Don't just take our word for it!
Browse through these success stories and see how PBs has become a crucial part of their lives. You may find someone with a story similar to your own!
"Our Feelings are Our Feelings, Our Behaviour is Always a Choice" in Action
I have a dear friend, Sara, who lives in France. She has previously had thyroid cancer and is currently dealing with breast cancer for which she has undergone chemotherapy (lost her hair etc.) and radiotherapy. However, one of the worst things about her chemotherapy treatment in summer / autumn 2010, after the initial peeling off of the skin on her hands and feet, is that her fingers and toes sting and tingle due to nerve damage which could continue another year or two or even indefinitely.
When I visited Sara in 2004, I told her about PBs and how it could be used in all kinds of circumstances. In Autumn 2011, Sara came to the UK to attend a course at the Penny Brohn Cancer Care Centre near Bristol. Whilst on this course, she wrote the following in a letter to me and has given me permission to publish this article and this extract as it may inspire others either dealing with cancer or another challenging life situation.
'I meant to say earlier Tess that I was able to input your Protective Behaviours thing (about not being able to control emotions but being able to control behaviours) into group discussions today when we were talking about the emotional impact of cancer diagnosis, treatment etc - it's all left me feeling more positive with a few action plans.'
Never underestimate the power of PBs and how bringing it into 'innocent conversations' can help someone in their time of need!
Tess Angelico, PBs' Trainer & Mentor
Margie's Story
I used to work on a sheltered workshop assembly line. There were people working on each side of me. Now, I have had trouble with nervousness and took nerve pills. But every day I got very mad at the people who irritated me and I yelled at them. My boss would come running and would shout at me because I wasn't "controlling myself". Then I would cry and a number of boxes would go by. My boss would have to do them which meant I didn't get paid as much.
I then started to take part in a Protective Behaviours class. I really liked going to my 'Special Place'. It was so pretty and quiet. So, it was suggested that whenever I began to feel irritated at the person on my right, that I go to my 'Special Place' quickly, see it then go back to my work.
So I agreed I would do that. A month later my boss called the Protective Behaviours Trainer and asked her what had happened to me. When asked why, my boss said that I wasn't blowing up as much anymore and when he asked me, I said it was because I had learned to go to my 'Special Place'. He wanted to know what that was!
When my Trainer saw me again, she asked me how things were going, I told her everybody was wondering why I wasn't blowing up so much, and that it was because I would go to my 'Special Place' when I got irritated or mad.