[si...] Posted January 3, 2008 Share Posted January 3, 2008 ok i want everyone to take out a sheet of paper now on that paper i want you to make of list of things you enjoy - it can be music, t-v, reading, walking - whatever. once a day at anytime make sure that is part of your day. if you cannot come up with one single thing - then just put down getting off this drugs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
[el...] Posted January 3, 2008 Share Posted January 3, 2008 ok i want everyone to take out a sheet of paper now on that paper i want you to make of list of things you enjoy - it can be music, t-v, reading, walking - whatever. once a day at anytime make sure that is part of your day. if you cannot come up with one single thing - then just put down getting off this drugs. I like that Silver, very good advice, and I will take it. By the way, I love that red! It's so easy to read. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
[el...] Posted January 3, 2008 Share Posted January 3, 2008 It's probably the bold font that makes it easier to read too, duh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
[si...] Posted January 3, 2008 Author Share Posted January 3, 2008 yep bold helps - but red is one of the brighter colors - some are not as easy to read. thank you - i hope it will add to people's recovery - cause it is easy to get lost in the side effects - Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
[el...] Posted January 3, 2008 Share Posted January 3, 2008 but red is one of the brighter colors - some are not as easy to read. yeah, like yellow! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
[si...] Posted January 3, 2008 Author Share Posted January 3, 2008 yep i have learned yellow is cheerful - but little more then a faint splash on the screen. you know that thumbs up thingy is another hard one to get. i didn't even cut and paste that one either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
[el...] Posted January 3, 2008 Share Posted January 3, 2008 Well, I'm off to bed Silver. I have to try and get to bed a little earlier. Been going so late, then getting a late start in the am. I just want to get back to my old patterns. Early to bed, early to rise! Sweet Dreams Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
[si...] Posted January 3, 2008 Author Share Posted January 3, 2008 ok well it is 2:14 AM and it has come to my attention that i am very thankful i have sleep supplements and i am even more thankful when i remember to take them - - which i just did - so i hope to be asleep in an or - maybe an hour or more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
[si...] Posted January 5, 2008 Author Share Posted January 5, 2008 ok here is an exercise i do - especially when my spirits are low. i say out loud in bed everything i am thankful for before going to sleep - i feel that is important even if i don't feel it. prior to doing that i realize i do have a lot to be thankful for - if you don't think you do then make a list of how things could be worse - that may help you to focus on what IS working in your life. you will not be graded on this cause it will take a while for it to sink in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
[el...] Posted January 5, 2008 Share Posted January 5, 2008 Hi Silver, This really is an amazing exercise. Deepak Chopra talks about doing this daily, and how gratitude is so healing, mentally and physically. Thanks for posting this. It's hard at first, and you may not feel anything, but just do it, and like you said, it will slowly sink in to your whole being. I need to practice what I'm preaching here! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
[si...] Posted January 5, 2008 Author Share Posted January 5, 2008 thank you linda - i thought that i invented that - but i must of read it somewhere. it really does work and sometimes i do it with a smile on my face because i know i am a brat when i am not grateful - many would look at me and say wow you really have it hard or look at me and say - gee i wish i was that lucky - it is all on how you see it. the truth is somewhere in between - yep i have had it really hard - and yep i am very lucky. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
[Ta...] Posted January 6, 2008 Share Posted January 6, 2008 OK, I am going to try it tonight. I have been "told" this (by books) many times but have never done it. Since it comes from you, silver, I have to do it. Will let you know how far I went. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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[Be...] Posted January 6, 2008 Share Posted January 6, 2008 This is what I mean by positive affirmations and self-talk!!! :thumbsup: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
[si...] Posted January 6, 2008 Author Share Posted January 6, 2008 hi benzonomore - yes affirmations help - i used to do that a lot when i was active in AA - they help to retrain the mind - and my mind definitely benefits from retraining and putting it on a positive track - even when i am not feeling positive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
[Be...] Posted January 6, 2008 Share Posted January 6, 2008 hi benzonomore - yes affirmations help - i used to do that a lot when i was active in AA - they help to retrain the mind - and my mind definitely benefits from retraining and putting it on a positive track - even when i am not feeling positive. Yep, "retrain the brain"...I say that all the time. I used to talk to myself and say the same things over and over till I eventually believed it. "Fake it till ya make it." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
[si...] Posted January 7, 2008 Author Share Posted January 7, 2008 then when you get there - although once you get there - you get there more often. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
[Be...] Posted January 7, 2008 Share Posted January 7, 2008 then when you get there - although once you get there - you get there more often. Absolutely...you are 100% correct!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
[si...] Posted January 7, 2008 Author Share Posted January 7, 2008 so what are some of the things we are thankful for? i am thankful i found this site i am thankful to be off benzo's i am thankful that i am more at peace then i have been in a long time i am thankful for my health my cup of chicory my music my fridg is full my home my friend my family but most of all i am thankful for my sanity ok say we are getting just a little bit too thankful - well then we can make a list of all the things we want to improve on - then take that list and pick just one thing and work on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
[Sa...] Posted January 7, 2008 Share Posted January 7, 2008 That's great Silver! Today I am thankful for this support group and all of you! Thanks for being there! Love, Sandy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
[si...] Posted January 7, 2008 Author Share Posted January 7, 2008 thank you sandy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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