I like driving but although I do it every day in the back of my mind there is always a thought: that soon or later I'm going to have a panic attack while I'm driving. This is a constant fear I have, what scares me the most is that I might cause an accident as my vision normally goes blurred during an attack. Can anyone suggest a way of coping in case that happens! And has anybody the same problem as me? Thanks
I have the same problem, when I walk I find it very hard to keep my balance and my legs wobble. Unfortunately I experience it all the time, even when I am at home. My question is: does anybody have the same problem? Do you feel wobbly and find standing difficult even when you are doing things that are not stressful at all (like the washing up)?
I will try it and see what happens. I can understand how it works and the thought process behind it but I wonder if tricking your mind in believing something that is not true (like saying that you want to do something but in reality you don't want to do it) is good for you. I have a problem with pretending; I think the route to happiness is being yourself.
Hi Louise and Annabel,
I've joined this program about a week ago, but I haven't talked to anyone yet, then I read you stories and felt that I wasn't the only one still grieving (after 6 yrs) for being dumped by my boyfriend.
take care
Hi Lily,
This is my second week. Like you I'm finding very hard to motivate myself and do things just for the sake of it. I know how it feels trying to enjoy things when you couldn't care less about anything. I'm also 'artistically' inclined but that makes me feel even more like a failure as I know I don't easily fit in other working environment. Is that a problem for you as well? I hope you'll fell better soon. I'm going to try this program till the end, becouse I'm so fed up with being sad!
take care
Hi Lily,
thank you for writing back. Yes, it would be nice to compare how we are doing, I don't mean comparing in a competitive way, of course, anyway you know what I meant. Sometimes I have real probelms tying to decide what to do and if I'm doing the right things. Like, this is my 2nd week and I should have decided already what my goals are going to be but I keep changing them becouse some seem to easy and it feels a bit like cheating and the ones I would like to achieve are may be a bit unrealistic. So I get stuck and I do nothing. What about you, how are you finding it? I hope you have a good day.
Yes, Lily, I feel the same about my goals and although it's almost the end of the week and I should have set them already I haven't. I would like to have an explanation about 'reality', what is it exactly? I'm trying very hard not to be me, but a practical and uncritical person. Although questions come into my mind anyway I do my best to ignore them. May be I have misunderstood the whole thing, I don't know. I would like to find a balance between being me and changing my behaviour but it seems very hard as my behaviour is part of me and the way I am.
Can I ask you what artistic kind of work you do? You don't have to answer if you don't want to.
take care
Hi Casey,
thank you for the bit of advice. I would like to ask you how you define realistic/unrealistic that's where my problem lies. What is realistic for me might be unrealistic for someone else!!
thanks
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