Stress worries.

I want to stop stressing and worrying myself over and over again. I slept but my mind kept going back to my stress worries. It's hard to focus on anything else. I am starting to have anxiety and have negative thoughts.

[Starrlight]

I hear you. Same here. I lay in bed worrying in the early morning hours. I’m trying to ditch the negative intrusive thoughts too and trying to look at things on the bright side and believe things will work out. It’s hard with the constant looking for problems to solve.

I am sorry I don’t know the answer but tonight I just say stop 🛑 now when I get the thoughts and refocus, continuing watching a movie or whatever I’m doing.

[Hidden in reply to Starrlight]

Thank you Starrlight. You've been a wonderful friend. I know you are going through tough problems too. I truly appreciate a listening ear.

Yeah, it me against my own thoughts hehe. You know, I am frantically worried about having a haircut. Crazy as it may sounds. But I kept worrying about it. Not such a big deal, but I kept worrying about it. Like if i don't get it done. I will never have haircut. Stupid really. But this anxiety thing is destroying my day hehe.

[Starrlight in reply to Hidden]

I sooooo relate. These days I can’t let myself get a haircut for fear the lady will let too much hair be lost because I’ve been stressed about loosing hair.

I worry about not getting stuff done too, especially if it’s very important to me; the more important the more worrying and panicking.

It’s not stupid. We are funny though, I mean once we do the thing, we are like huh that was easier than I thought...well that’s my experience... and even so, I keep worrying and having panic attacks.

We go through a lot don’t we. But we still have courage and we are still strong when we feel weak.

Don’t forget to treat yourself right!

[Hidden in reply to Starrlight]

Wow...you made me feel better. Thank you so much! I am already worrying that I may be going crazy. Cause people will keep telling me "it's petty, no big deal". But to me it is! Hahaha.

I guess I am learning more and more about anxiety and depression from people who are experiencing it rather than reading it on books.

Yes, we both are strong. We can win over this!

It will pass. I kept telling myself about it since yesterday, but it hadn't yet. Hehe. But it will.

Yeah, I got to be good to myself. Whew, it's still a battle in my brains. Positive versus the negative thoughts. But I know I need to practice focusing on the positive no matter how hard it its.

[Starrlight in reply to Hidden]

Yeah and it will get easier to think positive... you know when I got really good at it (before I somehow forgot it) I was practicing mindfulness meditation and practicing positivity with my son at the same time. Buuuuuuut I’m exhausted haha right now all that seems like a lot of work, but we can try our best to practice healthy things whenever we can manage.

You know I’ve thinking tonight and I have been realizing I mind read like I think of someone and imagine the negatives they are thinking of me and believe this stuff when really I can’t know what they think and why do I care so much anyway...

P.s. Oh I want to mention creative visualization because I’ve used this before to make what I want happen... there’s a book and workbook by Shari Gawain

[Hidden in reply to Starrlight]

Yeah, hahaha practicing could really be draining and tiring.

I think I do that sometimes too. Mind read and imagine too the negative things people will say to me. yeah, it will only stress us to care so much what they think of us. Hehe

I know after this dilemma of mine is over. I will go back to laughing at it and thinking why did i ever got frantically worried haha.

I like that. I'll go check that book. Creative visualization. Thanks for the tip.

[Starrlight in reply to Hidden]

No problem. You are so sweet.

Ha yeah I’m laughing at myself too a lot lately😆 🙃

[Hidden in reply to Starrlight]

Thank you. I'm glad you are laughing. Well it's the easiest way to de-stress ahahaha

[Starrlight in reply to Hidden]

True!

[mytest59]

Hello, friend. Looking over the posts that have been written since the last time we communicated with one another, I am so pleased to see that everyone is striving over the struggles of stress and anxiety. It's hard at times! but I love the fact that everyone are moving in the right direction! I depend on God to take me through so much overthinking, and feelings of loneliness, that if it wasn't for God, I would not even keep trying...BUT GOD!!! Man can't do what he does. He give you peace in times of the storms. keep your head up, and keep fighting for peace, in spite of..love to all!

[Hidden in reply to mytest59]

Good to hear from you my friend. Yes, God does wonderful miracles in each person's lives. I am so better now. I just laughed at how silly I was stressing and fussing over a haircut hehe. I did got it done without problems. I just prayed. Now I feel so much better. So strong. I guess it's a phase we all go through. He tests our faith in Him. I am foolish that I sometimes doubt Him. But I totally agree. Without God, we would not be here, fighting and living.

P.S. : Everything suddenly went into the right place today. And I am happy. :D. Thanks to Him of course. He replaced my stressful past days to a happy one.