CursedSoul
Banned
When I realize I goto a pause and restart...I hide my stupid actions from people..I feel embarrassed
How often do you realize you have irrational thoughts and fears
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vj288
not actually Fiona Apple
Often. A lot I get used to a way of thinking and forgot why I even thought it to begin with. Usually if a thought is bothering me or preventing me from doing something I take a step back to figure out where it rooted from, usually deciding it makes absolutely no sense :
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CursedSoul
Banned
I realize it right away but still can't control the compulsions
CursedSoul
Banned
Often. A lot I get used to a way of thinking and forgot why I even thought it to begin with. Usually if a thought is bothering me or preventing me from doing something I take a step back to figure out where it rooted from, usually deciding it makes absolutely no sense :
Once you've realized do you quit or postpone the compulsive behavior following that obsessive thought?
CursedSoul
Banned
same story here i just don't reach the desired perfection in it
BlueDays
1
While I "think" of a way to manage it better next time, that does not actually mean that I am able to do it.
I usually have to practice the new way lots of times before it works. Even then I often regress.lol:
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CursedSoul
Banned
While I "think" of a way to manage it better next time, that does not actually mean that I am able to do it.
I usually have to practice the new way lots of times before it works. Even then I often regress.lol:
Trying to find a way to manipulate situations in a better way it becomes a cycle of intrusive thoughts and hence the anxiety doubles causing attention deficit....a big loss
theslowesthand
Banned
At the time they occur, I usually am a helpless victim to them, and so i react with the appropriate bad feelings, strong emotional reaction, or generally raised anxiety level. Seldom do i try to change them nowadays, as they never seem able to be changed, so set-in-stone, and also its very boring stuff .. i prefer just to continuously blot it all out.
vj288
not actually Fiona Apple
Well, usually the behavior is obsession itself (like I just can't stop thinking about something) or avoidance. It does help me stop the obsessive thinking by giving me nothing to obsess about, and for things I avoid it usually puts me into "this is no big deal" mindset and to do it as if it were nothing, if I am able to see the irrationality of the thoughts clearly enough. I usually have nothing to be afraid of and once I realize that, I have no excuse not to do something.
CursedSoul
Banned
If its in excess that you can calibrate with the others behavior...or ask them if you're being obsessed?
Labyrinthine
Well-known member
I realize it most of the time. Once it's realized, I just have to take a step back and think it through, get back on track. That normally works wonders for me.
Chess
Well-known member
I almost always realize them at this point, but it doesn't seem to help much. It really just helps me decide what I should and shouldn't waste time and effort on, which is something I suppose.
Lately, I get more and more stressed as I go through my evening, without enough to occupy me, about meaningless thoughts and worries varying from what pajamas I'm wearing to how the clean dishes are arranged. It starts with one, then it becomes two, and when I'm already stressed it turns into a nagging uneasiness about all kinds of little things. The past week things have been so bad that I sometimes just drown things out with unproductive pastimes instead of study...
Lately, I get more and more stressed as I go through my evening, without enough to occupy me, about meaningless thoughts and worries varying from what pajamas I'm wearing to how the clean dishes are arranged. It starts with one, then it becomes two, and when I'm already stressed it turns into a nagging uneasiness about all kinds of little things. The past week things have been so bad that I sometimes just drown things out with unproductive pastimes instead of study...
Esperance
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I know that my fears is irrationnal every time but that doesn't really help me because I feel exacty the same way as if they were rationals fears.
In fact, it's even worse because after, I'm sad because I know that all my fears and thoughts aren't real but they still hurt me
In fact, it's even worse because after, I'm sad because I know that all my fears and thoughts aren't real but they still hurt me
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WeirdyMcGee
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I am always aware of my irrational thinking patterns.
I try to correct them-- rarely helps my anxiety level though.
I try to correct them-- rarely helps my anxiety level though.
durda_dan
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well, i was doing really well. almost 2 years i have had few to zero thoughts. and now recently i am having them again.
I know exactly what is making them flare, but i have no choice to but to suck it up at the moment. I wish there was another way, but not at the moment.
I know exactly what is making them flare, but i have no choice to but to suck it up at the moment. I wish there was another way, but not at the moment.