Part II

6. I resolve to learn new self-help techniques to supplement my current treatment.
My current treatment is quite limited. No meds, can't afford them. Can't get on Medicaid until I get copies of birth certificates for two youngest children. Can hardly make it out the door for job search some days. Self-help at the moment consists of giving myself "time outs" when I get too crabby or going to Mamaw's for coffee and gossip. :P

I have some self-help books. Finding them would be a good mini-goal. Perhaps getting some church-based counseling would be an option. Getting money for the birth certs might work too.

I went back to church last Sunday. It felt good. The pianist in the women's group was not there, and I offered to "right hand" the hymns for them. There's all kind of help they can give that we (desperately) need right now, but I did not want to go in and say "Hi, I'm new. I need help."

7. I resolve to make time for activities I enjoy rather than focusing on how I feel all the time.
I suck at this one. I have bought supplies to make cards and scrapbook numerous times since our arrival in kentucky, but have rarely actually gotten around to using them. Mostly the kids get into it and scatter and destroy. This does not do a lot for my happiness.

I resolve to get the dang table cleared off tonight so I can do some crafty-type things. I also resolve to make a "date with myself" each week for similar activities.

8. I resolve to communicate with others who have anxiety disorders so I will feel less alone.
I have a lot of online contacts, but am not especially active in the depression (etc) groups. I could resolve to visit them at least once every other day and to find a local irl group.

9. I resolve to praise myself each day for my strength and courage in the face of a difficult disorder.
Well, they mention looking yourself in the mirror each day. I do have a small mirror in a compact, but that is it. FIL's wife had gotten me one for Xmas for the bathroom, but that was broken the day after we got it home. I'll deal with the compact for now, but in two weeks I want to have a 8x10 mirror in the house again.

10. I resolve to take control of my well-being, to never give up, and to keep seeking answers until I am well again.
I think this is already done. If I didn't give up that first Saturday at Amazon, I won't give up at just about anything. But that's a story for another day.

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