Please help, I'm no longer thinking straight!

[Marc0133]

As the weeks go by, its like my mind keeps digging and digging more into the darkness and my thoughts are getting more nonsensical to justify my fears yet I believe them anyway. Plus situations I use to be okay with are now monotonous thanks to these thoughts.

I don't know what to do. I'm still too frightened to talk about these things to my therapist and I feel like I'll never recover unless I can go back in time to before this pandemic happened. Of course I'll never give up hope and the other good news is, my work coach is helping me with unemployment but its like life has now become a chore, and a horrible one at that.

I just need more advice. I want to know that there's at least a light at the end of the tunnel and that I'll finally be able to get back into that light again.

[b1b1b1]

In order for therapy to help, you have to be open with your therapist. Start by telling him smaller things, or write him a letter explaining the things you have trouble talking about.

[WoodysMummy]

I feel your pain. Anxiety makes you believe anything is possible, even though you know it isn’t. I’m having this to a lesser extent. It has helped me to write things down. I also looked up a cbt catastrophic misrepresentation and it did help. Unfortunately there is no overnight cure. Try sharing small parts with the therapist. Trust me, they’ve already heard everything before, and are non judgemental.

[Hidden]

TELL YOUR THERAPIST !!! Get it out into the open and out of your head. It will be cathartic.

[Trishly1234]

Opening up to your therapist will really help - I was at this point earlier in the year and everything seemed so impossible that I basically stopped functioning- I’m starting to see the light but there’s still a way to go but I can feel things getting easier and my brain is starting to slow down and feel a little lighter- celebrate every victory you have however small - it will give you a boost- I celebrated moisturising my face which is something I’ve neglected for over 2 years - I’m thinking of writing these wins in a notebook to help focus on the positives and remind myself how far I’ve come- keep going- good luck