Hello Linda
I read your post, and what jumped out was your feeling less resistant to step one.

I thought that was great. So although you are feeling low right now, that's good progress. You are on your way

Hard to see at times I know. I didn't feel benefits straight away, many do ! .... But step three really helped me, and of course the foundations of step one prepare for that. So how are you feeling about breakfast for today ?

The focus on that, connection here and perhaps you'd like to visit step one list , or depression list ? Really helpful.. I'm so pleased you wrote because that just getting in touch is part of the healing, I hope you can let us know your breakfast news :

Hi everyone,
: I have been struggling with anxiety
: for the past week. It seems to
: come and go like waves throughout
: my body. I have just started
: reading the book as suggested and
: I have slowly become less
: resistant to starting step one. I
: am not eating a whole lot of sugar
: because of my diabetes. Today was
: the first day that I purposely ate
: sugar to numb and check out. I
: have a life-long history of
: depression. I usually experience
: several signs, before I am well on
: my way to full-blown depression. I
: start being unable to sleep, I
: become extremely irritable, and I
: have bouts of anxiety.
: I have come to understand that I am
: most intolerant of any medication
: used to treat depression. (Believe
: Me, I Have Tried Them All). At
: this point, I am just starting to
: see my process starting, and I
: want to nip it in the bud; I am
: not yet fully engaged in a
: depressive cycle.
: I am open to any and all suggestions.