: 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.

Glad you wrote. The very best thing is to start with step one.
Learn the four parts. Enough protein for your weight, a complex carb, within an hour and every day.

If you do to the main website and click on the *Start* link in the top bar and then the 7 step guides, you
can learn more about step one. Getting steady on the steps will have a huge impact on your depression and
your anxiety.

Kathleen