Madgirl12
25-10-12, 21:53
A friend of mine once called the constant loop of 'voices' in a person's head 'monkey mind' so that's what I'll call it for the sake of this post.
How do you stop the constant chatter in your head? Especially when it makes you feel anxious and then you get pains in your head and neck?
Mine happens a lot, but I usually get anxious on the way into work and then the 'voices' (not real voices, just thoughts that won't stop) start. They are thoughts about all sorts of things, but mainly shortcoming that I have, accusations, guilt-tripping or things I've messed up in the past, or the way I think people view me. A lot of the time I'm thinking of things my mother has said/might say to me. Even things like "the people at work will notice that you've spent 10 minutes in the toilet" or they'll notice I'm wearing the same trousers today that I wore the rest of the week. It's like OCD, I wish I knew how to stop it when it starts. And when I'm in pain and feeling vulnerable it gets worse.
Any ideas?
Thanks.
How do you stop the constant chatter in your head? Especially when it makes you feel anxious and then you get pains in your head and neck?
Mine happens a lot, but I usually get anxious on the way into work and then the 'voices' (not real voices, just thoughts that won't stop) start. They are thoughts about all sorts of things, but mainly shortcoming that I have, accusations, guilt-tripping or things I've messed up in the past, or the way I think people view me. A lot of the time I'm thinking of things my mother has said/might say to me. Even things like "the people at work will notice that you've spent 10 minutes in the toilet" or they'll notice I'm wearing the same trousers today that I wore the rest of the week. It's like OCD, I wish I knew how to stop it when it starts. And when I'm in pain and feeling vulnerable it gets worse.
Any ideas?
Thanks.