Anxiety and POSITIVE CHOICES Community Group
Learn the skills to conquer overwhelming anxiety from physical to emotional coping. We can choose how we feel and think, you just have to be willing to make those changes and commit to them.
Sundays are usually slow around here. I guess that's good. I assume that means we are getting better and out in the world - - - maybe with our loved ones (friends and families).
Tonight I meet my daughter's boyfriends parents. We thought it might be nice to meet them before the baby comes :D. I am a little aprehensive, however, I know that I have been fine in restaurants lately and that the hard part is the waiting and wondering ahead of time.
I talked to my husband last night about how before I had panic attacks (30 years ago) that I was the type of person who preferred spontaneous rather than planned ahead events. He's "normal" and said that he can prefer that way, too. Only difference is that he doesn't experience anxiety waiting to do things.
I am having a hard time learning what is normal and what is from anxiety.
Another thing is waking up in the morning. Do you know anyone who wakes up feeling refreshed and ready to get out of bed? I wake up each morning keep wanting to close my eyes and (trying) to go back to sleep.
We've been slowing down here lately. This to me is a good thing and people are getting better and have less time on the computer. However, I hope some newbies will keep this group going since it has been so helpful to so many of us.
Betsy
Tonight I meet my daughter's boyfriends parents. We thought it might be nice to meet them before the baby comes :D. I am a little aprehensive, however, I know that I have been fine in restaurants lately and that the hard part is the waiting and wondering ahead of time.
I talked to my husband last night about how before I had panic attacks (30 years ago) that I was the type of person who preferred spontaneous rather than planned ahead events. He's "normal" and said that he can prefer that way, too. Only difference is that he doesn't experience anxiety waiting to do things.
I am having a hard time learning what is normal and what is from anxiety.
Another thing is waking up in the morning. Do you know anyone who wakes up feeling refreshed and ready to get out of bed? I wake up each morning keep wanting to close my eyes and (trying) to go back to sleep.
We've been slowing down here lately. This to me is a good thing and people are getting better and have less time on the computer. However, I hope some newbies will keep this group going since it has been so helpful to so many of us.
Betsy
hey betsy, i recently reexposed myself to restaurants so now i feel good about them. i wonder how i would feel about going out with jeremy and a couple people. i guess it would depend on the people.
So today is sunday. i would like to go do something with jeremy but he has to go get his rear brakes done and his mom wants us to come to her house and help her clean. i don't wanna today b/c i wanna get things done around my house but she won't take no for an answer. she always wants to put jeremy to work on the weekend, too. then if he says he wants to hang out our house she'll be like come one, you don't even have work today. she doesn't understand that he works 80 hours/week and he needs to relax on at least part of one his days off. i just got off the phone with her. anyway...
that's all for now.
I think my anxiety is rather different than everyone else here. I've never had fears of going somewhere or doing something. I have a more generalized anxiety. I have a tendency to worry about everything. That goes back to my childhood. I think it relates to all my stresses and the sleep apnea.
I hope you both have a wonderful day today!!
love and hugs,
Char 0:)
last night jeremy and i had his sisters sleep over our house. his mom wanted us to sleep over her house but jeremy would rather sleep in his own house. it was nice. i stayed up until 4 am waiting for his sister abbie to go to bed. anyway, i hope you guys enjoy your day. i hope to go somewhere soon. ttfn.
I'd like to share what works for me in restaurants with others. I actually do better if there are 6 people rather than only 2 couples. I feel trapped when talking to the wife if it's only 4 of us. If there's 3+ couples I can sit back and listen and input when I feel like it or go to the bathroom and regroup if necesarry.
Have Fun whatever you dom, Betsy