Is this normal..new body symptom

aj85 · Post by **aj85** » Mon Sep 28, 2009 9:57 am

I'm on session 10 right now...the last couple of weeks haven't been to great..i'm having alot of obsessive scary thoughts..mainly about life..i'm feeling out of reality..disconnected..i'm questioning everything I have known as a kid..I'm questiong why were on earth..when i see myself in the mirror I start to scare my self..I tell myself..i'm walking breathing, talking..and trip myself out from these thoughts..everytime I get ahold of them..I tell my self you still have another 50 years of life...I feel reallie disconnected...Like I'm view life from the outside..i have had this feeling for a couple of weeks now..I feel like I'm going crazy..does anyone else have these thoughts..has anyone overcome them?..any techniques you can offer me..Thank you

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Mon Sep 28, 2009 10:04 am

Oh totally.....I have that. It's super scary and makes you feel not real or alive and you wonder what's real. It comes and goes, your mind is overactive and it's taking its own lil vacation this way. It's perfectly fine. Super annoying but fine. Take a nap, drink some water, and try to relax. Find something to laugh about that helps me to loosen up and get back in balance.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Mon Sep 28, 2009 10:51 am

Hello
I just listened to session 10 myself, just last night and I loved it! It was very calming and
reassuring for me. I had been thru some very
similar scenarios that the minister in bible college had gone thru.
One thing Lucinda says on the session is that when you are having a scary obsessive thought, often its a mask or cover up for whats REALLY bothering you. Maybe the negative thoughts are your coping method for avoiding what REALLY needs to be dealt with? I think she is right. I know when I had alot of those scary thoughts It was often based in my fear of abandonment or my feeling of not being safe in my home while my husband was working in another state.He bought me a dog and she was a good guard dog and she helped me to not be so scared at night. Anyway I highly recommend that session. It was very
helpful.
take care, and you will see everything is going to be okay.
Jill~

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Mon Sep 28, 2009 2:18 pm

I have been experiencing the very same thing. Questioning things constantly and I have been fraking out when I look in the mirror like "Am I real?" If you listen to the tpaes, they say this happens when your mind is overloaded and it is a mechanism of your mind protecting you. It is also, as jillz said, a distraction of some sort. It has taken me a long time to realize that this is definitely true, but I have had it for a couple of years now. It happens on and off, much worse in high anxiety modes. It is all just a part of anxiety---a very scary part for me. Just hang in there---you can also refer to my post "unreality" as Mrs. T Bones referenced a really good website. Good luck!!

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Tue Sep 29, 2009 12:15 pm

I ended up doing week 10 for 2 weeks. That was the week that hit me the hardest. You really get to learn about yourself going thru the different weeks. Thinking stuff like "What if I lose my job" "Do I have Cancer" "What if I have a bad day at work" "What if my truck dies on the way home" etc etc etc. It's useless unproductive thinking. I could have the best day ever and ruin it with stupid thoughts. I've learned to just calm down. If I'm stuck in traffic, I listen to the radio or a CD. If I'm at work, I think to myself that I'm grateful to have a job in these times. If I worry about whatever, I step back and see the true picture.
Once in a while I still go over week 10. Going thru week 10 for the first time, it's normal to feel those feelings. It's probably the first time you've really dealt with them. Keep up with the program. You're doing awesome !