Positive thought

[Hms2112]

my thoughts don't control me, I control my thoughts.

Something I got out of my therapy session today. Opened my eyes a little.

[Agora1]

There you go Hms2112, this is what therapy is all about. One day the therapist says something that hits us. That makes sense. Now it's a matter of applying all you learn through therapy. It took me a long time because I was so defiant of what she was telling me. I kept feeling she just didn't understand. Then one day while at home, I couldn't believe everything she told me over the years was true, I just hadn't been ready to accept it. That's when things started turning around for me.

[Beevee]

More specifically, you control how you react to those thoughts. You can't stop them coming but you can choose to react to them differently. Adding more fear to the anxiety laden thought (which amplifies the importance of the thought ten fold) is why people stay stuck in the anxiety cycle. Practice creating a space between you and the thoughts and not get drawn into fighting, fixing or pushing away the thought. Simply (I know it isn't simple at first you you will get the hang of it) give them their space, let them frighten you but just observe the feelings like you would listen in to another conversation. The thoughts are just a by product of anxiety and negative energy being released but when you try to fight or suppress those thoughts and feelings, you block their escape and the reason why the anxiety stays. To recover, you have to feel it all and do nothing about it. The thoughts and emotions are trying to leave you and not you trying to leave the thoughts and emotions. This is why doing nothing about anxiety and all it's symptoms will eventually lead to recovery.