How far will our false belief system go?

[cerealEater12]

One of my biggest problems with anxiety is that any little thought that i think, is going to make me go crazy(the pencil snaps, the sky falls, the dooms in full bloom, ill have a psychotic BREAK). This happens non stop all day, today it was i was gonna pee for too long and black out slash loose all control of my mind, i could go on but this is what my thinkings like. You'd think i'd be getting better, "its just anxiety, your not crazy", well i am crazy which is the fuel added to the fire, i was labeled schizophrenic when i was 20 and im now 24, ive never had a delusion, or hallucination, or voices or anything and for me theres this date in the back of my mind that says "im gonna go crazy and its coming up!" "Im getting older and its gonna happen!" but thats the thing with anxiety is you have a false belief system, totally eronious thoughts that you say "up thats it im gonna go crazy or im gonna have a heart attack", and here's the question how far can it go? Ive gotten to an extreme point, i do not believe in any of my thoughts but i believe them subconsciously and i dunno, its getting really bad and wheres the relief for somebody like me?

[Juststand2]

Hi,
Sometimes it is hard to know what really happened and what you imagined happened. The hard part about anxiety is knowing what is rational, reasonable, and real. The key I believe is located somewhere in what you said when you said that subconciously you have these beliefs. Now, you have to open up those subconscious thoughts examine them in a way that let you know what the truth is and what a lie is and let the truth take over. Then, maybe reality can surface and the "real"belief system will pervail. I beleive this because when I read your post it opened up what I am struggling with-the knowing what is real and the imagined what ifs this happened-now I know what to nuture. Good Luck! Juststand2

[swingchaim]

I understand how you feel cerealEater12! I have, at one time or other, had virtually every mental health diagnosis in the medical books...of course that is an exaggeration, but it seems like it...schizophrenia, bi-polar, schizo affective disorder, ptsd, depression, anxiety disorder, and just plain slap @55 nuts! Perhaps the words of my uncle which he told me just after my release from a psych unit will be comforting to you, "Look at it like this, we're all nuts...you're the only one in the family that has documentation that proves you're sane enough to be out of the nut house!"
Shalom!
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If you smile through your pain and sorrow Smile and maybe tomorrow You'll see the sun come shining through For you.
Light up your face with gladness, Hide every trace of sadness. Although a tear may be ever so near That's the time you must keep on trying Smile, what's the use of crying. You'll find that life is still worthwhile- If you just smile.
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[WebAdmin]

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Thanks!
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[swingchaim]

Thanks for the advise...appreciate the practical application wisdom!

[Roxygirlgonecrafty(aka:hows)]

I think that's cool that you mentioned the subconscious.
But you can tap into your subconscious too.

I used to have obsessive thoughts too, and was way too sensitive to them.
What broke me out of that way of thinking was practicing acceptance therapy.
What you are "ok" with cannot bug you.
So I started to accept my torturing thoughts and perspectives.
And I realized they weren't as bad,and the more I practiced this, the less and less disturbing they became.
And today, they aren't bugging me at all.
I gained all the power back that I gave them when I feared them.
And now they fear me