• Replies 5 replies
  • Subscribers 84 subscribers
  • Views 296 views
  • Users 0 members are here
Options
Related
Hints and tips
  • To quote someone's message, first select/highlight the relevant text, and then use the Quote button that appears
  • To "mention" someone, type @ followed by the start of the forum name, and choose from the list; that person will get a notification of being mentioned

How do I stop panicking

Rach91

I constantly worry about my friend and get bad thoughts in my head of him dying in his sleep or he having another heart attack this leads to panic calls and texts. Today for example I’m seeing him for our normal Sunday together and I woke up early walked Lucy came back fed her and got everything ready I then rang him and no answer I started to panic fearing the worst panic attack then the panic calls at 10:30 I hear from him and he annoyed with me which is understandable. I forgot he was having an extra hour in bed today and I really want to stop the worrying. I’m having therapy which is a great help but it’s the trying to balance my anxiety with logic that’s the issue I’m having and my therapist is trying to work with me on that but any other advice would be appreciated thanks. 

Parents

  • Perhaps try thinking of all the things, both positive and negative and write them down - then anaylse them as to their likelihood. Maybe give them a number or just likely unlikely, ridiculous etc. I find writing it down really helps. Also it redirects your energy to thinking and not worrying. You also may well have actually remembered his sleep in if you'd spent some time thinking and anaylsing the good and the bad. You can tell yourself you'll call after I have put down all the possible explanations and rated them, if it still seems likely to you that one of the bad things has happened. Make your list yours, of you like colours or post its then do it like that, physical writing or typing on your computer or phone notes. I think this uses the autistic brain to solve your own anxiety. Ask your therapist though, before doing this. I don't know you and am not a therapist. God bless

Reply

  • Perhaps try thinking of all the things, both positive and negative and write them down - then anaylse them as to their likelihood. Maybe give them a number or just likely unlikely, ridiculous etc. I find writing it down really helps. Also it redirects your energy to thinking and not worrying. You also may well have actually remembered his sleep in if you'd spent some time thinking and anaylsing the good and the bad. You can tell yourself you'll call after I have put down all the possible explanations and rated them, if it still seems likely to you that one of the bad things has happened. Make your list yours, of you like colours or post its then do it like that, physical writing or typing on your computer or phone notes. I think this uses the autistic brain to solve your own anxiety. Ask your therapist though, before doing this. I don't know you and am not a therapist. God bless

Children
No Data