Saturday, July 5, 2008

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Relaxation Visualization

submitted by Embers

Imagine you have a lemon. How yellow is it? How ripe? Are the dimples deep or is it more smooth? Whats the temperature? Has it been in the fridge or has it been on the counter? How round is it, is it more oval? Now imagine cutting into that lemon. What sound does the knife make when it slices through? Can you hear the juice squirt out? Can you see it? Where does it go? Can you feel it? What color is it? Now pick up one half of the sliced lemon and put it to your nose, what does it smell like? Squeeze a little into the palm of your hand and taste the juice...is your mouth watering yet?

Michael Liebowitz
Michael Liebowitz is a prominent researcher on social anxiety.
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My Life With Anxiety

By Robigibo

July 16, 2007, 12:05 PM

I cannot remember ever not having SAD. It affected me in high school with the girls, and it has pretty much destroyed my marriage, although we are still together after 28 years. My wife simply cannot understand, and how do I explain it to her when I simply cannot understand either. 10 years ago I went on xanax, and it has literally saved my life. I take just .5mg 3 times a day, and I never abuse it. But even with my medication, I struggle still. I have tried so many different therapies and techniques, but I cant seem to get anything to work. I know I have underlying problems, that must be addresed in order to somewhat heal, but I just cant seem to solve the main problem. I have a good woman, who was a wonderful mother, but we just cant get along anymore, and that adds to my anxiety.

How can a man possibly explain an anxiety disorder to a person who thinks it doesn't exist, and I (as she says) have become less of a man. I am frustrated, and feel backed into a corner, and that is why I wanted to join your group. Perhaps with your support both of us can be helped.

So, I'm gonna keep on smiling, keep on being a little silly at times, pray a lot, and hopefully make a bucketful of new friends. I'm not sure what the future holds with my new attempt at healing, but making friends with similar difficulties can only help. It sure cant hurt nothing.

Friends, I sure do want a bunch of ya for a friend, and hey, if I get enough friends, we can all just pile on top of each other(lol)

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