I just started week 5 today, and this is the first time i have logged onto the peer support group so im feeling a little guilty about it. I have been dealing with anxiety and depression for 16 years, when i was first diagnosed with it 5 years ago, I wanted to just take pills and hope it would go away overtime. I recently realized that I needed to make an effort to deal with this instead of isolating myself and not living my life to the fullest. Since I have started the program I feel so much better and its only been 4 weeks! Im always so excited to start a new week to learn more. The one thing that seems to keep me on track is remembering to live in the moment, and not worry about yesterday or tomorrow. Positive thinking has made such a difference too, i never realized how hard i was on myself! Its not always easy to think positive but i know over time it will be.

Congratulations on feeling better and for joining the peer group. I still feel a little anxious when getting on, but there is so much encouragement and good ideas, that I enjoy reading the postings and force myself to respond to a few because it helps uplift me when write positive comments. Also, if I am feeling a setback, sometimes it is just good to agree that I know how someone else feels. Anyway, keep coming back and dump the guilt. Every move towards the positive whenever it is, is an acomplishment.

I find myself avoiding coming here all too often. I usually will read a few posts, but always get too anxious over the thought of responding to any of them. So I suppose like you, this too is a good start for me. Keep it up Casey, to me it seems that you are doing an excellent job in taking care of yourself.

Peace & Love
-Dustin