Intrusive thoughts

[Coloringhugs]

Anyone else struggle with intrusive thoughts, anxiety and ptsd?

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I suffer from Reactive Depression caused by Chronic Pain and Disability, also my short term Memory is bad, for that I had five weeks of tests to make sure it was not Dementia.

Yes health Problems are a problem, however we have to get on with life and accept the pathway life has given us.

Be brave, hopefully you will come to control your condition and move on

BOB

[Sandeepbrungi7]

I'm struggling with severe anxiety and intrusive thoughts from my childhood.

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Who Have An Anxiety/Panic Disorders Have Periods Of "Brain Fog" & We Tend To Forget Identifying It For What It Is. The Periods Of "Feeling Outa Control or/ Losing Control" Scares The Crap Out Of Us ! [ sux ]. & When We Have THAT Feeling ? Here Comes Intrusive Thoughts, " What If I"...Ect... [ Bad Thoughts That Make Us Fear ]... Why ? Because We've Heard The Term " They Just Snapped & Done This or/ That " So Many Times In Our Lives. "That" Is Where The "What If I's" Come In. We Have A Bad Habit With Our Disorders [ which is part of the disorder ] Of Thinking Ourselves Into A "Mental Fog". I Don't Know About You But Sometimes I Wish My Mind Would Just Shut Up. Heck ! We Find Ourselves Thinking About Something We Thought About & Why Did We Think About What We Thought About ! [ LOL ]... Look. Everybody Gets "Intrusive Thoughts" ? Even Everyday People That Have No Anxiety Disorders. If They Say They Don't ? They Lie ! We Live In A World Of Both Good & Evil. Our Minds Record EVERYTHING. Our Minds Tend To Put "US" In The Imaginative or Say Thought Process Because It's "OUR" Mind. If I Told You There Was A Vein Of Gold & Exactly Where It Was, & Told Ya To Go Get It. BUT ? Beware Of The Baboon With The Red Face Because He'll Run Out & Bite Ya ! Although You "Know" That Baboons Don't Live Where You Are Going. What Do You Think Will Cross Your Mind When Ya Get There ? [ and look at all your mind has stored since being a child ? wow...]

Here For Ya Fiend !

Prayers~*

[Coloringhugs in reply to TriggerPoint]

Thank you. Yes I definitely need to control the what ifs. I’ve always had what ifs and intrusive thoughts and would get flustered and move on. I would try to control it but then I would just make it off as I would never do that nor do I wish that. I just had an intrusive thought last night and freaked out. I stopped though and reminded myself you don’t have to believe all your thoughts and there’s nothing wrong with them. Took a while to calm down but that’s just how it goes for me.

[sunandbutterfly in reply to Coloringhugs]

Are you seeing a therapist? Sometimes, they can help if the intrusive thoughts become too difficult or remind you of the coping skills that you have used in the past. Keep working to control the what ifs. Grounding exercises were really helpful for my grandmother when she was having trouble. Looking at the colors around her, something that involved all of her senses, or something like that if you she was having trouble getting past a particular thought or anxiety. Hope that helps! Let me know if I can point you to any additional resources?