Hi all,

I had a tremendous amount of anxiety this past week and my obsessive thoughts were back. They were about hurting people, suicide (which freaks me out), and going crazy. I have the body symptoms pretty much under control and the thoughts have slowly stopped. Does this mean that I've gotten used to these thoughts and am somehow comforted by them subconsiously? Or is my mind just too darn tired of thinking them. I haven't gotten to lesson 10 yet but really need help on this one. I'm scared of the whole suicide thought. I mean now I don't get the whole panicky feelings and does that mean that I'm comforted by it? I know I wouldn't do it and why do I what if it so much and why do I always somehow think about it? Has anyone thought how life would be like if they weren't here and then scared themselves over it? Is it because I feel I have no control over me because of this anxiety? Please help if anyone's gone through this. I'm sorry for rambling and probably for not making sense I'm just confused.

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Or is my mind just too darn tired of thinking them.

BINGO!!!!!

feelinglost,
That's why they tell you not to run from your thoughts and to face them. Dr. Archibald Hart even says to think them over and over because eventually your mind will become bored and think of something else!!!

Ask yourself... Do I want to carry out these thoughts? I am sure your answer will still be "NO".....

You are merely learning to let go of your fearful thoughts and to under-react to them!!

Congratulations!

I recently had a vicious cycle of heart palpitations.It went on for about 2or 3 days.
The more I fought against it,the worse it got.
I try not to fight it.I just accept it.I hate it
yes,but I just have to deal with it one day at a time.
Our minds get in a feedback loop and the more we feel these sensations,the more we worry which
produces more anxiety.You see!

I too have had heart palpatations, especially after my mom died. I wore a heart monitor and everything to rule out an actual heart problem. I have found that staying off caffiene helps. Like you said, though the more you think about it the worse it becomes. I have found that once I had it checked out and knew it wasn't anything serious I didn't have them anymore. I have had them a few times but this is over an almost 3 year period.

Mary