Anxiety Support Group
Anxiety is a physical condition marked by intense and persistent feelings of distress, fear, angst or dread. General anxiety caused by routine day-to-day stresses usually passes quickly and is experienced by almost everyone at one time or another. However, such feelings that linger over time and are very difficult to cope with, and which lack a clear cause, may indicate...
My therapist really knocked some sense into me last Friday about my spending. She said that there are needs and there are wants. She said that there is always going to be cheap stuff to buy, but do I need it? The answer is mostly "no". So today, I am taking back some things that I bought online at Kohl's, namely a 9 x 12 rug and a quilt for my bed. I also bought sheets that I don't need from Walmart that I may return. I have always been cheap but I found myself in a position to have a few extra dollars in the bank. I had the urge to spend said money. My therapist said that a need is not being met and maybe that's why I do this spending. i told her that i get bored. Honestly, I have bought so many clothes in the last 3 years that I cannot find what I need, when I need it. It's very frustraing. My wish for the summer was to clean my house and make closet space for these clothes but that didn't happen. i was either busy or tired. So anyway, Sunday came and went and I didn't wonder what colors were on special at Goodwill or if we were going to stop there before the beach like we did a few weeks ago. Last night, I paid $300 on a $1,200 credit card bill. I normally pay it in full each month. Because of my crazy car insurance bill, due on September 6th, I couldn't do that. My therapist said that she could go online and order a bunch of stuff from Kohl's too, but she doesn't need it. She also told me that I don't need to overbuy groceries. A few months ago, I had 21 cans of coffee here. if you are a coffee drinker, you will know that coffee prices are outrageous at the grocery stores. So when coffee goes on sale, I get 4 cans and then I get my best friend to download the coupon and I get 4 more cans. I have about 30 cans of tuna here because it goes on sale for half price sometimes and it's a staple food for me. My Dad built a shelf for my Mom in the basement for her stockups. But she never had 30 cans of tuna or 21 cans of coffee. Anyway, I can't wait until my next therapy session on September 13th.
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I'm talking to this girl on a dating site, It's one of these pay-as-go things. So, You have to buy credit to talk to other member's.I just tryed it, I was curious about, it, I wanted to see who was out there. one girl I favorite, was cute, her profile said she was from the United States, But, she sent me a sound bite, turns out she was from Mexico, But, I continuued the...
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the foster kids are back in school and i am risking the sin of pride over how well it is going. i say risking the sin of pride to remind myself that, while pride can be a good thing, it slides into denial and neglect with natural ease.the extra free time i have while they are in school is tempting my reading compulsions. i love to be the resident know-it-all who has read every fact available. i...
when i was active in alanon i had a good many sibs-in-healing who referred to themselves as shop-a-holics/hoarders. shop-a-holicism is not quite the same as hoarding, but they are frequent running buddies. they benefited greatly from plyng the 12 steps to their compulsion