A thought leads to a down mood

[TheResilientOne]

My daughter is away for the summer with her God parents and instantly When I thought how I had to let her go when she rang me , only because I had to use the bathroom. Hours later I instantly thought ... she feels abandoned and I became super down! Anyone can relate to this ? Am I normal?

[boxhead86]

Yes I have snap thoughts that lead me to downs and spurts of anxiety. The thoughts and feelings come out of nowhere and once they enter my mind become very difficult to resolve.

[TheResilientOne in reply to boxhead86]

Makes tons of sense !!! Thank you!!! I am not alone !

[boxhead86 in reply to TheResilientOne]

My thoughts often escalate so the feeling just pops up out of nowhere. But I then think there must be a reason for it. And that's where my troubles begin. Mind races and I get myself into a state which is very difficult to come out of. I find just positive thinking and keeping myself busy work the best and the feeling just snaps and goes away again, more I think because my mind is elsewhere and my anxiety levels drop. I wish I had an instant cure for it!

[TheResilientOne in reply to boxhead86]

I totally understand what you are going through ... what I’ve realized is accepting the emotions the thoughts and the feelings and let it pass through me .... right now I’m a ball full of thoughts and just odd feelings ... and the “what if’s” .... but I let it all flow out and continue on! I wish you luck!

[jpga033072 in reply to TheResilientOne]

Thoughts only Thoughts. The Thoughts you have does not make you. It's the other way around and yes, thoughts will come pouring when you least expected them. what you do with them makes the difference. thoughts make the feelings so is a vicious cycle. The best way to break it off is as you stated above, keep your self busy and distracted but at the same time don't run away from it and try to find the root of it. For me every morning for the past three weeks i've been dealing with a storm of negative thought but as the day goes by and i get busy they tend to dissipate. But some mornings are tougher than others.