Most annoying symptom

[TheScript]

I've been diagnosed with anxiety many times but this symptom puts me in doubt..

I'm still having repetitive thoughts. I'm so worried this is a symptom of something worse. My biggest fear is going crazy. When i wake up i'm fine but as soon as i think the thought, it's back on replay. When i'm relaxed or distracted i can stop thinking the thoughts. The more i try not to think of it, or to stop thinking, the more i think of it. The weirdest thing is that i sometimes think my own name in my head? Isn't that too weird for anxiety? Also alot of 'what if' thoughts. Is this OCD/Obsessional thinking? I need reassurance. How do i stop thinking the same thought?

It's EXACTLY like this i found on the anxietycentre symptom list:
'Thoughts, concepts, mental images, melodies, or songs seemingly get “stuck” in your mind: 
No matter what you do, you seemingly can’t stop your mind from thinking of them over and over again. In every undistracted moment you find your mind replaying the unwanted thought, concept, melody, or song.

These thoughts are like a hamster running on a squeaky hamster wheel in the background. No matter what you are doing, that squeaky wheel seems to be always turning.'

[PanchoGoz]

You don't need reassurance, you need knowlege. Your need for reassurance makes you worse. Knowlege is something you only need once.

You've answered your own question when you quoted from the anxiety centre symptom list. You have your answer, so why post about it again?
That constant doubt, seeking for the answer is making it worse.

I told another member with similar problems this advice. She mentioned her thinking had got so weird that she got scared as she thought she was threatening her shampoo bottle when she was in the shower. Sounds utterly ridiculous doesn't it? That's what happens when you, in tyour anxious state, observe your thinking processes all day. You suffer mental fatigue, your thoughts become abstract, you notice odd things, your tired mind can't repel the thoughts and plays them round in your head...and yet you retain the ability to function like a human.
The only way to stop this thoughts is to stop trying to stop them. Just get on with your day and when you notice them, do nothing. Let them be as they are and time will heal. Your mind needs an outside focus to rest on instead of whirling round. Be occupied, do something fun. Let it go! Your mind can't be controled and tethered like a goat, it mst be free and relaxed and unrestrained. You're keeping yourself under the spotlight all the time and stressing your mind out.

Lots of people have you given you good explanations to this problems now. Seeking knowlege is of course the answer. Seeking reassurance is keeping your anxiety in place. You must learn now to spot the difference.

Source: Learned sufferer.

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I wish I could show you the thread I mentioned but it's been deleted as you useful threads so often are

[TheScript]

Thank you PanchoGoz, i will take your advice and move on from it. You're right i did sort of answer my own question, my need for reassurance has become a bad habit... ugh.

I appreciate you taking the time to write all this.

[anthrokid]

Heya,

This is OCD thinking. It can be difficult to stop, but very possible. As the above person mentioned, one way to work through them is to accept the thought and continue on. Don't try conciously to stop the thought, this just focuses your attention on it. You could have a look for some resources online, there's a lot of self-help material available on OCD. Another option is to see your doctor and tell them what you've said here - that you are having the same repeated thoughts over and over and over again, like it's on replay. They may be able to give you some self-help material, or may be able to refer you to a counsellor or psychologist who specialises in OCD treatment. It isn't by any means unusual. I have suffered from OCD myself, and know many others who have. And I can happily tell you that through some counselling and treatment I no longer suffer from repetitive or merry-go-round thoughts :)

[kennethman1]

You don't need reassurance, you need knowlege. Your need for reassurance makes you worse. Knowlege is something you only need once.

You've answered your own question when you quoted from the anxiety centre symptom list. You have your answer, so why post about it again?
That constant doubt, seeking for the answer is making it worse.

I told another member with similar problems this advice. She mentioned her thinking had got so weird that she got scared as she thought she was threatening her shampoo bottle when she was in the shower. Sounds utterly ridiculous doesn't it? That's what happens when you, in tyour anxious state, observe your thinking processes all day. You suffer mental fatigue, your thoughts become abstract, you notice odd things, your tired mind can't repel the thoughts and plays them round in your head...and yet you retain the ability to function like a human.
The only way to stop this thoughts is to stop trying to stop them. Just get on with your day and when you notice them, do nothing. Let them be as they are and time will heal. Your mind needs an outside focus to rest on instead of whirling round. Be occupied, do something fun. Let it go! Your mind can't be controled and tethered like a goat, it mst be free and relaxed and unrestrained. You're keeping yourself under the spotlight all the time and stressing your mind out.

Lots of people have you given you good explanations to this problems now. Seeking knowlege is of course the answer. Seeking reassurance is keeping your anxiety in place. You must learn now to spot the difference.

Source: Learned sufferer.

---------- Post added at 21:22 ---------- Previous post was at 21:14 ----------

I wish I could show you the thread I mentioned but it's been deleted as you useful threads so often are

thank you so much, i have this at the moment, i'll try to do as you say :hugs: