Recent content by Melody

Thank you Andy B

Do you think that also applies if we are in the habit of browbeating ourselves?

It's evening here and I've just logged in only to find out this was a rest day! Well that's OK because I had coffee with a couple of friends I hadn't seen for a while and we had so much fun I left the coffee shop 4 hours later! My husband was sick last night. I got so anxious and had a...

Thank you Lydia. I think the SEP is well worth doing for anyone, even without TMS.

Thanks for your wise words Walt.

Apart from the journaling I do a short mindfulness meditation everyday. I find the tears welling up during my meditation and I feel calmer afterwards.

Hello Rod. I'm sorry to hear about your pain. I found Dr Hanscom's book Back in Control very helpful. Naughty I know, but for me at least a heat wrap on my lower back is oh so comforting.

I find writing unsent letters to people who've upset me have really helped. I always end up seeing things from their point of view so I get a new and more balanced perspective on things. I even forgive them, which I never thought would be possible. I'm now pain-free apart from the odd twinge...

Hello SebastianM, This may sound silly but whenever I get afraid I look in the mirror, smile and tell myself that I'm alright

Thank you Walt. My parents are gone too but I've written to them and that's helped me understand why certain things happened. I suppose when we are children we think our parents should be perfect but they're just fallible like everyone else. By the way my mother had a black lab - he was...

Thank you Lydia and I wish you well too.

Thank you Andy

Four years ago my husband and I were robbed on the street in Paris. Thankfully we were not hurt physically but it was a traumatic experience mentally. I never thought I would be able to forgive the three young men who attacked us. Writing a letter to them as part of this programme has helped...