irrationally fears

[Junkjournal1]

Hi to all you brave souls. Wouldn’t it be nice to share all our irrational thoughts and maybe find people on here who maybe have the same or similar. Personally I’m not brave enough at this present time simply because it’s such a silly small thing yet has been with me for many years and to me it’s a big thing but to others I think it would sound so stupid. I’m sure it stemmed from my anxiety /depression but I don’t remember what the initial trigger was. I feel that if a few braver people than myself could talk openly about their irrational thoughts whatever they may be big, small, sound silly or embarrassing. It could be such a relief / release to finally be able to talk about it with no shame or judgement from the amazing people on here. Thank you all who read this post sorry for going on a bit and maybe with time we’ll be able to open up about irrational thoughts or fears and not feel ashamed to talk about them. Including myself. Love to all.

[Worrier1960]

I'm constantly worried about getting sick.

I worry that my home will be damaged.

I worry that my children won't thrive.

I worry that my great job may end.

I worry about being cheated.

That's for starters.

[Junkjournal1]

Thank you so much for sharing your thoughts and you’re not silly in the slightest. If I was your neighbour and your house did happen to flood I would help you dry it all out and make it better. If something did happen to you I would take care of your cat too. I know this doesn’t help much and obviously won’t stop you thinking these things and obviously I m not your neighbour but I understand and thank you so much for your post 🤗☺️😌.

[Itmewithanxiety]

I’m comfortable with sharing mine and I hope it’s helpful! My irrational thoughts are almost always centered around the worst case scenario that could happen in the future. I’m a heavy over thinker. My most frequent irrational thought is that I will not be able to see my family again. I moved across the country 8 years ago, have seen my family many times every year, and for some reason I still cannot break this thought. I’m a grown adult and this thought causes constant homesickness which makes me feel immature at times. Anytime I start a new job or move, the thoughts get worse. Change adds fuel to the fire for me and my mind thinks “because of this change, now I really won’t be able to see my family again. What if I can’t use PTO or can’t afford to fly there because of the move, etc”. I have never not been able to manage to visit them even through times of change. So, this is what I work on in therapy. This is a great community and we are all in this together. Thank you for sharing how you feel and I hope sharing a little bit about my thoughts is helpful! Take care ☺️

[Junkjournal1 in reply to Itmewithanxiety]

Thank you for sharing it sounds to me that you love your family very much and that you’d go through hell and high water to see them ( hope you’re familiar with that saying). I too tend to focus on the worst case scenario in the future. It’s really hard not to but I do really try to just live one day at a time and try not to think about the future too much otherwise when I catch myself doing this my anxiety really spirals. Thank you again for responding to my post and you also take care. 😌

[Itmewithanxiety in reply to Junkjournal1]

I am very familiar with that saying and you are absolutely right in that statement! ☺️ Yes, it is very hard for us with anxiety not to think about the worst case scenario. My therapist reminds me to tell myself “I choose to focus on the present moment.”

Have a great weekend 🤗

[Junkjournal1]

Sorry to hear about your mum my mum has lots of things wrong with her and she’s in her late seventies. I know it is inevitable what is to come but I can’t even begin to imagine my life without her being in it. Thinking about it is even unbearable so I try hard not to. I too have anxiety about the future and worry about the unknown and the what if’s. But also try just to live for today. Really glad it sounds like you’ve got some lovely neighbours and family members though. 😌🤗