Wow.  Stunning.  I guess what I'd like to know was what was your overall thought process of "The Work?"  Did you find it valuable?  Would you keep doing it for your other fears and anxieties?  

Thanks for sharing.  You're not only liked but beloved by many on here.  I count myself among your fans and those who look up to you for your creative spirit and what appears as effortless kindness.  It's a pleasure and an honor to know you, and I'm grateful for the times when we interact and I can hear you on the radio.

Wishing you a successful journey, @isaria.  Your post reminds me so much of someone very close to me who is struggling with anxiety, panic attacks, and depression, as well.  She has her good days but they are followed by four or five very difficult ones.

In the same boat insurance wise so she has no professional support.  I'm going to look into this CBT therapy you speak of.  Like you, she's very intelligent and very literate so I feel confident she has the tools to use something like this on her own.  The questions is, will she?

I'm following you now so I can keep up on your journey and perhaps pass along any tips you share.  Sending you, and her, good vibes.  Peace be with you!

I like you @isaria!

well done - it is a great tool to practise , and i have had some experience with CBT too. It helped me calm down and improve my life and then like all things that benefit me, i forgot about it and stopped putting in the practise. Anyway, i am well -here and now and i hope you have a awesome week too.

This is so awesome! You should be mega proud of yourself for taking the steps to move past thoughts holding you back. Thanks for sharing I'll be sure to be following this series <3

Wow! that blew me away. I believe that your positive attitude is so encouraging! Your open mind and having the thought that it may work gives success the chance it needs. 

I love Steemit, but, it can suck the life out of you if you are not careful with balancing it AND life. Especially if you have a life outside of it. 

I believe you will find this balance you want - I really do. Good luck and thank you for sharing your journey. My thoughts and prayers go out to you as you make your way.

And know that you are loved by many.

Upped and Steemed

If you think nobody likes you, you'll focus on things that make it seem true.

I've liked you since I met you!

💜

Best of luck to you with this.

I really liked the thought process of using questions to unweave and untangle the puzzle the brain creates. The mind is always such a tricky thing. 

Thank you for sharing I really enjoyed reading this. I am glad you had a helpful friend who offered support in form of information.

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This sounds like a really positive move forward. Congrats on being courageous enough to make this move! Supporting you all the way!

Well constructed post. Upped and resteemed

Hi @isaria

blogs are very interesting of course. :) I like. if you do not mind, stop by to my blog to look around. :)

I really appreciate the real way you share your inner journey. 
You piqued my interest and stimulated many questions and a desire to share some of the tools I have learned over the yeas. I am thinking you will probably share the answers to my questions in future posts.
Thanks for sharing 
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Good for you on taking charge and creating balance CBT can be a very effective therapy for changing negative loops but you do have to consciously work at it. I look forward to reading about your progress! 

PS I like you so you can cross that worry off your list :) ❤️❤️❤️

I wish you all the best of luck, not an easy journey, but you have begun it, which is a very positive thing. I can relate to a lot of what you write here and I guess my life is never in balance. I just get into things too much. I hope this will work for you and make your life more balanced and I also hope you will feel much better soon. >3

Byron Katie's work is incredible. I don't know if I could ever take it as far as she does, or her examples do. You might also like the app called Access Consciousness. (I think it is free)
You set reminders, stop, watch your thoughts/feelings and ask: Who does this belong to?  99% of "stuff" is us taking on someone else's judgments, beliefs,  whatever. Then we can gently return the feelings/thoughts which do not belong to us. 
Wishing you the best!!

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Wish you good luck on this journey, @isaria. I will look forward to your accounts and update on this. You know I read the last quote and it feels like someone managed to find words for an empowering feeling that has had me pumped for much of the past half decade, even in the face of uncertainties.
>“When you can honestly look forward to experiences that have been uncomfortable, there is no longer anything to fear in life: you see everything as a gift that can bring you self-realization.”

I am so impressed with your willingness to put yourself out there- this is a hard thing for many (including me) to admit. I love you so lovely and hope you know that you're a fantastic human being. You bring so much light to steemit, even when you're dancing with the gray.

I absolutely love Byron Katie's work! It was a complete game-changer for me. I kept a journal and challenged all of my self-defeating thoughts. So many people noticed the change in me. I use it with my students often as well. CBT can be so powerful if you continue the practice! I wish you luck and am eager to see how things work out for you.

I admire your courage and tenacity. I have been doing CBT for a few years. I have Traumatic Brain Injury so it will probably be life long. In my experience, the right therapist is paramount. I hope this will not be a problem for you. It sounds like you are aware of your tendencies and that is paramount. I am always my worst critic and it sounds that way for you as well, know that. Great read for me. Keep it up.

Hi, Isaria. It's nice to meet you. I've had a rough year with anxiety myself, tougher than in the past. I've read a lot about how to get past it, I've been to therapy. I've found that working out consistently and eating right has helped. It's also helped me to keep a morning routine. The more I stick to a positive habit of creating a good morning and a pre bed time ritual, the more I I feel positive feelings and think positive thoughts. I slip a lot, but I've found that it's about getting back on that horse, saying "well, that happened" and  going as long as I can with a positive routine again, consistency, repetition, retraining my brain, creating new thought pattern habits takes time like any habit creation. Good luck, thanks for sharing your experience. By the looks of the response to this post you're not alone

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