I too have just finished with Session 15!
While I am pleased with my progress I notice the mention of future "Growth Spurts" mentioned. With the beginning of my experiance with Panic Attacks and Generalized Anxiety I have found them associated with both physically and mentally busy parts of my life. I quite work with the advice of my physician and done much better for 2 years and when I started back to work my symptoms came right back. Now that I am not working I am starting to do better again. Guess I am at loss as to what my future holds for me. While enjoying the present moments, I want and need to know what the future holds for me. Will I one day be able to return to work?

HELP!!!!!

Hi Annette,
Yes, you will be able to work again, the same way you have overcome so much already. Keep going girl.

Hi Annette & Healing, Finished Session 15 also yesterday and ready to leave the nest. At least for two weeks and then begin listening to the AA&D CD's of my choosing. I'm not there yet re driving the Ca Freeways but will keep on working on it. Went back to work full-time while my daughter, who works for me, is on a three week vacation. Yes, I feel some of the body sensations again but I have noticed that I have to use the tools given us to help me through the problems and not over react. You will find you will be able to go back to work again as you grow more confident in the skills you have acquired. How about part-time work?

I want to tell you both thank you so much for the encouragement. And the same good wishes goes to you both.

I have waited the 2 weeks and just about to start the program again. I can tell that I have came so far, but I a anxiously waiting for the Lord to bless me more.

The past few weeks has been so much practice, and I have had some symptoms, but nothing like before. I know that with a little more work I will be better than ever.

My husband feel 2 weeks ago and busted his arm and is about to have surgery Monday, we have lost a very young and dear friend in a accidental suacide, and now I found my grandson finace messing on him. And I am doing ok, but never would I have been able to do it without support of people like you, and this program.

Thank you again and my God bless.

Hi annette. Maybe you should try to notice what you think about when you think obout your job. It sounds like there's some negative thoughts going on there. Notice them, then turn them into positive thoughts like we learned in the program. I bet you'll start to feel differently about your job. It works in every other area, why not this one.

DeeDee

thank you Dede, I think you very well have a point here. I am about to start the program over as they suggest and I really think after this I will a different person with all the strength we need to succeed. I know I am much improved from before. Today my husband had to have surgery on a broken arm and I faired ok. I wouldn't have been able to do the 2 years ago.
I use to work in medical and I see several areas that would have lead to this ( you know the old way of thinking ) I had to be perfect, and do perfect....................

Have a blessed day and thank you.

Annette,

What I have found is that when we get bak to life again, stress can creep right back in and we revert to old ways because life really just is SO busy, SO fast and SO demanding. What I do is remember to eat a healthy, balance diet minus processed foods, wheat and gluten products, no caffeine and other dietary restrictions. I also remember to get some me time, to no overcommit, to say NO to people. I am no longer a "people pleaser". Sure I do my best at what I have to do, but I also refuse to do things it I cannot do them because I will be overwhelming myself! Those people are not going to care about me, they care about them, so I care about me and say NO! I do what I can, do my best and THAT is it! I also realize that I cannot change most things, but I can change how I react and interpret something, I can let it go or let it eat at me. I have learned to care less about stuff I really should care less about and not fret over. Like my step daughter; I cannot control her, she is 20, at college and living her life. I do not agree with some of the choices she has made, but it is her life to succeed, to fail, to experience joy as well as pain...we ALL do. I have found the less I try to control, the more in control I am of me. AS far as perfect, for WHOSE standards? To impress others? HA! I stopped doing that...to a large degree. I used to get all frazzled with my mother in law...not anymore! I cannot impress her as SHE is perfect and I will NEVER EVER be as good as her. Fine by me, I do not live to please her, nor does she for me so it is all good. Her antics no longer have ANY affect on me, I just ignore it or will give her a respectful, but stern comment back and that is that. I would never speak up and she just kept jabbin' at me until I spoke up for myself, then things changed. I am a person too, just like her and do not appreciate her treating me that way; it she continues and keep saying things trying to make me feel bad, I just remove myself, that is all! I do not need to take it.

Stand up for yourself, speak up and get up and walk away if you need to. I am no longer a doormat that has "abused me" written on it. You are not either! AS loing as you know in your heart you are a good person, you try your best, THAT is all that matters! It is NEVER about what someone else may think.

You go Annette! I know you are going to be GREAT!

thank you so very much, you really don't know just how bad I needed to hear from you today. Our family just got news that no family would ever want to hear. Knowing you was out there sure help make a difference. I have grown to hing on the Lord and my friends at MWC

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