OK, we introduced the idea of trying something different, and now we need to get to the "how" part of that. Here is your assignment for all of you who are ready to try some stress reducing exercises.

I want all of you to make a list of the following items: Things that you fear, Things that you feel hopeless about, People that bother you, Situations that lead you to feeling uncomfortable, Emotions that are difficult for you to experience, Places that you avoid, and Anything else that you would like to work on that is related to Anxiety and Stress.

After making the list, then I want you to write out some details about each of the things that you listed - what do you fear about them, what bothers you about them, what is it about these certain emotions that is so difficult, why do you avoid this or that place...? This information will be essential for us a few posts down, so hold on to all of this.