re: #268 A Mom Anon

Oh crap. I got the name of that book I HATE so much wrong. It’s not “The Gift”, it’s called “The Secret”, another one of those stupid Oprah endorsed pieces of nonsense that’s just so much bullshit. Like if bad stuff happens you had it coming and fuck you. Like you can just wish and think away bad things and if you aren’t freaking happy all the time well, then you’re asking for it. There is so much wrong with that line of thinking I can’t even begin to unpack it right now.

Deepak Chopra style typical Oprah woo.

That anybody believes this shit, no matter how desperate they are to feel ‘good’, is well beyond my understanding. Ignorance of reality I guess.

As for your anxiety attacks, the only thing I found outside of meds that helped me was bio-feedback and relaxation training, both of which just try to train your body to force muscle relaxation when anxiety starts. Meditation is somewhat similar.

Takes a lot of work and you have to keep up with it.