Briefly take a few minutes and write down some of your fears. Why are you afraid of these things ?
I remember thinking during one of the first days of the programme where you have to write down three things that make you angry and sad that what I really needed was a list for things that made me scared. It's a long list and it surprises me because I'm not normally a person who is afraid of things. Actually, I pride myself on stepping up to the plate (so TMS personality) and getting things done without blinking. I adapt well, I am confident. There's no time for fear, but since the pain started I've been reduced to a quivering lump of the stuff. This needs to be a list :
I'm afraid of :
I remember thinking during one of the first days of the programme where you have to write down three things that make you angry and sad that what I really needed was a list for things that made me scared. It's a long list and it surprises me because I'm not normally a person who is afraid of things. Actually, I pride myself on stepping up to the plate (so TMS personality) and getting things done without blinking. I adapt well, I am confident. There's no time for fear, but since the pain started I've been reduced to a quivering lump of the stuff. This needs to be a list :
I'm afraid of :
- my children suffering or dying
- my children not being happy in their lives
- my children being sad
- not having enough money to pay my salary (I own a private language school)
- not having enough money to pay for my children's studies
- not having enough money to retire and having nowhere to live when I do
- not getting well and having to live in pain forever
- not being able to live in pain everyday
- the many, many reforms of this government making it impossible for me to keep the language school open and then what will I do to earn a living ?
- My relationship failing
- not being able to sustain a long-term relationship successfully
- having to take medication for the pain that I really don't want to take
- not having choices and being trapped in a situation I can't get out of