I don't know how this happens, but it seems like I always hear something on my tapes at the precise moment that I need to hear it.

I first did this program about 8 years ago. I thought i wouldn't need to redo it (my anxiety is intermittant - comes and goes every 1.5-2 years) but when I did tapes 3 and 4 I knew that this is exactly what i need to be doing right now.

I guess i am a bit more stubborn than most people are in terms of change (hehehe). Actually, I think it's because I got to the point where things were going so well that that I didn't even have to THINK about it anymore. Then I got very busy and found myself in a new living environment, under new circumstances and I reverted to old and less-productive ways. As a result -- more anxiety and stress.

Anyhow, I am really glad that we have this forum, unlike the first time I did the program. It's great to be able to share my thoughts with everyone here and to read about yours.

lilianne, i miss the early tapes as they were so timely/went right along with what i needed and was dealing with them. there was such synchronicity during them! and such growth/appreciation for the program and those who put it together (sorry they had to go thru what they did to see the value of putting together such a program). i'm starting on lesson 8, and would love to hear the reminders of those early tapes as you/others go thru them and they are fresh in your minds..as we start our little s.a. group sunday eve's.

lilianne,
Im glad they have this forum and program and all the wonderful people to. Wish they had it when i first had anxiety, unfortunately they didnt, just had to struggle along as best i could. I finished the program in november. And your right, sometimes the right tape at the right time is awesome. And change is hard for all people, difference being, people without anxiety see change as exciting and fun, and we take change as a major hurdle. But even with us change can be a new start, continuing into a new journey,thats the way i try to see it. And if we never experienced change, wouldnt it be a dull life? Even with anxiety, change is going to happen and i just try to think of it a growing and practicing the tools and skills the program gave me,, I wish you so much happiness in your continuing journeyNelly

Hi, I am so thankful for this forum!
I find that i go back to this tape over and over again..
I just started a new job and my anxiety has heightened a bit, but I welcome it and i gues that is normal.
So ya This tape on expectations really helps me to not expect other co workers to be just like me.

Liliane, the panic attacks that I experience seem to come about every five years. I didn't know they could come like that. How long does it usually take u to get back to normal?

i think hearing the right thing at the right time kept me going through the program i happen to be separated from my tapes right now--but i think i could definately benefit from tapes 3 and 4.

I am just completing lesson 4 for the first time.

I have yet to know what all of my unealistic expectations are, but I know that they are there, that the stubborness in letting go of them is a habit like everything else and that I CAN in time let go of them. I am moving on from this lesson now. I am sure that i will come back to it, and I know that I will gradually become more aware of my "shoulds", expectations, and get c;learer oabout which I will keep and which I will turn into goals.

I am reading a great book (available at the library where I live) that is about these shoulds and how to let go of them. It's called "You can Heal Your Life" by Louise Hay.

I recommend it to anyone who wants to delve into the issues on this lesson.