Anxiety Support Group

Anxiety is a physical condition marked by intense and persistent feelings of distress, fear, angst or dread. General anxiety caused by routine day-to-day stresses usually passes quickly and is experienced by almost everyone at one time or another. However, such feelings that linger over time and are very difficult to cope with, and which lack a clear cause, may indicate...

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Jenniferswe
Jenniferswe

I'm having a lot of problems with anxiety.  I imagine all kinds of terrible things happening to me.  I know there are people who who can push these thoughts out of their heads.  Do you have advice for me?


Thank you in advance.

AnxietyLife09
AnxietyLife09
That happens to me and I just listen to music to forget what I was thinking. Have you tried that?
arfie
arfie
hello, jenn. welcome to the forum. our beloved suncloud was spot on about this being a more active forum.

i, too, have known people who claim they can push intrusive thoughts out of my head. sadly, their methods haven't worked well for me. i've had better results from anxiety management techniques. those pesky intruders are still there, but they have less power to control my life these days.

but that is me and every case is unique.

here's to hoping you find the pushout acvice that works for you.

welcome to the forum.
Tired
Tired
You might have OCD. Read a book or find a website to see if you can
find techniques that might help you.
Community LeaderMid
Mid
There are many different ways to figure out what works for you, and you've taken the important first step in writing it out.

Here's to Suncloud sharing that this group is more active. There are many people who stop in for a quick visit, and others who keep quiet but offer so much support and encouragement.

Welcome to Anxiety board!
hasty_05
hasty_05
I can’t push a thought totally out of my head and just make it gone but I can now recognize my anxiety as anxiety thoughts. I can now refute my stinking thinking. When I catastrophize like you said you were doing, I can know the name of what I am doing. It’s called a cognitive distortion or unhelpful thinking style. I’ve asked my husband to remind me when I’m doing it out loud. I then focus on moving my body in another activity. I need to move my body to unfocus my mind or change my thinking. I do self talk that refutes my irrational thoughts. I learned skills through a CBT course. Anxiety still comes around but I feel better naming it and recognizing it. My relative needed medication plus an CBT course and it helped them a lot. We each are different and I hope you’ll find something helpful. Welcome to this forum!
Jenniferswe
Jenniferswe
thank you everyone.
guitarman79
guitarman79
Hi Jenn,

Theirs good and bad day's for me.

I love music, But, have intrusive thoughts while listening to it,

I try to battle through it though.

And I have sleep issues, It can and will wake me up in the early morning
Jenniferswe
Jenniferswe
Thank you
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