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Anxiety and overthinking

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Laurasanford789 · 12/05/2025 10:36

Just after some advice really or support

I've always been anxious, overthink, cataztrophize think and allow negative thoughts to spiral

It seems to get worse as I'm getting older, I have hobbies like my sewing which I use as distraction but it's temporary.

I get out as much as I can, but it's not helping. I don't drink, smoke anything to 'take the edge of ' I feel like I need an off switch for my brain, I am conscious that my kids pick up on my negative behaviour and it's getting to me now.

Never taken any meds ways wanted to try other things first but years later and here we are, I'm worried that asking for medication will go against me as a mum... See here I go again, overthinking. If anyone has been to drs was you prescribed anything and if so did it help?

when things go well for me, family life, anything I constantly think we'll this is to good to be true what's going to happen now. I'm constantly thinking what's around the corner.. I have practiced mindfulness it just doesn't work, I jump back to the same ways.

I've heard about CBT therapy, I know waiting lists are crazy to be seen for things.

I don't know where I'm going with this I just wondered if anyone felt the same and if so what helped you

OP posts:
FishDancer · 12/05/2025 14:41

I think that rather than distracting yourself from your thoughts you should investigate them in therapy.

popandchoc · 12/05/2025 15:02

Medication has been best thing for me. Therapy also has helped but the medication takes the edge off and means i don't catastrophize.

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