doing something you have been avoiding (exposure); and

Also you can collect evidence to test the truth or otherwise of your beliefs. The feeling of doing something good for those less fortunate gives me an amazing feeling which gives me something to focus on when Life is rubbish and I want to die. My self-esteem was very low, but everything turned round when my mum went into a Home. Finding new ways of looking at your problems and dealing with them is a running theme through this book and you will have realised by now that the tools and techniques of self-help can be adapted to many situations. Start by answering these questions. When you are doing cognitive exercises, keep your mental responses short and to the point. Any one of us can have thoughts like these from time to time. Compulsions often have to be repeated many times before it feels like the thought has been cancelled out. The perfectionist The desire to improve is one of the bedrocks of human progress, and there are times when a perfectionist streak will lead us to achievements that we never thought were possible. People that suffer from this disorder may honestly feel as if they are dying, having a heart attack, or losing their minds. It may be that exposure work has taken you as far as it can. Introvert or Extrovert? from doctors or friends and family) that one does not have serious symptoms or diseases. Only do as much as you feel able to do - if you have been breathing badly for years, you might find it quite strange to breathe correctly. Start with one activity once a week, and add others so that you dont grow bored. Whatever you do, dont give up. Start by asking yourself two questions: Reassess your goals Have you set two of the rungs on the ladder too far apart, and is that why your progress has stalled? Press your head back, hard. I wasnt able to breathe, I felt I was losing my breath.. Has this been true in the past? Blood/injection/injury type, like the fear of medical procedures including needles, hospitals.