worry/ruminating thoughts

[[Tr...]]

Anyone has this and how do you cope with these worry/rumination thoughts? I am a shy and anxious person , part of my personality, I remember my friends and family say "i think too much"but this kind of anxiety is nothing like in benzo wd.  I remember when taking the benzos, I do have worry/ruminating thoughts, and of course now after i jumped. An example would be I would ruminating on a convesation  I hard earlier, how would I say better next time? would that person act differently if I handle it a certain way? other ruminations would be what I need to do when I get home from work, I would ruminating about my todo list and try not to forget. I rumminate about the plans of my futures. Something its so much my brain is so tired and I get headache, bad headaches.

 

I try to accept these thoughts and be in the present moment. wondering any other coping strategies could help with this? or anyone experience the same?

 

tracy

[[ho...]]

Yeah i get them but not as much now. Distraction and staying in the present is the 2 ways that i deal with it. It takes practice and time of course, but, like everything else, the more you do it the better you get at it !   

[[ed...]]

Exercise was important for me in dealing with this.

A long workout could be transformative.

Now I don't get the workouts, and I pay a price.

 

 

[[ho...]]

Also Tracy if you try and CATCH the thoughts, as in recognise you are ruminating, and switch your attention to something else can help. As one of the moderators on here says "distraction,distraction, distraction."

[[Tr...]]

Also Tracy if you try and CATCH the thoughts, as in recognise you are ruminating, and switch your attention to something else can help. As one of the moderators on here says "distraction,distraction, distraction."

 

Yes, I notice and recognize many times that I was ruminating, but then tend to follow it. I notice somtimes I follow it two times then I have learned to try not follow if do just ONCE. I would get panic/headache/anxiety if I don't follow it. But i know its bad if i keep follow it. OK so next time I will learn to accept, let it be there when I catch it, and do something else, distraction. Thanks.

 

 

[[ho...]]

yep cause if you let it run away with you then its harder to stop thinking about it.Distraction is key 

[[El...]]

Yup, I have this biiiiig time, lately I've been better to distract myself and just let them go

[[Tr...]]

Yup, I have this biiiiig time, lately I've been better to distract myself and just let them go

This is one of worse symptoms and these ruminating thoughts are very distress to me at times. I will learn to distract and do not pay much attention to it like I used to and hopefully it will work. I have been giving in and followed it so much lately.

[[El...]]

I also have early in the morning these thoughts about everything and they like race sooo fast and I can't follow them and they seem to just flutter around like a tv in static mode, I don't know if you understand what I mean, and I get all exhausted in my head, then I try to breathe and focus on something.... they're not as severe as in the beginning, and they don't scare me the same way anymore. I kinda realized that whenever the symptoms pops up for a second time I just recognize them and they're easier to handle. You're allmost 6 month out Tracy, have you noticed much progress?

Just curious because I'm only 2 month out, and I'm hoping for some progress, as I am soon trying to go back to school.

Big hugs 

[[Tr...]]

I also have early in the morning these thoughts about everything and they like race sooo fast and I can't follow them and they seem to just flutter around like a tv in static mode, I don't know if you understand what I mean, and I get all exhausted in my head, then I try to breathe and focus on something.... they're not as severe as in the beginning, and they don't scare me the same way anymore. I kinda realized that whenever the symptoms pops up for a second time I just recognize them and they're easier to handle. You're allmost 6 month out Tracy, have you noticed much progress?

Just curious because I'm only 2 month out, and I'm hoping for some progress, as I am soon trying to go back to school.

Big hugs 

 

HI there. I am almost 7 months out though . Month 1-3 were not too bad for me surprisingly. However, month 4- now, almost 7 months. I kept having panic attacks and dizziness almost on a daily basis. Don't get me wrong, I have moments/days that I get so much better and then worse, then better and worse, it has been like this for the past 3-4 months. The panic attacks and dizziness still with me on a daily basis. I''m better of coping with them though. But I get frustrated and disappointment a bit sometimes. But I always try to 'get up' or 'get tough' after each wave, bad day, because I am still very hopeful that one day I will not have the dizziness/panic attacks/or symptoms anymore. I don't know when it will come but I am giving time for 6-18 months. It's tough but I have survived almost 7 months, I can endure and survive more. This is a touch journal for all.

 

I think 2 months still a bit early. You seem to be very positive and strong, so I think you might be handle this better than me. I am very sensitive, impatient person at times. But with this I am learning to be more patient because I really have NO choice.

 

Tracy

[[El...]]

Thanks Tracy, I don't know if I'm strong, I do think I'm very high sensitive and also like you I'm known as very impatient so I do like u and think it has something to teach me, this misery we are enduring.

But besides being sensitive and impatient, I'm an incredible rationel and logic person, and if I don't understand what's going on, I freak out completely, I need to be in control and know what going on....so when I entered b.b a lot became logic... ok it's a symptom ok this is a symptom tooo, then I'm in control and I can then handle it. You must try not to let the symptoms control you, and instead take control over your reactions... I know it's not easy, but practice makes wonder.

All my best

Angelene 

[[Ho...]]

Research OCD

[[sq...]]

Almost 3 months out and the obsessive thinking/ruminating thoughts is the major issue right now. Agree with others about exercising, stopping yourself mid thought and distraction are all helpful strategies. What a ride this has been....