Hello,
I am Whitney. I am 22. I have battled with worrying for as long as I can remember. I have a family history of anxiety and depression. I grew up with my mother severely depressed and she abused prescription medicine to ease her pain. My anxiety and depression didn't come until later on though. I feel like I have done everything under the sun for relief and to have a normal life. I worry everyday about things that are ridiculous to other people. I always think that I live for tomorrow, never for today. My mind constantly races with thoughts 24-7. I wonder to myself...Why?? I have a good relationship with my mom today. She has overcome her depression and made a full recovery from her addiction. I have a husband, who is my best friend and my rock. He has seen me through out the hardest times and has always been there for me. I have a good support system. I have friends that I can call day or night and they are right there for me. I have a relationship with God, and nothing could replace that. He is my strength and I pray every night that he will help me overcome this struggle. I am in school pursing my lifetime goal of becoming a Registered Nurse and I hope to be amazing and change people's lives, even if it is simple gestures. But with all of that said, I have a nagging worrying, anxiety, and some depression that follows me everyday. I have done numerous medications and therapists, I have gotten short term relief but it all comes back. I am ready to feel good, feel energized, and enjoy the simple pleasures of life. I have physical symptoms that come along especially with my anxiety such as diarrhea, vomiting, hypertension, and being unable to sleep and most importantly I am unable to relax. That word isn't in my vocabulary. I was watching T.V. late one night and came upon this program and ordered it and just completed my first session today. Please give me your thoughts and your motivation. Lord knows I need it. Thanks for listening.

Congratulations on buying the kit for anxiety and depression. I am just starting on my first week of the kit and I already feel that I am gonna get through all of this. I am in the same boat with my husband being my best friend and helping me through all of this. I think that if you and I keep up with the program we will beat the anxiety and deperssion. Best of luck to you.

hello I am new to this program as well I find it reassuring when I am doing the program for sure but my mind seems not strong enough yet to over power the negative thoughts but I feel that I am going to get a grip on this mad evil anxiety,depression and all this extra stuff trying to pull me down. It is taking a toll on me day to day but Me and you are taking a path to recovering and living the lives we deserve so desperately. Keep your head up. WE are all here for each other.

I feel the same as you whitney except i don't have a husband or good friends to help me through this.My mind races all day everyday about negative things. i am soo bored. i am raising 4 kids while my husband is fighting in war(i am a marine wife). Im not really sure about this. my depression is too bad

hi Whitney.
I too have had anxiety since before i can remember. I am 20 now, and working on a Bachelor/Masters degree in English Education. Its a funny story how i came accross the tapes though, for the longest time, i had no idea what was wrong with me, or if anything was...Believe it or not, i thought i was "normal." My father has suffered with anxiety almost his entire life, and in his early twenties dealt with agoraphobia. He finally, at the age of 52, ordered the kit from the Midwest center. I remember coming home from school and asking him "What is that?" When he told me, I was astonished, before him I had never heard of these tapes.
This is my first week on the tapes, and I already feel better about what I am doing to better myself. I as well, have problems with vomiting, diarrhea, and tension...but also with heartburn, headaches, musclespasms, etc.
Don't give up. You're participating in something healthy that will benefit your body in the future. Whenever i feel like my cure will never happen, I think about what and how my life will change after using the tapes. It makes me smile. So chin up, and keep pushing forward.

Hi
THis is my first day of the program. My emotions are all over the place. I feel sure that this will help; then I feel that things are hopeless. I haven't done the relaxation tape yet; hopefully it will help. Anyone want to tell me about their first week?

Im on day 2. Day 1 was easy and for some reason today...not so easy. I feel the anxiety but its not over powering but every once I feel the panic wanting to come and the thought...what if this doesnt work? Im so not liking that. I did the relaxation tape twice today. Funny thing is I start to yawn partway through it. Think thats a good sign? It was a little harder the second time, my heart rate was up but I continued on and replaced the negative thoughts about it as soon as they came into my head. I was finally starting to let go and wouldnt you know the dog decided to puke on the carpet right beside me...Oh well there is tomorrow. How is everyone else feeling today?

The first week was difficult too, especially the first time I did the relaxation tape, but now I love it, it calms me down, before I begin with the relaxation I can feel my heart beat fast but after I am done relaxing, I do not feel my heart beat anymore, it feels relax, Keep going dont give up, this is a miracle program. by the way exercise in the morning, I have noticed that if I walk on my treadmill in the morning, for about 30 minutes until I break a sweat, I do not feel so anxious throughtout the day Give it a try, it might help u too..I am on session two not too ahead of youI

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Originally posted by G-G:
Hi
THis is my first day of the program. My emotions are all over the place. I feel sure that this will help; then I feel that things are hopeless. I haven't done the relaxation tape yet; hopefully it will help. Anyone want to tell me about their first week?

i am new to this as well, pesimistic and optimistic seem to be battling for control of me.