Panic attack came back....

[DistressedPoe]

So I was sitting around minding my own business when suddenly a scary thought popped into my head. A thought from like...2 years ago. And I got scared because the more I negate it, the more my brain is like "oh what if you're lying to yourself ?"

But the truth is I'm not ? At least...I don't think I am. I know it's fake. I know it's just a thought that popped in my head and now I'm getting panicked bcs it's back and it's making me feel agitated.

I mean...if it was truly real, wouldn't I be more accepting of it ? Since I don't want to accept it as being something I'd personally do, it can't be, right ?

I don't know. I'm not so much bothered about the thought as I am about the fact that it came back. I'm scared and worried. Help pls. I was doing so well...

I feel frantic again. I want to cry. Why can't my thoughts leave me alone ? Why can't I just be at peace ? Why must one thing after the other come at me to bother me ?

[hypercat54]

Hi you are tying yourself into knots and massively overthinking this. We are human beings so thoughts constantly swim round in our heads so what does it matter. Just accept it as being alive and an imaginative normal individual. x

[DistressedPoe in reply to hypercat54]

You're right ahahahah thank you. I needed this.

[hypercat54 in reply to DistressedPoe]

You are very welcome. x

[Julzbby]

fear is the root cause of anxiety. look into acceptance commitment therapy on Google or type it in to you tube. come to realize that your thoughts are nothing but thoughts. you are not your mind. a mind can be very cunning and vindictive and distorts are thinking. just cause you think something it doesn't mean you have to choose to believe it. our brain thinks tones of thoughts but it's the ones that cause you fear in which you react in an overly apprehensive way causes our brains to focus in more on them causing you to panic and in turn pours fuel on the fire and makes it into a big bad thought. which then you can start to ruminate it goes over and over in your mind. the more you try not to think of a pink elephant the more you will think of it. except it as simply just a thought you can simply choose to under react or by saying that's a thought and say to yourself I am having the thought ..... what ever thought it maybe. also when we are anxious our rational side of our brains shut off and the irrational part kicks in. you can bring your rational part of your brain back by simply breathing in through the nose for 5 seconds and holding it for 6 and breathing out for 7 do this a few times every time you get the thought no matter how often. don't push it away. see it for what it is nothing but a thought. just cause you think it's bad doesn't make it true.

anxietycentre.com is helpful and pocket coach app on play store.check them out. hoped I've helped.

[DistressedPoe in reply to Julzbby]

Wow this was helpful thank you ❤️ I really appreciate this