Need some advice

Siqnik

Regular Member

Joined : Oct 2015

Posts : 33

Posted 1/13/2017 12:24 PM (GMT 0)

Hi, so I'm writing this because I just had a monster attack, concerning my breathing, because I had a trigger when I read something about chemicals that are bad for your lungs, so I searched even further and I found that there are small doses in the air, so know I keep the thought that breathing is bad and bad for the body, so Im unable to go to class for now, and unable to shake that bad feeling, even with the medication Im in.

lgm1942

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Joined : Feb 2013

Posts : 6016

Posted 1/13/2017 3:44 PM (GMT 0)

Siqnik, think about it like this, "living is a terminal condition". But being alive is real and wonderful.

You have a tendency to obsess about things most people don't think about, like this super sonic mudball
we are flying through space on hitting a wall, do you have a solution for preventing this, try and find a
copy of the St. France Prayer, in it is a part about changing what we can and accepting that which we cant,
You must find a way to break the tendency to let yourself go to these places, I use a rubber band and snap
it on my wrist, if i can change the problem i allow myself a very limited amount of time for a solution then
snap, if i can do anything about it i snap until i give up the thought process, Peace
Larry ***

Scaredy Cat

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Joined : Sep 2006

Posts : 28868

Posted 1/13/2017 4:03 PM (GMT 0)

Hi Siq,

When I was in therapy, my therapist was working with me on my 'what if' worries. I was insistent that there was reason to fear this or that...

...and he explained that those of high intelligence often suffer anxiety because of the inability for the mind to stop searching, questioning...problem solving. When negativity and fear are involved, this often results in our own 'inventing' things to be worried about....

...but if we will use our positive/rational thinking instead, our intelligence and problem solving can be turned around to help us 'heal' ourselves.

The next time you are worrying about something...get busy and work on recovery efforts! Read books about anxiety management, learn therapy skills!!

You have the ability to feed the anxiety...or cut it off a the knees!
;)

With encouragement,

S.C.

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