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Irrational, scary, catastrophic thoughts???

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bbdanielle
bbdanielle

since my first panic attack i have been afraid of any and everything, and im constantly feeling like something tragic is going to happen to me. its so bad that it definitely affects my daily life. for example ill be driving on a bridge and have a thought of it collapsing. does anyone else experience these kind of thoughts? how do you calm a catastrophic mind????? please!!! im literally living life on edge... anyone ever overcame this?

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  • Abi77
    Abi77 bbdanielle

    Posted

    Hi, Yes ive been where you are and it was the worst time of my life, i eventually stopped leaving the house and then i stayed in my bedroom as that was where i felt safest, i would not even step into my lounge to watch Tv or my kitchen to cook, leaving the house would end up in a complete panic attack, i was terrified of my own shadow, i never believed i was going to get better and i was convinced life was over for me as i once knew it, i had no reason to feel like i did but like you i had my first ever panic attack and things started to get worse from then, However that was a 10 months ago and now after seeing a psychiatrist i only go to my bedroom to sleep, i am working again, i go out and when i have a panic attack (only very rarely now) i can cope with it and i move on with my day. I am not 100% recovered as my mind still has very irrational thoughts but i can now control them or if they get to much i just have to know it will pass. I promise you will get through this, it will seem hard to believe now but i speak from the exact same experiences you are having. Pls get help now from a professional as the longer you leave it the deeper you can fall into the world of panic and anxiety, i really do feel your pain but promise you can get through this as i did 😃

    • Contakt2
      Contakt2 Abi77

      Posted

      I'm now on a point I can't leave my bedroom.. I haven't left my house about a month now. I have severe social anxiety as well which is a huge reason for it. I don't how long you've been in the situation you couldn't leave your bedroom, but how did you manage to take those first steps again?

      I think you got lucky with your psychiatrist. I've had one for about a year and it only went worse for me. It started all with a panic attack exactly like you, but it has manifest itself into other problems for me as well like depression and severe social anxiety.

    • Abi77
      Abi77 Contakt2

      Posted

      I did not leave my bedroom for about a month and then i started to leave it for a short period of time and each week i'd challenge myself to stay out of my room for longer, one thing i did do was go and spend a couple of hours each day in our spare room it helped to build up my confidence in leaving my safe zone.

      My husband has been wonderful and i am very lucky with my psychiatrist, when i use to leave the house at the start to go and see my psychiatrist i would hang on to the banister and beg my husband not to make me leave the house, my husband literally carried me to the car. id have a panic attack all the way to the hospital. It was the worse moments of my life i was afraid of everything and i had no reason to be. I have come so far and i do totally believe that time makes you stronger. I have not suffered with Depression but the panic and anxiety was enough to deal with.. I still to this day can only go out to see my friends for about an hour and i was always the life and soul of the party. I absolutely know it will get better. Another thing i did, was made a plan for my day, id write down tasks to do and would keep myself in a routine, it did make such a difference . I still follow a plan now, ive just added more things to do. This will pass, you need routine and good support from a family member or friend to take you out of the house, it will be the hardest thing you do but when you look back you know its was the right thing to do. start with 5 minutes of going out, then grow from that. Let me know how you get on 😃

  • jan34534
    jan34534 bbdanielle

    Posted

    catastrophic thinking is the worst! Most people with anxiety get it from time to time or almost every day. I have been through that and I know how horrible it is. I did that for decades! Finally I had enough and was learning how to stop those thoughts through mindfulness. There’s a lot of information out there on this and you can even check out YouTube for help.

    some therapists say to allow the thought to pass and imagine it floating off in space and fading away. others say you can stop it immediately by saying or thinking "NO!!" then think of something happy right away. YOU DONT have to allow the thought.

    you have to be consistent cuz you are retraining your brain to not accept them. i actually get mad and strongly reject them, thinking I will NOT allow the thoughts to make me upset. u can do this..❤❤❤

  • jason38408
    jason38408 bbdanielle

    Posted

    i took classes at midwest stress center for stress and anxiety i was good for along time but tragic things have happened in my life. i was back to square one. trust me cbd has changed my life. i still have some anxiety but nothing like it used to be

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