It is still amazing to me how just listening to the first tape cuts off about 1/3-1/2 of anxiety, immediately. I think it is because we, momentarily, relax and stop fighting when we find that we are not alone and that thousands of people feel the same way we do and that we
are not dying of some incurable disease.About 6 weeks into the program I started to get my old feelings back because I was doing the program only half-a** and going out and about because I thought I was totally cured before finishing it
).
Anyway, remembering how good I felt in the beginning of the program, good enough to go to restaurants, etc., is what gave me hope that I would still get better.
So, I went back to the workbook and re-took the anxiety test in the beginning of the book and found that, even though I was feeling disappointed, that I was 33% better than when I first bought the program. I got back on track, started on page one and read every single page and did every single exercise and I feel great and can say I think that I am 95% better. I still have one or two phobias (Public speaking and not sure if I could go alone on a long distance road trip)....doesn't everyone? So maybe I am actually 150% better....yeah, I am 150% better.
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