Hyper Analysis

[LDavis1993]

When you have anxiety, do you kind of psych yourself and hyper analyze? Like you’ll think something moved but you know it didn’t

[Trentz]

I find that with my breathing.

[LDavis1993 in reply to Trentz]

What do you mean?

[Trentz in reply to LDavis1993]

I have a couple of breathing conditions and I'm hyper sensitive to my breathing. Seems to get worse when I'm anxious. I over think.

[LDavis1993 in reply to Trentz]

I’m so sorry. That’s no fun at all. Mine is sensory related. Always thinking I’m going to start seeing things and lose control of myself.

[Trentz in reply to LDavis1993]

Sorry to hear that. That sounds really scary.

[LDavis1993 in reply to Trentz]

It really is

[Artistfriend]

When im really tuned in to my anxiety it seems little things stand out more, small changes. I have to remind myself its just my heightened anxious state, plus youre adjusting your meds so it makes sense to feel more aware

[LDavis1993 in reply to Artistfriend]

Thank you. I’m definitely too tuned in I think.

[scansnap]

I have a similar problem. I become very obsessive about doing breathing exercises when I'm trying to relax. I get to the point where I think that if I don't do it just right or long enough it won't be effective. I see this as primarily an obsessive disorder and if it occurs while I'm trying to relax by doing some slow breathing, it completely negates any benefits of the breathing. I find that I have to set a limit to how many times I will breathe and then make myself stop.

[LilyAnnepuppy]

A friend of mine used to caution me about staring too hard at my navel. Lol. That meant I was over analyzing myself. I don’t have to follow myself around with a clipboard. Judging everything I’m feeling or doing. It’s exhausting to live like that.

[tulip0368]

I overthink, over analyze, over worry about some thing to the point I make myself sick. Sometimes I spend hours over analyzing making a situation into something that is not.