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Doom Thinking/Fantasising

Galaxy42

Hi folks.

I wanted to ask if this is a trait of Autism, just a me thing, or something that everybody does.

I spend a lot of my time imagining the worst things possible & how I would react/behave in those circumstances and I do mean the more dreadful things imageable including to my wife/children. I tell myself that I am preparing myself for if a terrible thing were to happen, but at the time they feel more like fantasising and I feel like I have zero control over these thoughts invading my mind.

I love my family, I want them to be safe & would dearly love to block these thoughts.

Does anyone else suffer with similar dreadful thought and do you have any techniques for stopping them?

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  • Dear Galaxy42,

    Thank you so much for sharing your thoughts. As the other users have mentioned, overthinking/rumination tends to be quite a common trait for many of us. You might find the following pages useful:

    NAS Autism Services Directory - readers can use this directory to search for any mental wellbeing information, suggestions for techniques, and services in their local area that cater for autistic people. 

    NAS Mental Health - this page has useful information about the different traits associated with different mental health issues, and techniques one can practice to control their dreadful thoughts, feelings and feel psychologically safer under different circumstances.

    Please reach out to us if you would like more support or information.

     Kind regards,

    Good_Vibes365

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  • Dear Galaxy42,

    Thank you so much for sharing your thoughts. As the other users have mentioned, overthinking/rumination tends to be quite a common trait for many of us. You might find the following pages useful:

    NAS Autism Services Directory - readers can use this directory to search for any mental wellbeing information, suggestions for techniques, and services in their local area that cater for autistic people. 

    NAS Mental Health - this page has useful information about the different traits associated with different mental health issues, and techniques one can practice to control their dreadful thoughts, feelings and feel psychologically safer under different circumstances.

    Please reach out to us if you would like more support or information.

     Kind regards,

    Good_Vibes365

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