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Aug 21, 2014, 09:27 AM
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Member Since: Feb 2014
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Originally Posted by summerblueskies
Catastrophizing is a common anxiety symptom. I have this far less than when I was younger, but I remind myself that I have done something or gone somewhere many times in the past and never came to any real harm. There is always a worst case scenario but most of them are highly unlikely to ever occur. Thats good news!
Is there something specific you are afraid will happen? I used to be terrified if I didnt hear from my bf for a few days, I imagined the worst happened to him!!
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I know this will sound childish but most of my anxiety comes from a break-up. Some days I imagine him being with another girl, though I have no evidence and he's told me he doesn't want to be with anyone. The automatic thought pops in my head and makes me either sad or angry. Sometimes I even dream about it. It hurts and it makes it hard to forgive and forget. I’ve recorded my thoughts with a thought record given to me in CBT. I guess seeing him with someone else is of my worst fears – it’s probably due to my lower self-esteem as well … thinking the next person that comes along will be better in every way that I wasn’t, meet all his needs, he will compare his next gf to me, I was a huge mistake, his biggest disappointment, etc. I usually let the thought run its course before becoming catastrophic and 'lose my mind' or stop the thought it in its tracks. Effective part of the time..I guess that's just part of breaking up??
Some days I really do believe what I tell myself and other days, I know he wouldn’t ever feel that way about me. Does it sound like a bunch of nonsense?
Last edited by rukspc; Aug 21, 2014 at 09:48 AM.
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