An active mind

Apple Strudel

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Before I go to sleep and just right after I was awake, there would be intrusive thoughts and some of it cause to make me feel down for a while and somehow I tried to fight it, but to no avail.

I wonder what is causing those racing thoughts and I wonder who has it?
 
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Anubis

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What are the specific thoughts? You don't have to mention them here, but you have to examine them. Your problem is 100% guaranteed to be related to what you're thinking about (explicitly or implicitly).
 

Apple Strudel

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Meds? i used to take meds and well, they make me feel sleepy and tired, but less anxious.

But I don't think I could spend so much on meds or rely too much on them.

My exams are next month, well...and I can't wait for them to arrive. I mean, I am really stress about how i'm going to fare.

But there are some funny thoughts from the past and other unpleasant things that happen in my daily life that intrude my mind too.
 

dooby-duck

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These are also the times that I suffer the most form anxious thoughts, and when I tend to over analyse events from throughout the day. I also have an annoying habit of waking up at exactly 4.15 AM if I am particularly anxious.

I've got several methods that I use to help lessen the thoughts. The first is by listening to the first bit of one of those self hypnotism mp3's. This is the bit that usually involves deep breathing techniques and muscle relaxation. These often put me to sleep.

If the thoughts are more persistent, I try to interrupt them by telling myself to stop (not usually out loud though ) and blink slightly longer than usual. This has to be repeated many times sometimes, but eventually seems to work quite quickly.

The other thing I do is listen to some quite loud but soothing music. I find it hard to concentrate on the negative brain chatter, and the music is relaxing, and again sometimes puts me to sleep.

The final method is to imagine a relaxing place such as a beach or forest. You have to imagine the temperature, the weather, your surroundings, sights and sounds etc... and try to imerse yourself in this imaginary world.
 
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