[Hellion]

And I hate it...it gets really annoying. If I leave my moms overnight I worry about if the cats are ok and got in that night....I worry about family members when I am not with them or haven't heard from them in a couple days and it tends to prevent me from just enjoying the moment as is for a while.

The meds I take kind of help reduce racing thoughts and stop the physical anxiety symptoms when it gets so bad I start getting those, but its still more of a problem then it should be. And finding group therapy for anything is not looking very promising all the locations are hard to get to, I could see if my mom would be able to drive me but she has school and isn't always around for that. So I am starting to feel like mental health treatment is a joke again because its like you have to climb a mountain to even get any.

[Perna]

Build yourself an elaborate, good looking "I don't know" box in your head and finish your worries and then put them in there. You don't know if the cats are okay? Well, you will be back there tomorrow and you will check on them first thing; then put it in your mental box; imagine the symbolism -- would the cat be an Egyptian Bast type miniature sculpture or a silver charm that goes on a charm bracelet, a black flat plastic film that goes on a felt board perhaps? http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_h9IPv7IE-X...IMG_3024_1.jpg)

[Hellion]

Ive tried that kind of thing like imagine putting worries in a mental box I don't bother with again, but I still end up obsessing over things no matter how hard I try not to.

Not sure what you mean about symbolism exactly, the cats are real cats and I worry about if they make it in at night but its way to much worry. especially when I can always just call and ask if I happen not to be home that night.