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Old Mar 29, 2004, 08:56 PM
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<font color=blue>Please bare with me , i'm writing this from the book Don't Panic and thought that this will help some of you, I hope it does because it's helped me..I highlighted the ones that affected me the most</font color=blue>

Expected Attitdues

* I can't let anyone know
* Panic is evil, bad, the enemy
* <font color=red>I want to avoid the symptoms</font color=red>
* I must relax right now
* I must stay on guard
* This is a test
*<font color=red> I must be certain that there is no risk</font color=red>
*<font color=red> This had better work</font color=red>

Healing Attitudes

* I am not ashamed
*<font color=red> What can I learn as a student of panic?</font color=red>
*<font color=red> I want to face the symptoms to gain skills</font color=red>
* <font color=red>It's OK to be anxious here</font color=red>
*<font color=red> I wont GUARD against my anxiety</font color=red>
*<font color=red> This is practice</font color=red>
* I can tolerate uncertainty
*<font color=red>It's OK if it doesn't work</font color=red>

<font color=red>~Sundance~</font color=red>

<font color=blue>"Never react emotionally to criticism. Analyze yourself to determine whether it is justified. If it is, correct yourself. Otherwise, go on about your business."</font color=blue>

<font color=black>Norman Vincent Peale</font color=black>
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