WHERE are all the October Peer group folks. I started session 11 last night. really good tape to listen too. Im not on medicine yet ive noticed a great improvement since i started the program! any other sucesses????

Hello! I'm an Oct. person and I'm still here! :]

I thought session 12 was alright. It was almost like a week off for me just because I don't abuse or even drink alcohol anymore, and because I don't feel that I need medication. I still listened to the session about 4 times this week and did the work in the guidebook, but it was a breeze this week.

I'm very excited to start session 12 tonight!

I hope I'm not intruding. I'm not as far into this program as all the rest of you, but I am another DID IT WITHOUT DRUGS success.(which button is the spell checker) Any how, I have gone through so many tribulations in my life...I tried medications and made the decission it wasn't for me. I feel better about myself. I do feel counceling is still right for me. I do this cource after my X stops by...and I go to a professional in my area to get the most affectivness. I've got a lot to deal with and have suffered from anxiety/depression/stress and emotional distress since I've been a child. I have a lot of reasons to continue my learning experience with others. I hope there are others who come forth in the begining of their cd/dvd sesions. So far I like my experience. You are all so silly in such a good way. I don't take your words to be the laws but they are important pieces in understanding my emotions. My smiley face is side ways.

Kater and Tanya thanks for your replies. You know now that I think about it, once weve gotten so far in the program we tend to unintentionally negelect the program but I think it because when we first started we were in such a search for answers we were looking for everywhere to find them and in such a obsessive mind frame that we needed the help more often. I mean NO OFFENSE AT ALL to the people who come on here often its just you dont become as reliant on the site as we have in the past but its always good to hear from old members and it can be encouraging to new members to know that very soon they will be in the same good place in their lives. I as well kind of laxed on this session cause I dont take meds and im happy that this program is all that I need but if i needed to take them that it would be okay. Looking forward to session 12 as well, i think this might be one of the most vital sessions to my complete recovery.

TYP-O NEGLECT THE WEBSITE NOT THE SESSION

Kater, Hope you get a chance to see this, if not I will PM you...How did Session 12 go for you??? IT brought on a lot of anxiety/EXCITEMENT (cuz thats how they want us to view it ) BUT that is the key to recovering from the illness. VERY VITAL session to the WHOLE program I feel. They stated if you dont get session 3 then you wont get the following sessions so I may review session 3 JUST to make sure But Session 12 is bittersweet to me. To have to admit that there is something that you need to change about yourself and that you are gaining something(Secondary gains) by having this condition can be a hard pill to swallow. ANd its hard for us to accept and admit this and most importantly GIVE UP CONTROL TO GET CONTROL.......LEt me know your imput as well!!

Hey! So far session 12 has been enlightening to me. It's a totally new way of looking at my anxiety disorder. I felt that I could really relate to it...

I feel blessed to be given the knowledge that session 12 provided... I never really thought about what I might be gaining from my negative behaviors/thoughts.. this is a great new way to look at things for me.

Were you successful at pinpointing your resistance behaviors and secondary gains?

I think I was able to identify a few of mine. But it was definately a challenge...

Kater this is my 4th day on Session 12 and after thinking about it and noticing my avoidance behaviors I have came to terms with what are my resistance behaviors AND most importantly what are my seconday gains. I have a problem with failure, control, and facing the fact of having to end bad relationships. Its a very simple yet complex understanding that I have developed in regards to my secondary gains but instead of over annalyzing them, now that I have realized what they are I will accept them and continue to work on change. A lightbulb definitely came on last night and I thank God for it everynight.any other success on session 12????? Our peer group seems to be dwindling down..

yeah, our peer group does seem to be dwindling..... I wonder why that is? Maybe people have given up? or maybe they're taking longer to go through the program?

Who Knows.. but I start session 13 tonight.. I'm excited about that. I'm starting to see that the program is coming to an end soon, and that in itself is making me alittle anxious...

I started in October, just taking a little longer because I stayed on a couple of the sessions for about 1 1/2 weeks each. On session 10 now. Keep up the great work guys! pinkee

Kater and Pinkee I notice you guys to be the most consistent so we have to stick together for these next two weeks. Kater Im like 1 day behind you and Pinkee you arent that far so we are more than happy to help you along the way and if not you can check with the other forums on the top of the site that breaks them down by session. and Kater your right, nearing the end of the program makes you a bit anxious too, knowing you wont be so dependent on the program anymore..."secondary gain" to holding on to your anxiety. Keep up the good work both of you guys. TTYL. I start Session 13 tonight!!