To ask how people stop worrying?

[Drunkandstupidagain]

I know this might sound stupid...but I worry about everything,sometimes I worry so much I can't eat,sometimes I throw up,quite often I cry and usually it disturbs my sleep. Don't get me wrong I don't worry all day everyday but it can happen so easily. Like if someone doesn't text me back I'll think they heard what I said about them in 2010 I know these are ridiculous woos but can't stop them!! Anyone any tips or am I being ridiculous??

Generally I keep myself distracted and busy so I don’t have too much time to dwell on stuff I’m anxious about.

However, if it’s genuinely becoming a bit of a block in your day to day life it might be worth speaking to your GP or looking into counselling for help managing it.

I can't without anxiety medication. It's the only thing that calms me.

Thanks I do find keeping busy helps and i trying leaving my phone out of the way but then sleep comes and if it's not resolved it's a long night - half the time worrying about something petty!

Worrying cannot change the outcome.

It can just make misery. Worrying has not helped me in anyway or changed anything so I try to let it go and remember that.

Whatever will be will be...

Why worry, when I can live!

It sounds as though you could use some CBT. It stops the mind loops.

I really like the ‘What, me worry?’ resource, here:

www.cci.health.wa.gov.au/Resources/Looking-After-Yourself/Worry-and-Rumination

You do have to be prepared to put some time in though to work through the modules in order.

No single technique works for everyone, so it's important that you find some that work for you.

I offered a worrier friend £ large amount if she could prove to me how her worrying about something had actually affected the situation and had improved the situation. She was so shocked when she understood how futile her worrying was.

Another technique that's useful when you're overwhelmed with worries is to set aside your 10 minute worry-time during a day, it can be any 10 minutes to suit you, a time where you can sit quietly and give all your attention to the worries you put on hold.
When you start getting worrying thoughts outside worry-time, consciously 'say' no, I can't deal with that now but I will deal with it at worry time. Then when worry time arrives, I'll bet you don't have much to worry about because you've created a gap between the thought about worrying and actually doing it.

Thanks they are some really good tips! Actually feel less worried already! I think it's nearly a worry that I've done something wrong that's lead to the other persons beahviour rather ham just thinking they aren't in a good mood,are busy etc