WHAT IS STRESS, ANXIETY & WORRY? in My Therapy Book

Who the hell knows but I have started an self paced online therapy program for my stress and anxiety in hopes of gaining a better understanding. I’m not sure how I feel about it yet but I do believe it can’t hurt. I was surprised by what the online analysis determined about me though. I was sure that depression was my main problem but according to them it was stress and anxiety with depression coming in third. I had a difficult time working through the first exercise and I thought it would be in my best interest if I wrote about them after I did them and had time to reflect on what they had to say

I had a difficult time working through the first exercise and I thought it would be in my best interest if I wrote about them after I did them and had time to reflect on what they had to say. I found it very difficult to set goals and put a finger on what causes me stress. Both daily and long term goals were hard to pinpoint when I don’t even think these were my issues. My friend insists that the assessment is dead on though so I’m am trying. I was able to nail down a couple of my stress points and a couple of goals but I don’t really know how accurate they are. That part left me wondering about the level of my self denial and if I was being honest with myself.

The Progressive Muscle Relaxation (PMR) is something everyone in the world should practice.I hope to have the discipline to practice it every day. The ability to be able to feel the different muscle groups in my body tense and then relax gave me a better understanding of how my body was feeling. By the time I was done with the exercise I wanted to pass out and take a nap. The combination of deep guided breathing and relaxing and tensing the different muscle groups in my body is what I have always imagined meditation to be like. I found it up lifting and look forward to the next time I do it.

My last job from this lesson was to think of a team that could help me when I need it. I am not sure how I feel about this part on many levels. Both the thoughts of sharing my problems with others and the idea of them sending me encouraging messages seems kind of silly and a waste. I have decided to directly request help in person from one (maybe two) people and not use the service for this part of the program.