worry

[coasting]

I am a born worrier but things are getting out of hand, recently I started having some health issues which some have resolved but some I?m going to have to learn to live with. But the thing is it?s the first thing I think of when I open my eyes in the morning and carry on worrying all day about these thoughts barely leave me, minute by minute hour by hour even when I?m ?busy? my head is still full of worry. I can not stop this constant going over and over things such as what could happen in the future, how I?m feeling now, my job, money. I feel so anxious about taking on more work, its not that I can not work but I feel I can not function with all this stuff in my head and my confidence is shot to pieces- sweating palms just thinking about work. Its like I?m rehearsing every illness/life/work worse-case scenario in my head over & over. My GP says talking therapy services are poor in our area and suggested I get a book ?overcoming anxiety? which I bought and will read but feel I?m drowning in worry.

[FabIsGoingToGetFit]

Has anything changed in your life for you to think this is the reason why you feel like this, or have you always been a worrier?

I worry a lot and for a while I did manage to keep it under control by asking if I could change things. If not, I refused to worry about it. It doesn't always work and now I tell myself I have been through worse things and that helps at the moment.

If your GP says talking therapy is rubbish in your area then ask him which area they are not rubbish in.

[willsurvivethis]

I am a bit [shocked] at your GP saying that about talking therapies in your area. If that's the attitude he takes it ain't gonna change is it. Go back and say well I still need it so what can you do for me.

But have a look round yourself. Where I live (but that is quite a deprived area) there is a charity that sends a counsellor to the children's centre on Monday mornings and the children's centre staff entertains the kids while mum talks.I have my counselling via a charity that just asks for a contribution of what you can afford (but this is specifically for adult abuse survivors).

If your practice doesn't have a practice counsellor ask to be referred to the nearest one that does even if there is a waiting list.
Worry can make your life so miserable, and a book alone won't always cut it.

[coasting]

Fab as I say- born worrier, scared I?m not going to overcome this time round. Thanks for sharing your ways of coping.

Will- I asked for help last year & was told our counsellor was on long term sick leave, this time round this GP suggested this book- if the book doesn?t help (I?m not certain its going to, god I?m so negative at the moment (life time of negative thoughts is hard to change) I?ll ask for help again.

I?m trying to deal sensibly with things - but I do realise I let my imagination run away or think too far ahead to things that may not happen, but I can not stop it, its like I need to prepare myself for any eventuality.

[lelarose]

Hi, are you still about?

[lelarose]

Hi are you still about?