Grr I keep getting anxiety over repetitive thoughts

does anyone have any suggestions on how to make them stop? I try to tell myself over and over that they dont mean anything but they still scare the heck out of me. I will take some of my old klonopin to help but they dont always. And my dr. Appt isn't untill July 24 th help?!

jumpinggrasshopper, I also struggle with obsessive repetitive thoughts that cause me a lot of anxiety. My meds, mainly abilify, really help. Also, I have found that calming my mind through meditation helps dispel some of the anxiety. Another thing I do is pay attention to the thoughts--set a time limit and write about them--they cry out for attention, so I give it to them. When the time limit is up, I try to move on to other things. Maybe writing about them gets them out of my system or something.

Explain the repetitive thoughts to me?......

yes, as Balish Bun asks, what are they?

when i have repetitive hurtful thoughts going on in my mind, i eventually distract myself from them. sometimes they have given me quite a liken by that time, but none the less, i stop them.

sometimes it's easy - i keep saying 'NO' over and over and it might work. the most common thing i do is distract myself with ordinary activities. if i'm in bed, i get out of it, go on computer, make some tea, pop in a movie or something, take a bath - anything to change the state i was in.

if it's day, i might shop, take a drive with someone, or go in the pool. exercise. make something special. open a magazine and try to get lost in something to read, or a book if i can concentrate.

you see- it all depends on what we like to do vs. what we do not want to do (like deal with bad thoughts invading our life).

nighttime can be the wort time, so it's important for me not to get ecited by any kind of disruption before bed. no caffeine past 12:00 noon so i can sleep when i need it, and taking my anxiety medicine before bed.

if i avoid the triggers, i have less frequent episodes, and with less episodes, comes less intensity.

best to you.

try and few things, buy a book on the subject, and talk to your Dr. about it ... and you will come up with your own personal strategies to address this. meanwhile, try what works for others, it might work for you too.

peace and comfort,
nightbird

I have PTSD and big fears of really mundane stuff. One of the things I'm afraid of is movie theaters.

Today, a friend and I took our boys to the movies. I told T I was going and I was afraid. And he told me that when the scary thoughts come up to just let them pass through my mind. To not grab hold of them. And I tried it, and to my surprise, it actually worked.

I wonder if that would work for you? Actually, I wonder if that would even work for ME again But it was nice that it helped today.

Sometimes if I get thoughts I can't get rid of, I will give them to one part of my mind to worry about, and let the worrying go on in the background, and use most of my brainpower for what I need it for at the moment (work, play, etc.). That way I can keep the thoughts in the background but allow them to express themselves instead of trying to suppress them. I think of it as like throwing a dog a bone to chew on.