I feel when I get a thought I can’t talk myself out of it unless I have proof like a voice memo, a video or a dash cam recording. How do you guys talk yourselves through your thoughts. Whatever they may be?
the first thing i do is take two short breaths through my nose and out through the mouth, as a reminder to breathe (plus it helps regulate your nervous system) and then i ask myself to explain what i’m thinking as if i’m teaching a child a new lesson…it helps you understand what you’re feeling and how to counter it…(i hope this helps a little) :)
@victor_m Thank you! I used to be able to walk myself through what happened but it doesn’t seem to help anymore. My anxiety gets through the roof
I think that a big part of this question can be “what would I do differently if the thought was true?” For me at least, that’s the part that feels scary and overwhelming, especially if it’s a really challenging thought. Here’s what I do: 1. I write down on paper the thought or worry that I’m having, and how I would respond in the absolute worst case scenario if it was true. Then I write down what I would do if the thought was not true. 2. next, I pretend that I am in a meeting with a coworker that just gave a very bad suggestion, and I say to myself (the worst case scenario thought): “ thank you so much for your input, but that does not align with the goals of our project” 3. Then, even though it’s really really hard I do what I would do without that thought/worry. This can be really challenging, and I find listening to a podcast, an audiobook or music helps me drown out my worried thoughts. Sometimes it also helps me to chew gum or a mint, just so I have other sensory input other than pure worry
Any tips on whenever you’re getting that intrusive thought, what can I tell myself without reassuring myself
Does anyone else feel like they have to video/have constant surveillance on what they're doing every second of every day so they can review it later if they need to? Ever since December, whenever I'm not in my room, I feel like I have to video everything to review later just so that I have proof for myself that I didn't do anything bad/touch something contaminated/miss a step in one of my routines. I almost never look at the videos again afterwards but I feel like I can't delete them so now I have thousands of videos on my phone of whenever I'm not in my room and I'm running out of space and concerned about what to do next :(
Does anyone have any tips on how to move on from intrusive thoughts when you’re constantly afraid that if you ignore them God will be mad at you?
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