I always assume

[Jmarie56]

Something bad is going to happen.. Ex..my daughter in law and granddaughter are catching a plane..I am tortured by thoughts that something will go wrong..I will be on edge until they arrive..I hate feeling like this, but its part of who I am..this is not the way to live.. Things are out of our control.. A part of me recognises this but...

[Jeff1943]

Anxiety magnifies small worries and concerns ten fold. Little things that normally wouldn't worry us become impending disasters.

Things we can usually cope with easily are perceived as impossible problems.

All this happens because our nervous system becomes over sensitised. We have developed general anxiety disorder, health anxiety or social anxiety.

The causes are not hard to find: over work, stress, grief, disappointment, loss and toxic relationships.

We cope with these exaggerated responses by simply accepting them for the time being. We are allowed to have strange ideas, don't worry about them. But keep reminding yourself that you are thinking this way because jangled nerves are magnifying the smallest of concerns.

Over sensitised nerves are kept sensitive by the fear we feed them with. Refuse to respond with fear, stop flooding your nervous system with fear hormones, and in time your nerves will recover and you will view things with a sense of proportion.