Constant bad/negative thoughts

[PiedWagtail]

Does anyone else have this? I worry constantly about bad things happening to us/the children - I go and check that the children are breathing 4 times between them going to bed and me going to bed; I worry about them dying in car crashes. accidents, plane crashes, terrorist attacks - you name it. I worry about me dying and them having to live without me.

It's pretty horrible. I seem to cry at everything, and everything seems very negative. Is this anxiety, depresssion, normal or something else? Everyone else seems so carefree and I just can't understand it. There are so many things that could go wrong.

It sounds like there could be some OCD type thought patterns going on there, and certainly anxiety. I am not usually a fan, but this is the sort of thing that could be really helped by CBT - it can be very good for changing negative thought patterns like this. There are some websites based on CBT, or you could get some help through IAPT, or book some sessions with a counsellor who uses CBT. I definitely think it would be worth giving it a go, as this is just the sort of thing that CBT seems to have the best results in.

Thanks pengiun. Saw GP today and have been diagnosed with anxiety . Did the anxiety and depression questionnaires and the depression one was OK but I ticked all the boxes on the anxiety one. Oh dear. She is referring me for counselling - CBT. Thanks :)