YOU ARE NOT ALONE - A companion online community discussion board for The Mental Illness Happy Hour podcast with Paul Gilmartin
Postings on this site are NOT by mental health professionals, rather the opinions & experiences of a community of regular people. If you feel like you are going to hurt yourself or others PLEASE call Suicide Prevention at 1-800-273-8255
Sometimes it helps me to break the big scary goal into small, obtainable goals, to the point where they are silly-small.
Example:
Yesterday I wanted to make a phone call, but felt anxiety.
A voice (well, not a real voice) told me that if I faced my fear, I would probably die.
I told myself that if I felt in danger of dying I could stop at any time doing the following:
1. Take my phone out of my pocket.
2. Find the piece of paper with the number I wanted to call.
3. Turn on my phone.
4. Dial the area code.
At this point I got excited about the call and just dialed away.
But that voice of anxiety, procrastination, and doom is very real!
But it can be beat.
Work is love made visible. -Kahlil Gibran
A person with a "why" can endure any "how". -Viktor Frankl
Which is better: to be born good or to overcome your evil nature through great effort? -Skyrim