Thanks for understanding and soo good to hear from you Scaredy Cat!!! I trust all is going well with you and those in your life? Hugs!...
Thanks Mindymaggie! I hope my advice proves useful to you. It was bad enough going through the anxiety conundrum once I cannot imagine what it would be like to have it come back so many years later...
While dealing with the past can be useful for some, I found it of limited use for me. What helped me was learning coping skills taught in CBT that enable to deal with whatever comes your way. I am a...
No question there is light at the end of the tunnel. I struggled for years and now have been feeling great for many years thanks to CBT. I'm pretty sure there is something that will work for everyone....
Two quick pieces of advice.... Wean yourself even slower than the doctors recommend and learn coping mechanisms like CBT before weaning whenever possible. I tried getting off meds several times with...
I hope everyone is feeling better and has their dizziness down to a manageable level or gone :)...
I'm overwhelmed by all of your kind notes to me. Now I really feel guilty for being absent! Life continues to go well for me and my main complaint these days is a lack of time, seems like I am always...
Hi Scaredy Cat :) Thanks for the update. Always good to have new members. I am doing great and hope you are too. I always have the best of intentions as far as checking back in here but get busy and...
Hope you are still doing well trn450 :)...
Wow, I can't tell you how awesome it is to see so many others that have had success with CBT and the TEA forms :tongue: I never expected to see so many posts on my thread. Very gratifying. I always...
YES, definitely. I used to have that issue all the time....
Trying to understand, I love your sign off about baby steps, that is so true!...
I would definitely give CBT a try :yeah:...
I'm sad that no one ever responded to my last post here. I hope everyone is doing well? I am doing great and must admit when things are going really well I neglect to check back in here and I...
Good job trn450. Isn't it amazing how adjusting the way we think can have such a big effect on how we feel? For the longest time I kept thinking all my anxiety would eventually come flooding back but...
Pretty much and it gives you tools that help you learn how to do this :yeah:...
I guess I can help bump, sorry I am not posting much these days but all is well :smilewinkgrin:...
Great to hear! Wish I had more time to post but you are always in my thoughts :yeah:...
Hi everyone. Finally getting around to checking in and saying hello to everyone. I'm doing well just need more hours each day lol. Hope everyone here is doing well I miss you guys!...
Thanks Nanners :tongue: I hope things are going well for you also :wink:...
Jaimee, Regardless of what you are using for your anxiety I hope you are having success dealing with your anxiety as well :tongue:...
I used to feel that way for sure. Like they say an idle mind is the devils workshop and I think they meant anxiety when they said the devil. Thankfully learning the cbt coping skills has changed all...
Hi everyone :tongue: I hope all of you and your families are doing well. I am happy to report I am (for the most part) back on my feet financially and doing well. It seems like every time I get...
Stress? here is the thread I was referring to in my reply to you. Hope you find it useful :smilewinkgrin:...
Hi Everyone and thanks for all the nice replies. I love you girls and guys :smilewinkgrin: I'm back to working full time and trying to get my finances back in order after a rough year and a half......
Bump :)...
If you want a simple book on CBT from a former sufferers POV read Been There, Done That? Do This! by Sam Obitz. It has an exercise called the TEA form that has been a lifesaver for me. I will look...
Snowflake if you work hard at countering your thoughts everyday I am sure will be able to achieve similar results to the ones I have received. Every therapist is different in regards to meds. Most...
Nikki how can I not try and stop in here more often when you say such nice things to me :turn: I honestly believe if I can get better everybody can because I was a real mess not so long ago. Of...
Thanks Green Grove and hi back to you :blush: I'll try and check in and offer encouragement more often :smhair:...
At least you don't have to be computer savvy to get over anxiety :blush:...
Chocolate covered spiders??? No thanks even without a spider phobia and no reality show eating disgusting things challenges for me either....
Thanks Nikki and nice to meet you too :yeah:...
Thanks Kitt. You are the best :smilewinkgrin:...
Hi Kitt, So nice to hear from you. I am sorry you experienced a tough second half of last year also but it sounds like you are doing well now and I am happy you found that new job! Amazingly, despite...
We used a really simple and easy to identify with book by Sam Obitz in my CBT group Called Been There, Done That? Do This! It focused on countering your thoughts in a TEA form which helps eliminate...
I don't know many people who like spiders? But at least I am not to the point of having a phobia about them :turn:...
Don't feel bad about being selfish. I could be accused of being the same here, but sometimes life throws us things we need to take care of or opportunities to take advantage of like feeling good...
Hi Meg, I am so sorry that this is my first time back here since I sent that last note to you :sad: I am sorry that your IBS was bad at that time but I hope the renewed vigor on the CBT exercises...
Kitt I literally just posted a note to wondering how you are doing. I am so happy to see this post and congratulations on getting the substitute school nurse job. What grades do you deal with? I'm...
Kitt, I am so sorry I have not been back sooner and more often but though I am doing well emotionally I have had to deal with a few financial bumps in the road. I am concerned about you Kitt as you...
Welcome! Phobias are just anxiety taken to an extreme from my understanding. It all emanates from the way we process our thoughts. Cbt is what got me feeling better so you may want to look into...
How are you doing Kitt? I'm excited now that it is summer and I'm going to get some time off, yea! How about you, what are you doing for the summer? I hope you are well :)...
Nervousmeg, I am just wondering how things are going for you? I hope your IBS is better :)...
You're welcome and thank you. Sorry so late getting back to you and I hope this finds you well? :)...
Thanjks for such a sweet note... I'm feeling a bit guilty for not posting more but time is so hard to come by these days /community/emoticons/sad.gif I will try and check in more often though and...
Hi Karen, I'm happy to hear you are still doing well with the CBT. It truly is a lifestyle change and one I am so thankful I have stuck with. I do my TEA forms daily and they are becoming more and...
Good to hear from you Kitt /community/emoticons/smile.gif Nervousmeg, All I can really advise you to do is stick with the CBT exercises and particularly your TEA forms, if you can do them every day...
Hi everyone and especially Panike. I have not posted in a while but have wondered how your counseling has been going and if they incorporated and cbt or tea forms? Let me know how you are doing and I...
Hi Getting by, I hope cbt continues to help you and your life is going well. I am doing great but been so hectic I have not had a chance to post in ages and just wanted to say "hi' to all my friends...