Peaceful Guy Posted May 2, 2010 Posted May 2, 2010 i worry too much. i say too much because its not fun, and it gets in the way of me enjoying my free time. in some ways i know better, but still get caught up in doing it anyway. just yesterday i couldn't get in touch with my father all day.. his cell just went strait to voicemail. this is out of character for him but still.. i got super worried, assumed the worst.. ended up calling his houseline early early this morning.. well, he was fine.. the phone was out of batteries! duh! but still, instead of assuming the most logical scenario i let my mind race and come to awful conclusions.. ridiculous really.. any advice? tips? suggestions? i could really use some techniques to not let my worrying get the better of me! thanks!
CLC2008 Posted May 2, 2010 Posted May 2, 2010 http://www.ehealthmd.com/library/anxietyworry/AHW_when.html
Author Peaceful Guy Posted May 2, 2010 Author Posted May 2, 2010 http://www.ehealthmd.com/library/anxietyworry/AHW_when.html thank you CLC2008, that was very helpful!
CLC2008 Posted May 3, 2010 Posted May 3, 2010 thank you CLC2008, that was very helpful! It's pretty spot on. I also implemented a once a day worry plan, whereas for an entire month, I only allowed myself to worry once per day at a set time for a half hour. Though it's not 100% all of the time, it def helped me process my thoughts better.
pureinheart Posted May 3, 2010 Posted May 3, 2010 i worry too much. i say too much because its not fun, and it gets in the way of me enjoying my free time. in some ways i know better, but still get caught up in doing it anyway. just yesterday i couldn't get in touch with my father all day.. his cell just went strait to voicemail. this is out of character for him but still.. i got super worried, assumed the worst.. ended up calling his houseline early early this morning.. well, he was fine.. the phone was out of batteries! duh! but still, instead of assuming the most logical scenario i let my mind race and come to awful conclusions.. ridiculous really.. any advice? tips? suggestions? i could really use some techniques to not let my worrying get the better of me! thanks! You know what PG...your a good person...my kids could give a rats a** about me for the mostpart, especially if there's no money involved, they have little to do with me...your blessed.
Author Peaceful Guy Posted May 4, 2010 Author Posted May 4, 2010 You know what PG...your a good person...my kids could give a rats a** about me for the mostpart, especially if there's no money involved, they have little to do with me...your blessed. thanks pureinheart, that was really nice of you to say!
pureinheart Posted May 7, 2010 Posted May 7, 2010 Hey PG...on my last reply...my kids do care about me outside of money...my bad, I was just pissed and I'm real onery sometimes...although I do stand by what I said about you being good people! Worrying is natural, especially concerning our parents...both of mine have passed and I still will catch myself wondering what's up with them...
Author Peaceful Guy Posted May 8, 2010 Author Posted May 8, 2010 Hey PG...on my last reply...my kids do care about me outside of money...my bad, I was just pissed and I'm real onery sometimes... i know man.. i figured as much.. but still, thanks for the kind words! it really did cheer me up a whole hell of a lot so i can't thank you enough!
Engadget Posted May 9, 2010 Posted May 9, 2010 I have this issue lately too. I'm so worried and stress I'm on the brink of losing my mind sometimes. Money issues, school, moving, losing my pets to my ex. It's almost too much most days. I've lost hope that things will get better too.
D-Lish Posted May 9, 2010 Posted May 9, 2010 I also implemented a once a day worry plan, whereas for an entire month, I only allowed myself to worry once per day at a set time for a half hour. How did you train yourself to do that? I have anxiety- I worry about everything all day everyday- my body is on high alert all day. You know that feeling when someone sneaks up behind you and scares the crap out of you- how your body jumps into fight or flight mode? Physically I am revved up like that 24/7. My body responds like that even when I am not even thinking about anything stressful.
skydiveaddict Posted May 9, 2010 Posted May 9, 2010 How did you train yourself to do that? I have anxiety- I worry about everything all day everyday- my body is on high alert all day. You know that feeling when someone sneaks up behind you and scares the crap out of you- how your body jumps into fight or flight mode? Physically I am revved up like that 24/7. My body responds like that even when I am not even thinking about anything stressful. You cant train yourself to do it D. You should have seen me when I came back from Afghanistan. I needed professional help and meds. But it was worth it
jenifer1972 Posted May 9, 2010 Posted May 9, 2010 Sometimes you need to take meds to break the cycle. Anxiety begets more anxiety, like a growing snowball and then neuropathways start to become very 'rutlike' and hard to break out of.
CLC2008 Posted May 9, 2010 Posted May 9, 2010 How did you train yourself to do that? I have anxiety- I worry about everything all day everyday- my body is on high alert all day. You know that feeling when someone sneaks up behind you and scares the crap out of you- how your body jumps into fight or flight mode? Physically I am revved up like that 24/7. My body responds like that even when I am not even thinking about anything stressful. Anytime my mind began thinking negative thoughts, I had to repeat to myself "you're only allowed to have those thoughts once per day for a half an hour". And I set a specific time for that. What started to happen, after doing it for awhile, was that once that time rolled around, I didn't even realize it. By no means, is it something that will fix it for good but I have found that I am much more aware of my thought process and how it effects me. Which is key, because then you learn to divert your attention elsewhere. I still have difficulty with certain things, but I am learning what thoughts are rational and which ones aren't, which is very helpful.
Author Peaceful Guy Posted May 9, 2010 Author Posted May 9, 2010 Sometimes you need to take meds to break the cycle. Anxiety begets more anxiety, like a growing snowball and then neuropathways start to become very 'rutlike' and hard to break out of. im not normally for meds, but yeah.. when i had really bad anxiety last fall my friend gave me some of his ativan.. i took it before bed off and on for a couple of weeks. the break in the physical feeling of anxiety allowed my mind to work through the psychological side of it and get some good sleep. not something i would want to become dependent on though..
jenifer1972 Posted May 9, 2010 Posted May 9, 2010 im not normally for meds, but yeah.. when i had really bad anxiety last fall my friend gave me some of his ativan.. i took it before bed off and on for a couple of weeks. the break in the physical feeling of anxiety allowed my mind to work through the psychological side of it and get some good sleep. not something i would want to become dependent on though.. Oh, for sure! You don't want to take any benzo long term due to the dependency issues. Buspar helps some people and doesn't have the addictive potential. Not as strong though.
Author Peaceful Guy Posted May 9, 2010 Author Posted May 9, 2010 .. Buspar helps some people and doesn't have the addictive potential. Not as strong though. it looks interesting.. thanks. i wish i could buy a bottle of ativan and leave it in the pantry next to the tylonol and musinex.. but alas..
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