Overthinking and "what ifs" again..?
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It sounds like a form of OCD. or an anxiety disorder I'd call it. Try replacing those thought processes (as soon as one surfaces in your mind) with a little prayer or count to five... or imagine crampling it into a ball of paper and throwing it to Pluto and beyond... and tell yourself that it's over once you do so each time. It will work wonders. it did for me. I taught myself to do just that while growing up, because I was just like you, but never had the guts to tell anyone. I thought I was going crazy and didn't want to land in the mental hospital next door. (in which my mom worked as a nurse). Make sure that whatever you replace those thought processes with, it's something that happens cognitively. nothing complicated- it should be easy. not for example a very long poem. or counting too long. Start counting till 10.. then till five. if you chose counting as a replacement. Recite a short proverb. if you choose to recite.. Choose imagining something that's quick and radical> meaning something aggressive- like throw it away... stomp on it... give it a jab-cross in your mind.
"What if" is the slogan of obsessive compulsive personality. Have you tried an antidepressant? They usually help.
Yeah, I'm kinda the same way. When I play the piano (a song I can even play with my eyes closed) sometimes I stare at my fingers and all of a sudden I can't figure out why they are moving in the right pattern and I think, "how am I doing this?". Then I stop and can't, for the life of me, figure out which key to play next or where even to put my hands. It's really weird. This happens when I just think too much about what I'm doing.
I experience "what ifs" and "I wish" alot when I lay down to go to sleep, when im driving alone in a car and when I go to the bathroom. It is always the same questions I ask myself its strange as soon as I lay down in bed the same exact thoughts come to mind I dont know why. I guess this is not really an answer to your question but more of a response to share the same kind of experiences. I think growing up and even still now I take comfort in my imagination wishin or wanting things I feel I will never have so I basically day dream about it atleast a few times thru out the day. I find myself dreaming about what I would do if I was a billionaire alot.
I never really gave it much thought but I wonder if there are alot of other people that think of these things as reguarly as I do, I wonder now after reading your concerns if there is something wrong with me. Although I live well and earn a decent income I lack some social skills and infact sometimes I feel Id rather be alone with my thoughts most of the time, as I am now.
hmm maybe I should see someone about this professionally, maybe im missing out on doing these things for real because all I do is dream about it.
Yeah, I'd say OCD. Just have to convince yourself it's pointless to do it, and make that an obsession. Then you won't do it anymore! I personally like my OCD, they'll never get me on meds for that.
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