Sometimes I will get a worry in my head and it won't go away, it's like an itch the more I scratch it the more it itches.
I had a bad time at work last week as I had a review which said some negative things about how I'd interacted with others.
I haven't been able to stop thinking about it since. It's turned into a bit of an obsession, not just the original worry but it's like my head has become obsessed with my job, how to do my job better, how my job should optimally be done, how the company could be more strategic, what the purpose of my department is etc. Not always unpleasant thoughts - just obsessive ones.
I want to stop thinking about it but can't. I have literally had no time in my head for anything else, not my husband, my kids, I get in the car and drive off the wrong way as I'm thinking so hard about all of this.
How do I stop the thoughts? I want them to go away now so I can get on with my life, I'm absolutely exhausted but it's like an addiction, I can't switch my mind off. It's like I'm trying to figure it all out in my head but just tie myself up in knots.
I've not been like this before, I've worried about things for sure but not quite so ... incessantly.
What's going on?