Comments on: Help! I’m Anxious about My Anxiety Management Class!

By: Tamra

Tamra — Sun, 17 Aug 2008 18:07:28 +0000

Christina,

I just happened to be re-reading this article for a friend and noticed your comment. I understand how you could feel this way but try to understand that there is so much more to life and people than their outer appearance. I personally look for people who love me unconditionally and care about me and not how I look. If you run into someone who judges you according to your appearance alone, then they are not worth your company. If you are a great person to be around then that’s all that matters.

I know we live in a material and superficial world, but if we all fall into this mind frame or schema then no one can become the instrument of change.
Essentially, I guess I am saying…highlight your good qualities and undermine your flaws. We all have them; sometimes the most special people in life are those who feel the way you do.

By: Christina

Christina — Sat, 16 Aug 2008 23:33:05 +0000

I never think before I found this site but I think this one looks better.For anxiety I think u just need to take a breath and just relax.I remember my first day I though I was going to have an anxiety attack but I was doing alright.Lately I have been feeling like I was going to have one but I am being told I am doing just fine take my time don’t over do and stuff like that.I am glad to have some good bosses that understand.

By: Christina

Christina — Sat, 16 Aug 2008 23:29:16 +0000

I am 26yrs old and I get alittle bit of a bad self-esteem issue.My most recent one is thatI was in a car accident 2weeks ago and was hurt and was left with small scarring on my face and I am sort of like are people going to think I am ugly now because of that.I am on meds for depression and pain.sometimes I feel like I am so ugly that I want to do something about it.I don’t want to hurt myself it is just that I sometimes think about doing it but I don’t.

By: Christina

Christina — Sat, 16 Aug 2008 23:29:03 +0000

By: Tamra

Tamra — Sat, 16 Aug 2008 19:29:36 +0000

LG,

some have PhD’s and still can’t solve problems. PhD’s don’t “make you” an expert just sometimes more knowledgeable than those who don’t have them.
Certification is indeed good to investigate before pursuing any type of therapy. This is your life. However, I’ve always believed that researching the person, their theoretical orientation, and personal belief systems is what’s most significant. Some people have Master’s degrees in social work and may provide better services/resources than one with a PhD or PsyD. I wouldn’t let that stop me.

Just something to think about!

By: LG

LG — Sat, 16 Aug 2008 01:14:59 +0000

Graduate school. I managed to be okay for the first three years but now … I cry for hours and I don’t know if it’s fear, anxiety or lack of self-esteem. Telling myself that things will be okay doesn’t help because things ARE okay. I have thought about going to counselling but I have a PhD and those people don’t. They won’t be able to help me. Well, I may give them a try.

By: Summer Beretsky

Summer Beretsky — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 18:04:10 +0000

Jude, great story. The majority of my cohort, including myself, opted for six-hours of comprehensive exams instead of the thesis. I suspect that many of us wanted to create a similar pact, but we were too brain-drained after leaving the exam room to say much of anything.

By: Jude

Jude — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 20:21:08 +0000

As we stood in the hallway after defending our theses, my classmates and I told each other, “We are now an informal support group. If anyone in this group ever again thinks about going for a master’s degree, call anyone else in this hallway and we’ll remind you of how hellish it was.” Of course, some of them already had two master’s degrees, and since then I managed to snag myself another.

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» Help! I’m Anxious about My Anxiety Management Class! — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 20:07:22 +0000

[...] The News is NowPublic.com | The News is NowPublic.com wrote an interesting post today onHere’s a quick excerpt Pages: 1 2 Next » Single Page I took a seat at a large conference table in the university’s counseling center. I looked around nervously. I kept my hands in my lap, fingers (figuratively) crossed, hoping that I wouldn’t recognize a single face that walked through the door and into the Anxiety and Stress Management Class that I’d signed up for. It was a six-week class that I’d discovered via a flier posted on a bulletin board outside of my second home, the university library. As I sat and [...]

By: Wendy Aron

Wendy Aron — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 17:52:36 +0000

I can definitley relate, Summer. But picture going through twelve classes–everything from self-esteem building to assertiveness training–when you carry a diagnosis of major depression. The only thing I could do to get through them was laugh at my experiences and realize, like you, that in the end, I wasn’t all that different from anybody else.

Wendy Aron, author of Hide & Seek: How I Laughed at Depression, Conquered My Fears and Found Happiness