If the answer is yes, then take alcohol out of your diet for a week just to prove that you can.

ABOUT THE BUILD-UP TO ANXIETY I had a naughty magazine which was not unreasonable for a boy of 1 Here is an example of a day from a working parents notebook: 030 get up, shower, breakfast, make packed lunches, drop kids at school 09.15 late to work again, better skip lunch 130 leave work, pick up shopping, take oldest child to activity 19.00 eat with partner and kids, my turn to wash up 20.00 my turn to put kids to bed, usual arguments 200 check emails, phone childminder re school holidays, organize Badminton Club fixture list, online banking, phone Mum, mend broken door in kitchen 200 bed Not much time for self in there. Your head tells you it is wrong, but you continue to act as if it were true because of the emotional hold it has on you. Buddha There is nothing either good or bad, but thinking makes it so. If you think that panic will cause the skills to fly out of your head, write your chosen ones on a little card to carry with you. If you can deal with your feelings as they arise, youll be more able to live in the present, and less bogged down in the past. & Have compassion for yourself. Its important to understand that escaping does not make Anxiety go away. Ive never been offered medication, but I have had cognitive behaviour therapy. I tried medication for a short time but it wasnt for me. When you read about the need for change, did you feel a stab of fear? For some people the lack of confidence goes deeper than the Anxiety, into a fundamental part of their make up. When you are talking to yourself in new ways, or creating counters, challenges and affirmations, remember the following guidelines: Use the first person - use the word I. All of the behaviours have the same flaw, that is, they provide short-term relief but overall Anxiety increases. Once you have stopped having caffeine you need to maintain that throughout your Anxiety recovery programme. How important is it? You would never guess it to see her up on the 'silver screen' though would you? Touch the photo of a spider. Straighten your arms as hard as you can. Breathe out slowly. Unfortunately someone with Anxiety is most likely to have negative core beliefs, for instance: Im not lovable other people always let you down life isnt fair.