So after reading more of The Anxiety-Free Child, I finally get to do some homework! Finding what makes me happy and what makes me unhappy or anxious. Writing down both sides. Doing more of the good and less of what makes me feel bad.
I have realized a few things about myself... but i think that I need to focus on it a little more. You see, what makes me bad are things like kids screaming and fighting, not getting enough appreciation or attention from hubby, lack of financial ability to pay bills and the lack of alone time.
So how can I get more of these things to have to deal with them less? I can probably work on the alone time thing but how can I stop the kids from fighting? How can I get hubby to love me more in the way I need him to? (He already knows "how" I need his love... it still hasn't changed him much though.) There must be more to this... I must keep reading.
Now, they also want me to expose myself to MORE of my anxieties and fears... and grasp the feelings that it gives me. Now I have to think about my ACTUAL anxieties. According to the book, fear and anxiety are different in this way:
Fear: Something that you are currently feeling with a current situation you are in. (Looking at a lion in the face while very close).
Anxiety: Something that hasn't happened yet that you are already scared about. (Thinking about how you may see a lion at the zoo that you MAY look at in the face)
What am I anxious about? I must think deeper. I am SURE there is SOMETHING.
Must read more... while I work on free time schedule for myself.
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