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Posted 4/13/2013 2:32 PM (GMT 0)
Great point Joja!

Often it does come down to a choice.

I have had to choose to believe my doctor when I have wanted to pursue medical tests in the past, for something that he did not think was worth worrying about....but I was obsessing over!

It was not easy to initally do...but I chose to trust that my anxiety was driving my fears...that I was in fact healthy and not in need of a bunch of tests to diagnose what wasn't actually there.

The result? Once I consciously let go of the obsession and control...I was left with an amazing freedom!

I still struggle from time to time, but letting go and choosing to believe that I am fine has been the most healing and freeing step for me.:)

S.C.
Posted 4/13/2013 2:59 PM (GMT 0)
It's hard now that I'm mostly supposed to be off my feet for the rest of this pregnancy. I think that's what filtered into this anxiety even more because I was very active before, I worked 2-3 jobs, worke out and ran everyday, went to school full time, etc. now I feel like I sit home all day with nothing to do. Any suggestions? I was thinking of taking a walk or something. I'm not sure. I just want to get past this. I feel like I hangout in bed for as long as possible in the morning so I don't have to go into the real world and start thinking too much and overwhelm myself. I really just want these meds to kick in.
Posted 4/13/2013 8:01 PM (GMT 0)
I agree - don't indulge in those things you mention but also expand that to include anything at all that enters the mind. I think it's important just to acknowledge things in the mind but then completely ignore them. Never fight with them! They'll get worse. BTW this is the method that most disciplines (yoga, buddhism, zen, tao etc) use to reach enlightenment. When I notice PAD approaching I just acknowledge that it is there. Then I try to relax through breathing techniques
Posted 4/14/2013 4:27 AM (GMT 0)
Definitely I can relate to wondering if I am going insane. It was during a time when I was very overwhelmed by even very small issues. Every small decision I needed to make was an ordeal. I kept weighing up the pros and cos, wanting to be able to somehow control the outcome, but always second guessing myself. I was so sleep deprived that when I was awake, things that wouldn't otherwise bother me, bothered me greatly. I felt paralyzed and fearful for no reason.

I hated going to bed as that was the time when I was alone with my thoughts. I was thankful for times when I had appointments and wasn't on my own as focusing on someone else's voice and ideas could be a break from the constant battle going on in my mind.

The tossing and turning of my thoughts was mentally gruelling. I know one thing which is working for me, is simplifying and learning to focus on life giving thoughts. At the worst of my anxiety I felt there were so many different trains of thoughts going on in my head about one thing. I decided to choose the most life giving train of thought and no matter how I felt I would stick to that and act in the most life giving way. It has helped tremendously.
Posted 4/14/2013 5:03 AM (GMT 0)
You are right not to indulge in certain thoughts. I would say in all thoughts. But at least in any negative thoughts. It takes courage to separate negative and positive thoughts but you get better at it with time. You  might not realize that many thoughts are very negative and you have to ignore them and focus only on the positive. Your diet now becomes easier when you separate the negative from the positive. But the hard part is to remain "outside the mind". You said that thoughts are endless and it's true thoughts will come non-stop.  And this goes on in everybody's mind. If you can truly remove yourself from the thinking proccess then you wouldn't have a problem. You have to look at the mind "from a distance",  never getting caught-up in it. I would confidently say that the entire human race is "lost in their mind" but in a comfortable way which makes them believe that they are normal, that is they share the same "craziness" so  it seems OK. So when the inevitable happens, keep a distance from it .  Don't fight it. Let it happen. Let it pass through you. It is all negative. You are a positive person. People like you wait for the negative to pass by. Don't forget that your breath is your friend. Breathe positiveness. Stay in touch with your breath. Your breath is always positive. Relax in it. Let the unmanageable happen without you participating in it.
Posted 4/14/2013 5:25 AM (GMT 0)
It is easy to say to seperate +ve and -ve thoughts . Who is going to do it? Its your same mind you are asking to do that task. Do you think it is feasible. Only way it works for me is not have any idle time. When im working all these -ve thoughts dont cross my mind. Only the spare time or extra time when i have on wedkends - all these negativity creeps in. I try to keep myself busy, but due to some circumstances im not doing anything which i enjoyed doing. I feel eliminating the cause which creates this negativity will increase positivity. Even though im unable to do it bcos of some outside forces who are trying to bring in this negative feelings in me. It is not under my control to eliminate this negativity. Only thing i do is shut myself from these negative forces which bother me as far as possible.
Posted 4/14/2013 3:20 PM (GMT 0)
Welcome Catherinebond, free thinker and Veeta!

We are glad that you have joined us! Thanks for your input, and please post with us anytime.

If you feel comfortable doing so, I invite you to start your own thread of introduction anytime, so that more members can recognize you as new and welcome you.;)

Talk to you soon,

Scaredy Cat
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