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Joy181's Journal

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Wednesday, July 9, 2008

Well, I did a presentation yesterday for a class that I was DREADING, and it actually turned out quite well! I am very proud of myself :) I also got my marks back from my class that I finished a couple of weeks ago and did well!

Shifting gears a little to my separation anxiety...my boyfriend was in India for the past 16 days on a business trip, I was so glad to see him home on the weekend. I missed him so much! And I had held up quite well while he was away. We talked on the phone every day and it didnt seem as if he were not here. Fast forward two days later and he is in L.A. on another business trip for four days. Not long, but I cannot get a hold of him at this moment and it is driving me crazy. I have been really stressed out lately with school (I recently started two more courses this summer) and I know that it is contributing to my anxiety.

So I feel very uneasy at the moment. Any words of encouragement would help!

Karen

UPDATED GOALS

Finish my uni degree

Progress 45%

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You can count on me for encouragement. I'm so glad the last trip went ok for both of you. The anticipation is always the worst part. I'm a worrier, but in my therapy I realize that pre-worrying is worthless if not harmful. You spend too much energy on the worrying and usually it turns out that it was for nothing, and even if something did go wrong, it would be out of your control and you'd still have to suffer with whatever bad thing happened only now you've also spent time worrying about it too.

Try not to stress about not being able to get a hold of your boyfriend. It's a waste of energy. Assume things are fine and convince yourself that if things aren't ok, it's beyond your control and you'll deal with it if it becomes a real issue. I'm guessing he's tied up or lost track of time and he's just fine.

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