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Anxious thoughts €“ Fear Goggles


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Yes, I notice my trust issues too. I can never be confident in the answers I get and am always doubtful that things are okay.
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I wonder if trust is the issue here when it comes to for example, believing either a cardiologist that your heart is ok and strong, it's more of your panic and anxiety that is triggering your heart palpitations. I feel that trust is difficult for me and it takes a while to trust someone who says "you'll be ok". How do we deal with that issue, is this something that comes with time and dealing with the anxious episodes we have, and as we deal with them, the trust issue gets better?
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this is why the oft used "evidence to dispute" your anxious thoughts approach can be problematic. I find that in the heat of an episode, trying to view evidence as countering the panic response only fuels the fire. I need to counter what I see not give credence to evidence that I invariably interpret as negative while in crisis.
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Members, Anxious thoughts are powerful and not easily controlled. Anxious thoughts are automatic and many people don€™t even notice them. After some tracking of your panic symptoms, you will slowly become more familiar with your anxious thoughts. Over the next few weeks we will take a look at some common types of anxious thoughts. Join in and share how you control your anxious thoughts. Fear Goggles: When people are anxious or afraid they tend to only see things that confirm their anxious thoughts and not pay any attention to information that challenges their anxious thoughts. For example, people who are afraid of flying pay more attention to information about plane crashes than to information about how much safer flying is than driving a car or walking across the street. People who worry about having a heart attack pay more attention to changes in their heart rate than they do to the information from their family doctor or cardiologist. People who worry about public speaking only remember the things they thing they did wrong the last time. When you have €œfear goggles€ on it€™s hard to see information that doesn€™t confirm your fear and you are more likely to jump to conclusions. Sylvie

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