Lately I have been getting these bad bouts of anxiety. I just start worrying about everything that could go wrong and worrying about things that most likely won't happen and reading too much into things and working myself up for no good reason.
For example, tonight:
My Bf and I hang out all of the time and we had no solid plans tonight but I worked overtime and he went home so I called him and asked him if he wanted me to come over and he said no not tonight because he had a headache and wasn't feeling well and was probably going to bed soon. As a side note, I wouldn't be able to make it to his house until midnight.
So, I was getting all paranoid that he is mad at me for some reason and doesn't want to see me.
Ha ha. As I am writing this I see how silly it actually is. It's the new relationship jitters and left over emotions from my severely abusive ex. Just last night I was planning on going home because I spend a lot of nights at home because of my cats and he REALLY wanted me to stay so I stayed and we snuggled all night. In fact, most times it is he asking me to stay over and me declining because I have to go home. This is the first time he has ever not wanted a sleep over.
Wow. I am silly.
Anyway, last night I couldn't sleep because I was worried about not being able to get a Tuesday off on my work schedule because we have plans to go away. Just worrying about everything stupid.
What do you ladies do when this happens? To tell you the truth I already feel a lot better after I wrote this down.
Like you I rationalise it, until I can convince myself the problem is manageable. My usual method is to consider all the evidence that I am wrong, particularly previous similar occasions.
But
It can never go away, as fundamentally, we all have insecurities.
Like you I rationalise it, until I can convince myself the problem is manageable. My usual method is to consider all the evidence that I am wrong, particularly previous similar occasions.
But
It can never go away, as fundamentally, we all have insecurities.
I am reading this and looking in the mirror.
I F ing obsess over stupid stuff like this.
But I have outgrown much of it, just not all of it. Suz.
Post by jengurl1987 on Aug 4, 2015 13:34:31 GMT -5
Suzy, I identify with you. I spend too much time worrying about stuff that never actually happens. Some years ago, I wrote this on a piece of paper: Worry about tomorrow when tomorrow is today. I wish that I could live up to the words that I had written.
Yeah, I get anxiety quite often. Sometimes mine is caused by health issues, though...
So you should always rule some things out to make sure you don't have some type of vitamin deficiency or other underlying issue causing you to have an increase in anxiety.
Other than that.. magnesium is pretty good for calming nerves. Powdered, flavored form.. mix it in with some water.
Then you will also want to just busy yourself with something to take your mind off of whatever you are obsessing about. Clean, read, watch funny videos on youtube... whatever will work. Then.. focus on something else... maybe things like your schedule for the next day.. or happy things, or things you are grateful for. That is mostly what I do when I'm thinking about bad things, I just try to refocus my thoughts to something else and then I eventually forget about the negative thoughts.... especially if they were silly in the first place, and most of them are.
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I'm 23 and I have generalized anxiety and social anxiety. Its steadily gotten worse with age as the responsibilities pile on. For me, talking to a loved one about what I'm feeling and getting their reassurance is great medicine. Of course, with my personality type, I struggle to talk about my feelings lol.
I just got married to my husband, who also has some of the same anxieties, but he has such a loving personality, so I'm never yelled at or made to feel ashamed of my feelings. Instead, he listens and supports. I think a partner who knows how anxiety works makes it easier.
Post by heatherly on Sept 17, 2015 16:11:29 GMT -5
I have similar anxiety, midnight. Mine has gotten worse over the last few years, so I need to work on it. It sure is a long process to rearrange my negative thoughts, but it's worth it.
I'm 23 and I have generalized anxiety and social anxiety. Its steadily gotten worse with age as the responsibilities pile on. For me, talking to a loved one about what I'm feeling and getting their reassurance is great medicine. Of course, with my personality type, I struggle to talk about my feelingsI s lol. I just got married to my husband, who also has some of the same anxieties, but he has such a loving personality, so I'm never yelled at or made to feel ashamed of my feelings. Instead, he listens and supports. I think a partner who knows how anxiety works makes it easier.
That is one of the great things about forums, you can talk about anything you want to, safe in the knowledge, that you are virtually anonymous on here, and nothing you ever disclose about yourself will be known to those living around you.
As long as you keep your password safe lol.
Only my SO gets as much personal info out of me as you lot do.
I'm 23 and I have generalized anxiety and social anxiety. Its steadily gotten worse with age as the responsibilities pile on. For me, talking to a loved one about what I'm feeling and getting their reassurance is great medicine. Of course, with my personality type, I struggle to talk about my feelingsI s lol. I just got married to my husband, who also has some of the same anxieties, but he has such a loving personality, so I'm never yelled at or made to feel ashamed of my feelings. Instead, he listens and supports. I think a partner who knows how anxiety works makes it easier.
That is one of the great things about forums, you can talk about anything you want to, safe in the knowledge, that you are virtually anonymous on here, and nothing you ever disclose about yourself will be known to those living around you.
As long as you keep your password safe lol.
Only my SO gets as much personal info out of me as you lot do.
Yeah you're right! It kind of feels weird to let loose and get personal. But its probably really healthy to finally talk about this stuff
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