Blanes
11-02-09, 01:29
Hi all - I am new to this site and I wanted to start by saying hello.
For the last 9 months or so - I have been focusing on my breathing. Not so much focusing on the breathing itself, more focusing on the fact that I cant stop thinking about it. - seems a little silly even to write down
Not all the time, it comes and goes (sometimes going for weeks at a time). The severity changes and from time to time it sends me into a panic. When this happens, I get that tight feeling in my chest for a while and it fades away slowly.
Im sure like most of you - it only gets bad when I am bored or have nothing to do. So nights can be bad - last night I didnt sleep at all.
I am going to go out on a limb here and suggest that this is purely anxiety related - but even though I recognise this fact, I dont seem to be able to rationalise or logic my way out of it. And every time I think I am getting much better - I seem to sabotage myself and think the worst possible scenario and send myself right back to where I started.
Sorry for the long intro - but my question is this. Even though I seem to have this under a certain degree of control - it still seems to be everlasting. I would like to get over it for good.
Does anyone have any suggestions for how to cast these thoughts away for ever - or is this something that I should be seeing a therapist about.
Thanks for your help.
For the last 9 months or so - I have been focusing on my breathing. Not so much focusing on the breathing itself, more focusing on the fact that I cant stop thinking about it. - seems a little silly even to write down
Not all the time, it comes and goes (sometimes going for weeks at a time). The severity changes and from time to time it sends me into a panic. When this happens, I get that tight feeling in my chest for a while and it fades away slowly.
Im sure like most of you - it only gets bad when I am bored or have nothing to do. So nights can be bad - last night I didnt sleep at all.
I am going to go out on a limb here and suggest that this is purely anxiety related - but even though I recognise this fact, I dont seem to be able to rationalise or logic my way out of it. And every time I think I am getting much better - I seem to sabotage myself and think the worst possible scenario and send myself right back to where I started.
Sorry for the long intro - but my question is this. Even though I seem to have this under a certain degree of control - it still seems to be everlasting. I would like to get over it for good.
Does anyone have any suggestions for how to cast these thoughts away for ever - or is this something that I should be seeing a therapist about.
Thanks for your help.