skippy66
20-11-13, 17:28
Sat watching Home Alone this afternoon with my kids, it's one of my favourite films and I've paused it because there's a really good message in it which applies to health anxiety:
Kevin: "I've always been afraid of our basement. It's dark, there's weird stuff down there and it smells funny, that sort of thing. It's bothered me for years.
Old man with shovel: "Basements are like that"
Kevin: "Then I made myself go down there to do some laundry, and I found out - it's not so bad. All this time I've been worrying about it, but if you turn on the lights, it's no big deal."
Apply this to your symptoms and you'll get better.
Kevin: "I've always been afraid of our basement. It's dark, there's weird stuff down there and it smells funny, that sort of thing. It's bothered me for years.
Old man with shovel: "Basements are like that"
Kevin: "Then I made myself go down there to do some laundry, and I found out - it's not so bad. All this time I've been worrying about it, but if you turn on the lights, it's no big deal."
Apply this to your symptoms and you'll get better.