I was pretty doubtful before when the program said to just stick with it and not run away. But now that I'm doing that I do actually see that it is worth it. I honestly am still afraid to challenge the same day again, I can't say I will be willing to with excitement, but I do see the success that I've accomplished. I do agree that the more practices of these nasty anxiety (oops, I'm making it an enemy again!) will get me used to them and learn them and make them un nasty. Practice makes perfect, or my sister says, practice makes permanent.
I wish there was a magic wand or pill so that it will go away in an instant too. But after three months of torture, I feel like I am finally seeing the better. It's a really sad fact but it seems to me that I had to embrace and tackle and get to know this anxiety with all this time. But even though I'm still only half way, I don't feel like the time was really wasted.
So, I called my therapist today telling him that I want to take a break for a bit. He asked me why and told me that I still have my problem to solve. I told him that I just don't feel like going right now and his response made me feel a bit sorry. I was a little surprised to hear this from him when he's supposed to be a psychologist, but I guess it's still, all about the money, unfortunately.
There was another post on this MODS something similar to this that points out the negative traits of GAD and I will not lie that my emotions were affected. It's sort of contradictory when this site is supposed to teach you to not worry but it makes you worry with a thread like this. These are also statistical 'facts' which are alway only about the majority... and ignores the minority. And scares the individual who reads it who was not involved in the study AT ALL. If we completely didn't know these stats... were we better off? It's debatable. I don't touch alcohol or cigarettes now that I have GAD either.
Right now, I am at an OK stage and I feel like this site is what helps me stay OK. I am going to see if this site is enough for me, so I haven't looked for a new therapist. I also am lazy about it and figure if I'm really in the need of one, I will do it and call. Thanks for all your support.
It is at it's worse for me a few days before, sometimes even a week before. It pisses me off because I think I'm going to die and then it shows up to just tell me that I'm a girl. HA.
All the time for me! And even if I feel at my best, I am looking for any symptoms to make sure I am ok. But of course that makes me more anxious and it's a sad cycle. I remember the time when flus were nothing to me and I'd go to school so happy with a 100 degree fever... life was so 'easy' back then! Now if I eat too less, eat too much, sleep too less, haven't released at the bathroom, something is wrong with me!
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