Hello:

I'm on lesson 9. Life has given me a lot to deal with especially lately.

Anyhow I found the more I think or dwell on things the more anxiety that builds in my head.

So I have been working on the wait till later to worry about it. I try to live more in precious now moments and save a special time at the end of the day to think about stuff.

I have been using my relaxing breathing skills. I tell my self I won�t die from this anxiety and it will pass with time.
I work on feeling and seeing things around me and take my mind off of that what if thinking- what if I can�t breath.

What if my stomach hurts etc. Well the IBS thing is one I�m really working on. I just try to tell my self I will get over using other bathrooms( lol).

I tell my self to breath in twice breath out to the count of four.

I made it through:
I had a bad bout with my IBS right before a family get together and I knew I needed to be there and soon. So I took some medicine for diarrhea and went. Guess what I made it through the dinner. (WOW)

I made it through:
3 weeks of illness and I can�t breath and I cough till I lose my breath. I stopped my panic attacks from overwhelming me when I loose my breath.

I did it:
I stayed calm and went to the doctor not once but twice. I did it I calmed my self down. I practiced my assertiveness and told the doctor my problems even though the doctor didn�t do much I made sure they did more.
I'm even going back again tomorrow because I'm still very sick the doctor needs to do more I will have them do more tests.

I did it and I will do it again.

I did it and I made it through:
I had to go to police dept. the other night to deal with my 15-year-old son�s drug addition. This was not easy. I relaxed and did my breathing exercises.
I even had my son taken away and forced to the hospital and than juvenile jail.
I did it; I made it through hours of waiting.
I saved his life because the hospital informed us that my son�s heart rate was so high he was luckily to be alive.

I made it through:
The hours of waiting to find out his heart rate stabilized.

I made it though:
2 court appearances. I made it though setting there with my hurtful ex husband.
I gave my worry to God and told my self if my son goes to a group home serves 30 days in juvenile hall I would accept a group home if it was decided.

I did all this while suffering from some kind of weird coughing illness and asthma. I wheezed and cough all the while I practiced my breathing skills ( LOL).

I will leave my three year old at pre-school a full day instead of a half day so I can go to court and maybe rest for 45 minutes today.

I won't feel guilty.....

I�m taking some time for my self. I�M DOING IT!

I�m doing it; I�m pushing forward, and hanging in there..........

Less effected and more effective..........

Take care all and the best to all

nothing else to be said but, bravo, way to go, and keep it up