Guys,I am really trying hard to be a positive person,I read a lot of positive stuff and to add to that I write down things that can help me become a positive person,I feel I am (losing some enthusiasm from the positivity),anyone can enlighten me a little?
Yesterday I had a worryful day,today I am feeling alright,I feel grateful to this thing
I believe I can beat my worry type of thinking without benzodiazepine,as long as I put in effort and persevere the right way
Well becoming more positive is a worthwhile goal. Do you realize that just by declaring you want to be a positive person, that is positivity right there? Don’t expect to be perfect or a 100% positive all the time. It’s impossible and you would be setting yourself for failure. Be as positive as you can within reason.
Hi Mobc, I too try hard to be positive. I don’t know what it’s like to depend on a benzo so I can’t really give you advice on that. However, being positive means really “feeling” positive by making progress in your life. Perhaps something to take your mind off your worry would be putting on some of your favorite music or watching one of your favorite movies? Just an idea. I believe that “staying busy” with something can help. Sorry you have worry. I know it’s hard not to worry when life is so hard.
Yes,I need to stay positive in a realistic manner,considering my illness and my surrounding,I find I tend to be easier to myself in the right place and with the right people,I need to balance everything and find the “rights”
No one can be positive ALL the time. @77nick77 is right.
Just wanting to try to see some positive is a huge step. Also, be patient with your self. Positive is something to work up to little by little.
Surrounding yourself with positive people can really help.
Thank you guys,i will expect the positive and continue to persevere towards positivity
Well I am on a benzo and have been for almost a year. I give it credit for making me sociable and able to not freakout. I obviously dont abuse it, I take it exactly as prescribed, and it does me a lot of good. It makes me not be a complete nervous wreck and keeps me from drinking every night like I used to. I even drank during the day sometimes. I had a problem with alcohol. I remember drinking a beer after class a few times, then going to the gym, the beer was my preworkout. LOL
Basically I just work hard to relieve my anxiety. For example, a class will cause me anxiety. It looks difficult and challenging. The only way to relieve that anxiety is to do the assigned reading and homework for that class, do the papers or projects that are on the syllabus, then rest easier that night. My shrinks have noted that my anxiety disorder makes me more productive because I never procrastinate, I work to relieve my anxiety.
“Worry-free” is a joke to me. Even the soccer moms I see around my part of town driving new luxury SUVs full of kids have to clean up ■■■■, literally. I myself am an academic, going to university on scholarship for free and working hard to keep my GPA very high so that I will get into graduate programs and earn grants and stipends. I worry a lot. I get a little sick feeling after I eat and gag and cough sometimes, which is due to anxiety, according to my doctors.
Positive and worry-free and not necessarily related. I have a positive outlook on my life, I have done well, do well, and plan to continue to do well, but I do worry.
Very true and very good point. Worry free doesn’t exist. Positive attitude can help keep the worries in perspective.