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Fairy001
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I will actively find things to worry about, it is almost like a hobby, not one I enjoy though!
When I was younger people would say, "When you are older you won't worry like this all the time". I am now nearly 35 and I still worry all the time. It is different now than when I was younger, I guess I am less concerned about whatever I am worrying about, but it is still horrible.
I am paranoid about all physical illness, particuarly my mouth and teeth. This may sound like a joke, but on average I see my dentist every fortnight! I am always rushing in there with some symptom. I don't like my doctor so I tend not to annoy him so frequently. It goes in patterns about what part of my body I am worried about. The moment it is my legs, I was convinced there were dents by my ankles. The doctor looked at them in December and said there was nothing wrong. I still worry though.
When I am in bed I worry water is flooding downstairs via a pipe. I really try not to check, sometimes it gets the better of me.
Distraction is the best thing I can do, if I feel very worried I watch a film or something.
Peace
When I was younger people would say, "When you are older you won't worry like this all the time". I am now nearly 35 and I still worry all the time. It is different now than when I was younger, I guess I am less concerned about whatever I am worrying about, but it is still horrible.
I am paranoid about all physical illness, particuarly my mouth and teeth. This may sound like a joke, but on average I see my dentist every fortnight! I am always rushing in there with some symptom. I don't like my doctor so I tend not to annoy him so frequently. It goes in patterns about what part of my body I am worried about. The moment it is my legs, I was convinced there were dents by my ankles. The doctor looked at them in December and said there was nothing wrong. I still worry though.
When I am in bed I worry water is flooding downstairs via a pipe. I really try not to check, sometimes it gets the better of me.
Distraction is the best thing I can do, if I feel very worried I watch a film or something.
Peace
georgie8pie
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I am worried , or feel anxious or guilty.. for no particular reason all the time ... I always have that feeling in my stomache.. sometimes its worse than others.. I can still lead a relatively normal life on the outside.. but inside is a different story. The worst thing about it is .. if i am starting to feel good about myself etc... i get anxious that i am not worried about something and its just a viscous cycle.. I'm 27 yrs old and have never been in a relationship .. as when i do meet someone potential .. i will either worry that it wont work even before it starts.. or i think the person must have something wrong with them to actually be interested in me. If i dont feel anxious .. i dont feel right. Its so wierd and extremely frustrating.
Nicholas
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I think I have what you call "Generalized Anxiety", but I think it's a bit different from just worrying. If you have Generalized Anxiety you just feel anxious very often (agitated, uneasy, stressed out) even though you are not really worrying about something explicitly.
In any case, whatever it is, I know there is always a cause. I have noticed that the real reason why I am always anxious and worried is that I am too pessimistic and I have no self-esteem. That causes me to assume everything is a threat, and once you do that all the time and you keep worrying about everything, it becomes a f*king bad habit. But the real cause seems to be something, like no self-esteem or something like that. If I have to go to a mall I will probably start to feel anxious just after I have thought of going, because I am probably unconsciously thinking "if I go there I will feel bad, everyone will look better than me, they will look at me, I will feel horrible, I will look clumsy as always, I hate that place". So when you are convinced of that, you are biased, that's your unhealthy deep belief, and being anxious will be an automatic consequence.
That's what I've understood so far.
In any case, whatever it is, I know there is always a cause. I have noticed that the real reason why I am always anxious and worried is that I am too pessimistic and I have no self-esteem. That causes me to assume everything is a threat, and once you do that all the time and you keep worrying about everything, it becomes a f*king bad habit. But the real cause seems to be something, like no self-esteem or something like that. If I have to go to a mall I will probably start to feel anxious just after I have thought of going, because I am probably unconsciously thinking "if I go there I will feel bad, everyone will look better than me, they will look at me, I will feel horrible, I will look clumsy as always, I hate that place". So when you are convinced of that, you are biased, that's your unhealthy deep belief, and being anxious will be an automatic consequence.
That's what I've understood so far.