The past

[Donutmunson]

I am on medications for depression and anxiety. But nothing stops me from thinking about the past. I have fantasies where I relive the past with different results. Does anyone have any suggestions on how to stop the fantasies?

[tressy123]

Find a good counselor and find one who does EMDR Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing. Also try to keep your mind busy with work, hobbies, home, family etc.

[jodilynnaz]

Getting stuck with reliving past hurts has been a huge challenge to me, to the point it interferes with going to sleep. I've had 25 years of therapy, but that challenge remains. During the daytime, I just stay busy with something, even if it's TV. If I'm having a hard time, I'll find some TV series I can just watch all day, and may end up watching several seasons in a week....and I used to almost never watch TV. Then at night, it's a real challenge, and I finally found a solution for that that works for me. I use my tablet to listen to some speaker, and that keeps my mind off my past hurts and I fall asleep listening to that. Next day, I just start it about where I fell asleep the night before, so I eventually hear the whole thing.

I hope you find something that helps, I know what severe self torture that can be.