willy2

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1. Studying...neck & back aches....

   willy2 replied to caffeineRx's topic in General Nursing

   Yoga and heating pads are great suggestions too!

2. Studying...neck & back aches....

   willy2 replied to caffeineRx's topic in General Nursing

   One thing that may help if you exercise is to strengthen your back muscles by doing pulling exercises. This has helped me with my general upper back shoulder and neck pain:specs:

3. Mindfulness Meditation and Buddhism

   willy2 replied to frellyou's topic in Stress 101

   Rabbitgirl, I love what you said and I copied below and you are soo right! Also, it is like exercise. You don't start with the biggest weights on the first day, you just continue to lift the smaller ones for a long, long, time before anything like pr...

4. Mindfulness Meditation and Buddhism

   willy2 replied to frellyou's topic in Stress 101

   Thanks for all the great meditation advice. I learned a lot in your post:heartbeat

5. I cry all the time.......what next??????

   willy2 replied to docpsychrn42's topic in Stress 101

   Any update docpsychrn42? Let us know how you are doing?

6. Mindfulness Meditation and Buddhism

   willy2 replied to frellyou's topic in Stress 101

   Love the 2b at the end of your moniker :)

7. I cry all the time.......what next??????

   willy2 replied to docpsychrn42's topic in Stress 101

   You're welcome... Happy Holidays :)

8. Mindfulness Meditation and Buddhism

   willy2 replied to frellyou's topic in Stress 101

   This is really interesting and not surprising. My first reaction to CBT and TEA forms etc was that they appeared to be Taoist in nature. I wish western medicine would embrace eastern forms more often:up:

9. Mindfulness Meditation and Buddhism

   willy2 replied to frellyou's topic in Stress 101

   You're welcome. You can lead a horse to water but you can't make it drink as they say. I hope your daughter is feeling better.

10. I cry all the time.......what next??????

    willy2 replied to docpsychrn42's topic in Stress 101

    Great advice Finn and Zoe :)

11. Mindfulness Meditation and Buddhism

    willy2 replied to frellyou's topic in Stress 101

    Sorry for being so late in replying. The TEA form is a simple thought countering exercise where you list the thoughts that cause anxiousness and stress and then identify the common thinking errors in your thoughts and refute them and replace the orig...

12. Help for stress and worry- CBT

    willy2 replied to willy2's topic in Stress 101

    Thanks for answering for me while I was absent. I could not have answered any better:yeah: I am so happy to hear CBT was useful for you also:up: The book by Sam Obitz that we used in my CBT group referenced the book Feeling Good you mentioned as an ...

13. I cry all the time.......what next??????

    willy2 replied to docpsychrn42's topic in Stress 101

    There is a lot of good advice so please take whatever advice resonates with you so that you can start to feel some relief. Like one person said you have to treat yourself in order to help others. Thinking of you:heartbeat

14. Help for stress and worry- CBT

    willy2 posted a topic in Stress 101

    I was on meds for my stress and anxiety before I found CBT and it cured me and got me off meds in a reasonable period of time. CBT taught me how to help myself deal with all the stress in my life and grow and learn better coping strategies. The thoug...

15. I cry all the time.......what next??????

    willy2 replied to docpsychrn42's topic in Stress 101

    I agree with everything Angie had to say. Really good advice. From personal experience i would suggest trying to find a counselor or group who specializes in CBT aka cognitive therapy. Hang in there:heartbeat