Re: Ongoing: living anxiety workbook
Posted: March 2nd, 2018, 5:33 pm
Thanks BGG!
Dating:
I went on a tear Wednesday, asking out four women, three of them I should have invited out months ago (the fourth was the mother of one of them!). They all said no, so kindly, and now I'm in the habit, immediately after they say no, of explaining that asking them out is a big part of facing my social anxiety. Two of the women, when told that, said I was doing a very good job! That moved me to tears.
I have a pretty big day tomorrow, that I'll be more comfortable posting about tomorrow.
Dental
I've done pretty well with my plaque-fighting habits! This is mostly to get over my fear of my own body, to look at it as it is.
Financial
I've not done much with this.
Anxious Situation
Last night a winter storm came in. The power kept flickering on and off, so I decided right then to shower, eat, find the phone charger, and roll the sleeping bag out. The power inevitably went out and I began to panic. Then I remembered to breathe, and that the difficult lessons learned from Hurricane Sandy taught me well. I read an O Henry story online, fell asleep, and the power was back on by the time it was time to go to work.
Dating:
I went on a tear Wednesday, asking out four women, three of them I should have invited out months ago (the fourth was the mother of one of them!). They all said no, so kindly, and now I'm in the habit, immediately after they say no, of explaining that asking them out is a big part of facing my social anxiety. Two of the women, when told that, said I was doing a very good job! That moved me to tears.
I have a pretty big day tomorrow, that I'll be more comfortable posting about tomorrow.
Dental
I've done pretty well with my plaque-fighting habits! This is mostly to get over my fear of my own body, to look at it as it is.
Financial
I've not done much with this.
Anxious Situation
Last night a winter storm came in. The power kept flickering on and off, so I decided right then to shower, eat, find the phone charger, and roll the sleeping bag out. The power inevitably went out and I began to panic. Then I remembered to breathe, and that the difficult lessons learned from Hurricane Sandy taught me well. I read an O Henry story online, fell asleep, and the power was back on by the time it was time to go to work.