did your intrusive thoughts just start out of nowhere one day?

mrsworry · Post by **mrsworry** » Tue Mar 03, 2009 10:26 am

im so interested to know, for me it was like this thought that just came out of nowhere and it set me off on an awful anxiety trail (ive always been anxious just did not know)anyway mine started about 8 weeks ago now about a month after I had a scary problem with my eye, basically one night my eye just went blury and i went to the optitions the next day and she referred my straight to the hospital as i had a bleed on my retina, i flipped out and had my first REAL panic attack, had a few anxious weeks until my eye specialist told me its clearing up on its own but during that time i had the worst thoughts of brain tumors going blind etc etc, then it was like the first week back at school after xmas for my daughter and i was at home with my youngest and boom i had scary irrational thoughts. I know the reason for my anxiety was because i straight away started to analise why i had these thoughts and did not know all the info I know now so made myself so so anxious just starting to deal a bit better with it now.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Fri Mar 06, 2009 5:49 am

Your concern, panic, and thoughts are certainly understandable! I think anyone would have had scary thoughts with that experience.

The problem is when we get stuck worrying, dwelling and ruminating - so, the change needs to be directed at what is causing the walk in the rut... Every time you begin thinking in a negative scary way, Jump out! How? Hold up that mental Stop Sign and redirect the mental traffic. "I am ok, there is no danger. There is no emergency. I am so grateful that my eye is healing. I can choose what I think about. I can choose to think in calm ways. I am in charge. I am capable. There is no danger. There is no emergency."

Breathe--Breathe--Breathe--the Two-Four breathing saves me every time.

One piece of good news: you have had practice in dealing with a scary situation...you have skills you've never had...you have learned that over 90% of what we worry about - never comes about.

I believe in you! Carolyn

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Fri Mar 06, 2009 2:30 pm

HI, you know i've been dealing with anxiety since I was 16 years old, but somehow I've managed to go away to school, get married,have 2 kids and a job. But for the last 6 months I haven't been able to get rid of it. Today, for instance I had a full blown panic attack at work. I tried to control it, but I ended up coming home. I feel helpless and upset when that happens. I have had the program for the last six years. I'll be honest I've only gotten as far as session 3. Do you think I can get over this one more time?

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Sat Mar 07, 2009 11:31 pm

Hi from me too. I am working on this session right now and am beginning to see that the obsessive scary thought pattern comes from avoidance of something else in my life. I am still writing out my worries on scraps of paper for a month also. The identifying moment - noticing the thought as obsessive and scary - has been a huge breakthrough. The desire to change things comes into play and I let go of the circular patterning. Lately I am noticing the wording of replacement thoughts in the materials and comparing them to the ones I come up with for myself. How very interesting and motivational