Hi everyone!!! I'm not real computerized but decided I would try to log on and join in on this support group. Looks like I made it. Yeah!!!! Congratulations to all of you on wanting to be better. I am married to a wonderful man that has suffered with severe depression, anxiety, and fears for the 29 years we have been married. We have been on every medicine imaginable and he sees a doctor weekly. He was reluctant to start this program but with some encouragement and me ordering it he has begun and with great anticipation as to if this will work. He completed week three and felt really darn good. I have listened to the lessons myself b/c we are a team and in this together. I am a very positive person but sometimes the heaviness of depression and an unhappy person can be really trying. Anyway, we didn't really talk about it or work on it this past weekend and all of a sudden on Saturday night and Sunday he mentally did some back sliding. Have any of you experienced this where your enthusiasm and excitement disappeared and your negative thoughts consumed you. All he wants is to be happy....he says it over and over and over again. He wanted to start session four but I encouraged him to go back to lesson 3 and stay on that one a little while longer. There is so much info in that lesson. Do you think that is a good idea? I'm sorry if I am rambling....I guess this is my form of therapy and finding out as much as I can to continue to help him. I really think this is a great program and I wish all of you the very best of luck in acheiving your goals. I pray for each and every one of you that your struggles will turn to smiles and laughter. To those of you whose spouse won't or can't support you I am really sorry. So get your best friend and ask her. It's nothing to be ashamed of. They will admire you for your courage. It's alot to do by yourself. Seek out some help. That's what friends are for.

Hi Carolet, I too am going through the program with my son. I think that staying on session 3 is a good idea. The lessons in it sre very important and at the heart of alot peoples problems. Its good to hear from you and best wishes.

Hi Carolet - I have just listened to week 3 for the first time and while I was having a very positive reaction to some of what I heard in the group - I instantly had a neg thought pop right back in my mind. I agree with you that session 3 may be the most important session - if we can learn to master the thoughts we have and train ourselves to be positive thinkers - what a powerful tool that will be to become the person we want to be - or help our loved ones become that person they want to be. Best wishes!!

Hi Carolet

I too am on week three and there is a lot of information to absorb. I have said before that there is no time limit on this program. Your husband can take as long as he wants on each session. And how wonderful of you to go through it with him and support his efforts. How lucky you both are to have that special love and bond. As the program says, our problems didn't arrive over night so they aren't going to go away overnight either. Good luck!

Hello Carolet,

I too am on my "second week" of Lesson 3. This is actually the key lesson to getting better. What I have found out is that my major problem is depression and that is depressing. I have a part-time job living with a roomate and have no insurance, I do not like drugs anyway. It is challenging for me to get motivated to go out and look for a full time job and the job market does'nt help right now either. I am practing on getting better but encourage you both to take out the time and be patient with yourself. Getting better is a work in progress. It is helpful for me to know that if I can combat these negative thoughts which causes the depression then and only then can I combat depression completely. Today I am a little more motivated because I am out of the bed and on the computer. I am a thinker and day dreamer just watch TV and stay in bed. Even though I hate it! I am going back in time and seeing that I had depression most of my life (undiagnosed) a lot of people do not even know they are depressed #1 and therefore cannot do anything about something they do not realize. We have the knowledge and now the tools so lets go ahead with the program and recover permantely and then we can help others.