Hi, I have fear of open spaces and do not like to look at the sky. I dont go anywhere but to the grocery store, and then I have to take my husband for security. I do not know what to do. My life is miserable...
I was supposed to go to the store today, but talked myself out of going. I sat on my porch today, and when I remembered how the sky just went on and on and on, I started feeling a little uneasy and went inside. I think my own thoughts are my worst enemy. The strangest things just pop into my mind. If I could just figure out how to think of happy, pleasant thoughts instead of what ifs or just things that are not important like how the sky goes on and on and on, Id be ok! I can't wait until i get further along in this program so that I can see results. I also plan on seeing a counselor his week. My life is just out of control, and I have reached my bottom....
Well, I have learned that the more I try and fight a negative thought, the more I will have it. It is most helpful when I repeat "it is the way you react to the thought" over and over. Sometimes that helps me to NOT react so strongly to the thought. Someday's though, that doesn't help and I go to a safe place so that the thought will go away.
That's a good one! I am so busy worrying and tracking my anxiety; that I forgot all about positive thoughts! I am going to track my positive thoughts as well...;)
UPDATE: I had a great weekend! I went to the store, and left my husband on one side of the store while I went to the other! I rode my bike in the driveway, I didnt venture out on the street, but Im going to keep working on this. I also was very good at controlling the way I reacted to the negative thoughts! I did however take a 12.5 mg of xanax each day, but I dont think it was the reason I was so brave because it is such a small dosage and even if it was, then the way I think of it...If I can do it with the xanax then I can also do it without. So, Im feeling REALLY positive...
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