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Hi Rosa, Actually I just got out of the hospital yesterday after a 5 day stay with what they thought could be a hear problem. (all is well) My husband is bipolar primarily manic and I suffer with severe anxiety. I now weigh 290, (oh, happy days) NOT! Reading your post the anxiety may well be a contributing factor with the weight problem. Are you seeing a councilor? What I mainly wanted to say was you sound like you are on the right road with the walking. Take one day at a time. Try not to anticipate tomorrow. There are so many ways to work around the anticipated anxiety areas that you will be comfortable living with. Each person is different and therefore they have to find their own nitch. I call this sort of tricking the brain, not just mind over matter, per say. I've had over 2 years seeing therapists and some groups. Have read or scanned over approx 5 different books on anxiety while in treatment, so I'm a little bit knowledgeable. Stopped because my husband drove me to the sessions since I no longer drive. I felt after 1 year he had enough bringing me to my visits. From that point forward I became even more, in my case, housebound with food as my friend. Plus, the bigger I became the less able I was to get around because of the weight pain. Keep the walking up. If the next day for whatever reason you don't walk let it go. Don't beat yourself up. Try to walk again the next. Keep your eye on your goal that you are setting for yourself. Any negative thoughts try replacing them with a positive. I learned that even if the positive thought is one you don't necessary believe but would like to achieve or incorporate in your life it can be accomplished just from repeating the positive. Over time the mind comes to believe it which in turn cancels out the negative all together. This technique I can't recall it's name. And one other thing many of us share is that resistance factor. My approach to this resistant lately has been to say something like, "Yeah, OK, so I'm resistant, so what. I think accepting the fact that we are helps us to regain the power to overcome it rather than getting stuck in that whirlwind, and therefore not being able to move forward. Hon, I only make suggestions but you have to find what works best for you. But I know you can do it, you already have taken that first step. Be proud of yourself you more than deserve it. OnLineGranny (Sharon) |
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