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Explain RACING THOUGHTS

4mytasha
4mytasha
What exactly does having racing thoughts mean? I THINK all the time, doesn't everyone? So what is the difference? I wake up with a song in my head every morning (better then when trying to go to sleep which USED to happen to me) along with depressive thoughts but I'm depressed. Of course my thoughts would be depressive. Please explain.
deleted_user
deleted_user
Apparently not. I think all the time and my doctor told me I have to stop. I can just stop thinking as easy as I stop breathing. I get racing thoughts when I panic or just before I panic and these are thoughts that come so fast I can barely hang onto them.
My boyfriend tells me he likes to lie down and just not think.... how the hell does he doe that Ive never stopped thinking despite trying. And I really dont think meditation would work for me,
deleted_user
deleted_user
Racing thought is when you have loads of different things going through your mind so quickly, and in such a disorganised way, that you have no time to make sense of any of it. However, I have no idea how to stop it other than the brown paper bag thing, which calms your whole system down. Sorry I can't help more than that
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deleted_user
giulliano said it best.
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