A Few Updates

Hypnosis- I tried a few more videos and they didn't go as well. They were fantastic for falling asleep but gave me the most awful dreams. I think I'm going to retry the the Being Alone video since that seems to be the only one that was pleasant. I'd also like to try watching one during the day to see if they are actually helping me fall asleep or if I'm just tired. Also, the Nail Biting video did absolutely nothing against my habit. Anyways, this was and continues to be a fascinating experience. I'd love to hear how it's affecting other people (is anyone trying this with me?). I showed it to one of my friends, who hated it.

Being Alone- I keep putting off this fear confrontation. I guess I want to do it at a time when I'm not too busy (so I don't feel as though I'm missing too much of the outside world). But that wouldn't really be too fear-inducing. I waste at least an hour a day on the internet, but for some reason I'm not motivated enough to use one of those hours to do the fear confrontation. I should probably do it tomorrow night, when I'll be busy getting all my work done for chem lab the next day, so that I get really anxious about completing everything. I hope this happens soon; I'm excited to do it. Starting is just difficult.

Needles- I'm happy to announce that a forthcoming fear confrontation will be dealing with something I am very much afraid of- needles! I signed up to donate blood next Wednesday. As scared as I am, this is also kind of exciting. I really appreciate the concept of blood donation, so I am happy to take part in it. I'm glad to suffer through a few minutes of fear to aid someone in need. I wanted to do the last blood drive but it was on my busy day of the week. This one is also on my busy day, so I decided to skip my fitness class in the morning. It's not a big deal since I get 3 skips for the semester and I've only used one. This will definitely be a worthwhile experience.