Stop living in fear

Sometimes i feel as if I take one step forward and 2 steps back. I have no choice but to keep trying

I AM FREE. I AM LOVED and I AM SAFE! Everyday I learn more and more about domestic violence though books, web groups, art therapy, group therapy and counseling. Every bit of what I learn makes me that much stronger.

I joined a domestic violence survivors group with about 20 other women.

I doing the R. Lundy Bancroft book I was given in counseling. I’m going to group therapy tommorow. I’ve researched until i fell asleep at my desk. I will overcome my fears and LIVE MY LIFE!

Today I have begun doing a workbook my counselor gave me. Im ecstatic about becoming a survivor and not a victim.

I wnt to court today for the umteenth time and I go to counseling tommorow again. Its a start.

I’m a very private person in most repects and the idea of starting a blog was scary. Did I really want to “reveal” myself in such a public way? Well, I took a leap of faith and just did it. While it might seem like a small thing to some, it took a lot of courage for me to not only sign up, but also write and publish the first post. Yay me!

I live my life with a lot of anxiety and fear. I don’t really know why, but thanks to a crazy friend I have who never lets me give into it I find myself constantly confronting my fears and overcoming them. You will be amazed what you can do when you have someone there to give you a push. I am still living my life trying to not give in to my fear and anxiety. Here are some tips that help me -http://blog.dalecarnegie.com/tipsforsuccess/20-tips-on-overcoming-fear/

I dont know what to do, every morning when my husband leaves for work. I find myself not being able to sleep. I hear noises and often times scare myself so much I just get up rather than try to sleep. The two times I have been able to fall back asleep I have had intense nightmares until I wake up, and of those two times I was only asleep for about a half hour. I dont know how to not be scared when he leaves. I turn all the lights on lock the dead bolt, and still I cannot manage to make myself go back to sleep. This makes me soooo angry cause I feel like people are winning and taking over my life. ANY ADVICE????

for some strange reason believe I’m scared like a small tiny mouse. Here I’m a grown man and I’m thinking tremble like a puppy about stupid stuff. Why can’t I walk and talk like I live to the fullest? My arms when I walk are stiff. I “feel” the stiffness of fear in how I carry myself around others. Fear is disabling me from feeling loose and comfortable. I feel as if I can’t simply be myself. yuck.