It's all about attitude!

 Today I went for a walk at a popular trail (and it was a beautiful day to be out!)  As I was returning to my car, I passed a couple who was just setting out on their walk/jog/hike?  The woman says to the man "I have no energy today...or maybe I'm just feeling mellow."

"Just feeling mellow"?  Wouldn't be great to just have a thought like this?  For A/Pers this thinking doesn't exist!  We automatically think OMGsh, I  must be coming down with something...or I must have some dreaded disease that's causing my low energy...or maybe a panic attack is coming my way...or, or AAAGGGHHH!!!!!

It's all in the attitude and perception people!  This woman recognized that she was low on energy, and was able to just dismiss it as normal, relaxed mellowness.  How AWESOME is that?

I'm definitely taking notes!  I want to be her when I grow up;)

Be mellow my friends!

Scaredy Cat

Yeah wow let me tell you about my experience in the ER waiting room today

So a couple of months ago I had these weird little sharp pains in my lower abdonem that honestly could be brushed off they did not hurt at all but me being a hypochondriac thought I was having appendictis so I rushed to the ER, today however I went again (of course:() and this girl walked in who could seriously BARELY walk and she said she was having appendictis and well the whole waiting time she was joking around about dying and just laughing and there was a little aquarium there and she tried playing with the fishes

basically, I had this LITTLE MINOR ITSY BITSY pain and I FREAKED OUT and was in the ER with my BP skyrocketing, while this girl here who is actually in serious pain didn't even seem worried

mannn oh mann lol pass me some of those meds and hand me a good CBT book or something, I got to start attacking this anxiety more aggressively haha

Nice post!! :)) can't agree more. attitude plays an important role in recovery too....let's keep trying to stay positive...