Anyone else have ridiculous worries?

[Meyer_Gdmnx]

Anyone else have ridiculous worries and could you help make me feel less alone by sharing your stories if possible? Like my foot began itching and felt like my skin was crawling and aching so now obviously something is burying through my foot

[Hidden]

I worry about tornadoes since we have had hundreds in a month here. I'm scared to drive on the highway. I am scared to fly or go on a cruise. If my husband doesn't answer the phone I think he died, he's young. I'm scared my daughter will get kidnapped if she goes outside. Oh, and I'm scared of the blue man group. Those weird guys that dance with blue faces. 😂

[Meyer_Gdmnx in reply to Hidden]

Haha thank you that helps me to out things into perspective I see now if my mind can go one way it can also go the other

[Hidden in reply to Meyer_Gdmnx]

Glad to help. 🤗

[Meyer_Gdmnx in reply to Hidden]

Best of luck conquering your challenges

[Hidden in reply to Meyer_Gdmnx]

Thx. You too.

[Dolphin14 in reply to Hidden]

What an awesome thread. It's great we can chuckle over some of the things we blow up in our minds.

I remember being in therapy and had my leg crossed. It fell asleep. When it was time to get up I couldn't stand. I said to my therapist my foot fell asleep. I said but give me a minute and I'm going to spin it into MS or ALS right before your eyes lol

[Spaz119 in reply to Dolphin14]

Ain’t that the truth! 😁

[Hidden in reply to Dolphin14]

🤣🤣🤣

[Michdau1]

You are definitely not alone!!! I have anxiety, PTSD and OCD amongst other issues and my mind can go from A-Z in seconds, never just A-B. Worrying about the past, worrying about the future and never enjoying the present 🙈 health anxiety is a massive thing for a lot of ppl. Ppl diagnose themselves online with terminal illnesses just cause our anxieties put us in that mind set. If I think I've forgotten to lock my front door (which I check many times due to my OCD,) instead of just thinking, right go and lock it, before I've even got downstairs from my bedroom, I've convinced myself that a terrorist has got into my house to murder me and my husband, set it on fire etc etc. To other ppl, that would sound crazy, but ppl on here relate and are supportive. That said, this does mean that our minds are EXTREMELY POWERFUL and can also be used to promote good, health, love and light to ourselves as well as others xxx

[Meyer_Gdmnx in reply to Michdau1]

I’m so sorry to hear about how you struggled but I’m elated that you’ve found a place here where you feel loved and acceptance I’m glad this site helps you so much thank you for your courage

[Michdau1 in reply to Meyer_Gdmnx]

😍❤️😘

[Krn210]

Here’s one to make you laugh. A month or so ago I had a couple Oreos and then for some reason I decided to look at my throat. It itched or something...who knows lol. Anyway, when I looked there were a couple black spots. Yup it was cancer. Freaked myself out. In the morning they were gone...I knew it was The Oreos but oh no, why think rationally when I can give myself a heart attack?! 🙄

[Meyer_Gdmnx in reply to Krn210]

Haha I think we’ve all been in similar situations with our health anxiety it’s comforting to know you’re not alone I’ve had a few similar ones like when I ate some strawberries and the juice got onto my arm I stared thinking I was bleeding randomly and a cut wasn’t healing so obviously I had leukaemia began to freak out then my friend wiped it off my arm haha

[Krn210 in reply to Meyer_Gdmnx]

At least we are able to laugh at ourselves afterwards

[Meyer_Gdmnx in reply to Krn210]

Exactly shows we are getting through

[Krn210 in reply to Meyer_Gdmnx]

I swore that I was never going to speak of the Oreo incident though, so embarrassing lol

[Spaz119 in reply to Krn210]

You say that but deep down you’re thinking : “Hey...I wonder if this ever happened to anyone else?” I bettcha out there somewhere..it has!

[Agora1 in reply to Spaz119]

Oh yes Spaz, it has happened on several occasions lol

I don't only eat Chocolate, I end up wearing it and then hours

later wonder what that brown spot is on my chest.. lol xx

[Spaz119 in reply to Agora1]

At least you KNOW it’s chocolate. I used to work in a lab so...😯🤯😵

[Agora1 in reply to Spaz119]

lol x

[Want2BHappy3]

I don't think there is any ridiculous worry? If you're worrying it feels REAL, may not be REAL? But you can't judge it,

[Meyer_Gdmnx in reply to Want2BHappy3]

I understand that and I’m not trying to make anyone feel ridiculous for having those worries but I feel like treating the worry itself as ridiculous something to laugh at takes away it’s power over you. This is just a personal way of dealing with it obviously everyone is different and there is no one or best way to deal with anxiety

[Hidden in reply to Meyer_Gdmnx]

You are right - but at the time when you are on your own and these thoughts take over - it is not easy to laugh out loud! I mean - would you really be normal if it was extra windy if you had regular tournedos in your area and you felt insecure. Would you rush out in the wind, and embrace nature, in the path of a falling tree. I have to say my in laws have this dare devil approach to life - they are born twister followers and rush out in the lightening or go for a car ride next to momentous waves - they are exhilarated whereas I am wetting myself at the thought of things that could go wrong! I would have moved house years ago with the thought of tournados!

[Meyer_Gdmnx in reply to Hidden]

Of course you’re right I totally understand that I go through that I have panics and worries most days my point was more afterwards instead of beating yourself up as some people can do me included for having one try to see the positive side of it and laugh obviously I get some people are going to be reading this thinking wtf? My struggles aren’t funny or something to be mocked and I understand that as I felt the same way but for me it helps disarm them but obviously if you wanna feel scared that’s only natural and I feel it too

[Meyer_Gdmnx in reply to Meyer_Gdmnx]

I’m also wishing you strength with overcoming your challenges you wil/can do it

[Hidden in reply to Meyer_Gdmnx]

I don't want to be scared - I want to be aware - it is non awareness which makes me anxious as people don't anticipate the effects of natural weather events - I laugh at myself when my mind races onto some illogical fear, that is irrational - when you have itchy feet, and you think you have a rare disease - my rare disease is athletes foot plus diabetes! it is making sense of things rather than ignoring something thinking it will go away on it's own. You have to take care of yourself to look after those around you! You are obviously overcoming your fears and are not abnormal

in having fears of storms, if this part of the pattern of your daily life. Having experienced a tournado several years ago when a huge tree fell near a neighbour's patio from terrible gales - it was a shock when neighbours blamed us for an act of God which cannot be insured for except by owner of the property even if the tree falls in their garden and is not their own. It was lucky that the owners were not outside in the gales as it was a holiday home. So I do feel anxious when we have torrential rain floods and gales and think there is climate change here. Well done in overcoming your fears!

[Want2BHappy3 in reply to Meyer_Gdmnx]

I get Now where your coming from, try not to make it so serious, step back and try to find the humor in it.

[gleason9guy]

On one hand, your anxieties are real and should be handled by a professional. On the other hand, try and take a breath, calm down a bit, and realize that it's unlikely something is burrowing into your foot. It's more likely you require some assistance to help put you in a better frame of mine and stable mental health is always worth working toward. I wish you better days!