SarahG
10-04-10, 20:11
I spend all day analysing what I am doing, what I am going to do and what may or may not happen. I plan any outings (which are getting less and less because I am so paranoid about what could happen) around where there are toilets and how quickly I can get home. "What if, what if, what if???" is the mantra of my life!
I have read again and again that by thinking positively I can change the way my mind reacts to things and slow the panic. My question is, how do I change my thinking to positive thinking when I really really believe bad things are going to happen? I know that if I get anxious, I immediately need the loo. Therefore I plan for this eventuality. Is this wrong or is it sensible? How do I change the way I think? Any tips would be gratefully received.
Do you know what I've just thought... even calling this thread "Negative thinking" as opposed to "Need positive thinking" is a sign of the way I think.
I have read again and again that by thinking positively I can change the way my mind reacts to things and slow the panic. My question is, how do I change my thinking to positive thinking when I really really believe bad things are going to happen? I know that if I get anxious, I immediately need the loo. Therefore I plan for this eventuality. Is this wrong or is it sensible? How do I change the way I think? Any tips would be gratefully received.
Do you know what I've just thought... even calling this thread "Negative thinking" as opposed to "Need positive thinking" is a sign of the way I think.