"A crust eaten in peace is better than a banquet partaken in anxiety." - Aesop The Battle Anxiety is a worthy opponent. You try to punch him down and every time you think you have him knocked out he gets right back up. Do you get into the ring battling it out in a constant fight for your serenity every day and every night? Do you wish you could stop your racing thoughts and just [...]
"I'm a survivor - a living example of what people can go through and survive." - Elizabeth Taylor Facts I am 5'4 1/2". My name is Carrie. My father was a truck driver. My mother was a stay-at-home mom/insurance broker. I am a 5th generation (or so) American. I am of European descent. These are facts about me. I am also a sexual abuse survivor. This is also a fact. Although I would like it [...]
“You can’t imagine just how much believing in negative thoughts is affecting your life…until you stop.” - Charles Glassman Can you barely get out of bed in the morning? Do you dread the idea of going anywhere? Are your days spent crying spontaneously? Do you lie on the couch and zone out to reruns of Law & Order? I hate to admit it, but I think I did this for years. Yes, years. Or, perhaps [...]
“Every man has his secret sorrows which the world knows not; and often times we call a man cold when he is only sad.” - Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Have you seen those commercials for the Addiction Recovery Network or whatever it’s called? The guy proclaims, “I was once an addict, but I’m not one now”. I’m not sure if I believe you can become “un-addicted” to drugs and alcohol, but I do know that you [...]
