Instead of just worrying about it. Tell yourelf muy eye feels funny so what can I do about it. I can put in eye drops, I can put a cool tea bag on it, then tell yourself if it is still bothering you, then you will call the doctor. You have the skills to take care of yourself and you will. Period. This way you are addressing your worry and stopping by taking care of it. You know how to take the best of care of yourself.

don't self diagnose. find a clinic or a hospital and get yourself checked out. try not to worry about it too, as it could be maybe caused by your anxiety.

Okay think of it this way. Maybe you do have a brain tumor. maybe this means you will die. ten minutes of panic. okay calm down now. What do you want to do in the meantime? Who do you want to call? go do those things, set up that vacation with your boss (without telling him you want it because of parania).


Then, call your doctor. set up an appointment. They can't get you in for a month? Okay. Nothing you can do about it. Breath. go do that one thing that always cheers you up and stops you from thinking, but isn't usually linked to stress.

for example, masturbation stops me from thinking, but I find it usually increases my stress (it decreases stress but is linked to it). It acts to me the way getting high does, putting me in a numbed state where I can feel my thoughts at the edges but the feelings drown out the thoughts.

Whereas Putting on music and pacing just makes me happy and upbeat, putting me in the mood of whatever genre I have on.

Or watch a movie.


You can't cause you have responsibilites? Do this.... finish up what you started on now. NO EXCUSES. time yourself (I have ADHD so I take strict measures to make sure I finish things).
Finish that ONE thing that you already started on or have to finish. n if you can concentrate. you know not finishing it will feel worse.

Then know that the thing you just finished is the ONLY thing you have on your "must do today" list that you actually ARE going to finish today. Know this, decide on it, inform the people that you feel guilty about not finishing it. That way when you do my next step you aren't feeling anxious about not finishing what you have to.


then go do that "not linked to stress happy thing" I talked about. Or watch a movie. something that not only makes the thoughts stop but makes you feel happy and in a good mood.

this stuff helps me. Though it's a good idea to have some plans for nightime, so that you don't stay up all night worrying. like tire yourself out.

Have it looked at so you can deal with whatever it is and not have to sit and wonder what it could be. I had a recent scare with possible breast cancer and worked myself into incredibly stressed out by looking at things on the internet. Nothing helps except finding out what you're facing and THEN dealing with it. Don't borrow trouble by convincing yourself it's something horrible. There are a zillion things that it could be, including nothing. Until you find out for sure what it is, you can't torture yourself by guessing.