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Default Mar 06, 2015 at 09:04 AM
 
I call them my racing thoughts or mind chatter. The only thing I have tried that works is to try to stay in the present moment and stop the thoughts as they come up by telling myself to "stop" and begin my mind back to the present. It works pretty well with practice. Deep breathing exercises help too. I know it's not easy to put up with them and they can be affected by meds which can either make them better or worse. I don't know which specific ones help but I know mine were worse before I started taking Fetzima and Saphris.

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