I have bad anxiety and I easily start overthinking about the little things that don't even matter. I get anxious even if there is a little bit change in the behaviour of the people around me. I really wanna get out of this loop. What should I do?
I have bad anxiety and I easily start overthinking about the little things that don't even matter. I get anxious even if there is a little bit change in the behaviour of the people around me. I really wanna get out of this loop. What should I do?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qtMFov8jCqE
OK now for the serious answer:
It's very difficult to stop the runaway train of thought sometimes and although CBT is not the best for everyone, I will say in the book I had accompanying my sessions I found the passage about breaking out of spirals helpful, especially regarding what's called catastrophising.
I'm not able to photograph the page for legal reasons but this article is the next best thing I found to explain catastrophisng (the use of positive self talk also applies to other anxiety worries)
https://positivepsychology.com/catastrophizing/
from my own experience replacing the negative pattern with a positive or at least neutral one takes time there's quite a bit of "fake it 'til you make it" as it takes several weeks to start forming a new habit. Hopefully that's helpful to you.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qtMFov8jCqE
OK now for the serious answer:
It's very difficult to stop the runaway train of thought sometimes and although CBT is not the best for everyone, I will say in the book I had accompanying my sessions I found the passage about breaking out of spirals helpful, especially regarding what's called catastrophising.
I'm not able to photograph the page for legal reasons but this article is the next best thing I found to explain catastrophisng (the use of positive self talk also applies to other anxiety worries)
https://positivepsychology.com/catastrophizing/
from my own experience replacing the negative pattern with a positive or at least neutral one takes time there's quite a bit of "fake it 'til you make it" as it takes several weeks to start forming a new habit. Hopefully that's helpful to you.
