Overthinking is ruining my life - to the point where I overthink myself out of living. Why do I do this, and what should I do? I do suffer from severe social phobia and depression and have been through severe abuse in my life.
One day I came up with really great article about overthinking and I really want to share it with you.It could change your lifeThere are pointed out 10 points how you can stop Overthinking:Overthinking does not lead to insight. You want an understanding of which decision will be best. For this, you need a level of insight into what each decision will lead to. Thinking this through, however, is futile.You never, ever know what something will be like until you experience it.Your decision will never be final. Over-thinking often comes from the notion that you will make a grand finale decision that will never change and must be correct.Learn the reasons why over-thinking is harmful, and let it motivate you. Stress only occurred if the individual engaged in negative over-thinking about the events.Do physical activities throughout the day. Do you want to know one of the main reasons you over-think? It’s because you have the time to. Consider daily exercise—any physical activity that raises heart rate and improves health.Become the ultimate skeptic. If you think about what causes thinking to be so stressful and tiring, it’s often our personal convictions that our thoughts are actually true.Seek social support, but don’t vent. It is really powerful impact of social support in the reduction of stress.Develop the skill of forgiveness. It’s special because it, single-handedly, can induce the ultimate peace in people.Plan for conscious distraction. When you know the time of day rumination will begin, you can plan to remove that spare time with an activity that engages your full facultiesSolve another person’s problem first, and get perspective. Helping others puts your issues in order by reminding you that we all go through tough times, some much more than you ever will.Remember that a perfect decision is never a bold one, so get started. When your final years are approaching, you will not worry about how well you thought through your decisions, or how thoroughly and accurately you approached life’s forks in the road. You will rest happily knowing you lived true to yourself, acted with confidence, and stood up for what you believed in.Here is full article - 10 Ways to Stop Overthinking and Start LivingI hope this helps! ;)
I think I have "Exploding Head Syndrome"?
Seriously.. I woke up this morning at around 4am and just as I was falling back asleep I head a loud BANG. It was so loud I jumped up and my heart was racing... like someone had thrown something heavy at sheet metal. It's not the first time it's happened... but I'm actually pretty glad that I'm not crazy and there's a name for it. Scary as the name sounds... Has anyone else experienced this? http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/exploding-head-syndrome/AN00929
I think i am losing my mind????
These types of thoughts are common when someone has depression, so in a sort of odd way, you actually have quite normal thoughts and feelings for someone who is depressed. You probably fit into the category of low-level depression called dysthymia, where people are not depressed enough to seek help, but the problems are bad enough that they affect many aspects of a person's life. You might consider visiting a family doctor to see about a prescription for an antidepressant. You might be surprised how quickly these sort of thoughts disappear. I had the same problem and i finally went to the doctor after I seriously considered killing someone in a grocery store because their cart bumped into my cart. I walked straight out of the store without my groceries because i was worried that i might actually do more than think about it. The whole experience was so scary that i couldn't ignore the situation any more. The doc put me on a combo of wellbutrin and prozac, and i quit having dark thoughts, and my mood and energy level both improved substantially.
What does smoking weed feel like?
I smoke pot once in a while but stopped. You will feel a "buzzing" feeling in the head. You will feel like if you're up high in the air so that's why this feeling is called "high". You will feel like you don't want to do anything but sit and stare... you're too busy feeing really good being high :) It's a whole different kind of feeling you never experienced. If you're a girl, it's almost like having a light orgasm constantly. Stoned people tend to react slowly and talk about pointless stuff because their mind is full of buzzing sensations. If they smoke too much in short time they will not remember what's going on, like if they're drunk and blacked out. One thing that's VERY interesting about while being high is about speed of TIME. I looked at time before smoking bong and I was doing lot of things at party, blah blah, for looooong time nd it felt like 4 hours. Then I looked at the clock again... it is only 10 minutes! Other time I smoked and looked at clock. I was SO stoned and it felt like only a few minutes. It was 3 hours instead of few minutes! It was very weird and impossible but well it is what pot does to your brain. And yes I devour the whole fridge the day after and the food taste like HEAVEN! Pot makes food tastes better!
Sexual thoughts about family driving me out of my mind. Help?
For more than little bit over a year now I've been having these weird sexual thoughts of my father popping into my head. Let's get this straight, I abhor these thoughts. It makes me so frustrated with myself and makes me think I'm a sick freak. My dad has never done anything to me, in fact he's a pretty good damn dad. I just want to know why I have these thoughts, even though I'm pretty sure I just want them to go the hell away. It's gotten to the point where I now just feel uncomfortable around my dad, and I've also gotten paranoid around him as well. I just want my relationship to be normal with my dad again, but at this moment I'm not sure how to deal with it. Oh, and I'm fifteen years old, and a girl.