Positivity

[rapturerocks]

I think that we could all use a little positivity and reassurance to
help us in this season. I wanted to share the cognitive steps I go
through to try and reason myself out of worry. If you have any tips to
help quell anxiety, please post them.



I first evaluate the problem. Have I felt this way before and been okay?</span> Usually the answer is yes, and I am able to ease my anxiety.



Next I think back to my history with V*. I don't do it often, but I
sure do worry about it a lot. If you break down your life, I bet you
spend less than three percent of it V*ing, and yet we can spend
something like 75 percent of it worrying.



Next I think that if I am going to get a stomach flu, that doesn't mean V* immediately.



After this, I think that even if I do V*, I will likely only do it once or twice and then I will feel better.



On a second-to-second scale, our fear takes up roughly twenty seconds and most of us can count the times we've V*ed on one hand.



That means that out of hundreds of hours that encompass our lives, we're worried about two to five minutes of pain!



Sorry for rambling, but I just thought that I and everyone else needed a little reassurance.

[Babydoll]

you are very right. Breaking down this into realistic parts is a VERy good thing to do. It will help you realize how likely it is that you WON"T vomit.