I am having problems differntiating the subtle differences between these two. Can anyone help me?
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What If Thinking and Worry
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My personal interpretation and others may disagree.
I would consider the "what if" thinking a form of beating oneself up. I used to feel very self conscious especially in group or public settings. Unfortuantely I had a lot of bad dates prior to meeting my wife. I even took this thinking to an extreme that "what if" this embarrasing moment wouldn't have happened then I would have had a second date, etc.
The worrying is just catastrophizing and overall negative thinking but not necessarily directed at oneself.
I would consider the "what if" thinking a form of beating oneself up. I used to feel very self conscious especially in group or public settings. Unfortuantely I had a lot of bad dates prior to meeting my wife. I even took this thinking to an extreme that "what if" this embarrasing moment wouldn't have happened then I would have had a second date, etc.
The worrying is just catastrophizing and overall negative thinking but not necessarily directed at oneself.
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obsessive thoughts, negative thinking, worrying and "what if" thinking. Some thoughts are passive and some are active. By this I mean are you sitting there worring about them, or are you on your way to someplace?
When I sit and think I used to worry about my daughter, my students, my marriage, my sanity.
When I am going somewhere, I think what if... I drive off the rode, no one likes me, I get too hot and take all my clothes off, haha. Yes, I used to think that.
If you really listen to yourself and your thoughts you'll hear the "what if."
When I sit and think I used to worry about my daughter, my students, my marriage, my sanity.
When I am going somewhere, I think what if... I drive off the rode, no one likes me, I get too hot and take all my clothes off, haha. Yes, I used to think that.
If you really listen to yourself and your thoughts you'll hear the "what if."