! But i still slip back into negative thinking once in awhile. I try not to, try to think of positive things but sometimes when you are just not feeling like you can be positive about every single thing, i start to feel anxious too. I know i am not going to be "cured" over night, that it is going to take more than 15 weeks to be "normal", but i'm trying to work hard on my limitations, and my fears and hopefully i will be able to conquer the world.

Hi I was panic free for four months and wow what a nice feeling. Now the obsessive thoughts, scary thoughts and panic have returned. I dont want to go into stores at all when it used to be I would go in but not to the back. Im so jumpy from having so many attacks. Ive decided to start review the older tapes like tape two again. I have a new counselor that wants to put me on really strong medication since Ive lived this for eight years bad but Ive had symtoms for a child. Mine started right after my sons birth, parents divorce,marriage that was abusive (in same marriage but better now), and everyone wanting me to help them and not helping me at all in return. I was so excited to have moved forward so this all hit me hard. We didnt have the money to buy the program from the center so I bought if off eBay praying that this would be that key to helping me understand why I am this way.

anyway I pray for anyone that has a set back that going over the earlier tapes and doing the relaxation tape more helps. Praying it helps me and I dont have to do the stronger meds to cope.

eight years