Recent content by LizzyBennet

I was getting better, but for the last five days or so I have been feeling awful! I know I'm not sleeping well at night and that is part of it. I have bad dreams. The other thing is I've been exercising everyday and I wonder if I'm going overboard. I know I NEED to meditate everyday but I've...

I was reading about destructive behaviors and boy do I have them! Let's recap. They are criticism, putting pressure on yourself, and fear. At lunch today I was talking to some co-workers about how my oldest daughter drives me batty because she is so forgetful sometimes, and one of my friends...

Hi Walt! I would love to just make a donation for my mom and brother instead of a gift, but it wouldn't go over well. TheIt's y're poor and they both buy gifts for our kids and my husband and me. I think they would be resentful, "Why are you giving your money to other needy people, we're...

Wow Mala, that is some amazing advice! The fear of what issues journaling will bring up is probably one of my biggest obstacles in writing. The last big life event I wrote about brought up trust issues in our marriage, and now my husband and I are having to work through them. It is hard but also...

For day 9, I was asked to write if I'm ever to hard on myself. Humm....let me think about that? Am I ever?? How about 24/7!! I do it so frequently I don't even catch myself doing it (but I'm starting too!) I have a Christmas list and I am responsible for buying the gifts for 95% of our family...

That's great advice Andy, less is more. You're right there is a big "should" hanging over my head when I sit down to to do the work. I want to do it "right" each time, which means devoting too much time to journaling. Thank's for the reminder. I don't have to do it perfectly!

Oh, and I'm writing my letter to "Perfectionism" today. It's time to say goodbye : )

After having a day off (day 7) I inadvertently took three days off of journaling. I was "busy" but the truth is I just plain didn't want to do the work. Why write when I can watch "Jane the Virgin" or get ahead on some projects at work? I'm wondering, what is behind the procrastination. It's...

Thank you for sharing! You're right about feeling the pain move around once you start going after it. The right side of my jaw was killing me today, and before I started the education program, it was always my left. Migraines are getting better too!

For Day 6 said to post any doubts about TMS. I don't doubt that I have TMS, I doubt my abilities to overcome it. I think innately I feel like there is something wrong with me. I read about other people overcoming it and I think, "That's nice for them, but they're not as screwed up as I am."...