Posted by robz on August 13, 2004, at 19:04:45
Everything is going to be ok....Look I was feeling very much like you were. I had the craziest thoughts about hurting myself I still do sometimes. This is all in your head and a lot of it is how you think to yourself. I know this is easier said than done but you really need to truly love yourself and you be the one you run too. It is just anxiety. You know that you are not going to hurt yourslef ore anyone else. You just think this way because you have such an active creative mind, it is just going constantly, thoughts are constantly running through your mind. You are the one who can have good thoughts or bad thoughts. Stop being so afraid or YOURSELF. You will be ok and you can make yourself better by just having positive thoughts. I know this sounds hard to do but just try it sometime. When you have a weird or scary thought just kind of laugh to yourself...
This is what I do. Say I have a thougth like..."I am losing my mind, then I am going end up in a hospital and everyone will think I am crazy." Then I will try and say this self back to myself after I have this crazy thought..."haha, ok first of all My mind is very creative and thats why this thought has become so extravagent and weird, This is really not going to happen to me. I am not going to lose my mind, I just have anxiety and that is why this scares me. I am a very intelligent and wondeful person." I know this sounds hard to do but just TRY it.
Look... I have learned alot about this disorder and how your thoughts affect you physical and emotional state. Have you ever hear of Lucina Bassets "Attacking anxiety and depression program"???? This is an amazing program and you should really do some research into it. It is 15 cassets you listen to and a bunch of coaching videos on how to overcome these awful thoughts and fears.
I am also on medication, so dont feel alone. but the medication is not the only thing that is going to cure you...and YOU WILL BE CURED...Keep telling yourself that!!!
Good luck and write back if you have anything you want to talk about!
Robyn
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