How do I stop worrying about something bad happening if everything is perfectly fine?

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For example, yesterday I was spending time with my family(we were talking about a party) when all of a sudden I started worrying about people not liking me ’cause I don’t get invited to a lot of parties. Most of the time, like this example, it’s just on a whim, but sometimes it can get pretty serious.

Category: Tags: asked January 26, 2015

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do you typically worry about that sorta stuff? I ask because I have anxiety and I worry about stuff exactly like that all the freaking time. Remember- it's alright for you to be worried, it's nothing to be ashamed of. Don't get yourself down because you're feeling nervous about something. With that being said, there are lots of things to do to keep yourself chill! I meditate sometimes when it's getting bad. I always have something in my pocket to play with (a little plastic animal for example). If you feel like you're starting to panic, close your eyes. Focus on yourself for a minute. Focus on how you're feeling, and just let I happen. Take deep breaths, focus on your breath. Let it pass, because you're strong and it will ALWAYS pass my friend. If you think that these feelings are recurring and are serious, please take time to talk to someone you trust about it, and maybe see if you can see a counselor who knows exactly what you're going through and knows just what to do to help you feel better and be better prepared next time you feel that way. You're welcome to message me to talk more about it if you like, since I've been coping with anxiety all my life I know what it feels like and I'm here to help you through it!
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That is a clear sign of anxiety. Anxiety is simply like a broken fire alarm that goes of when is not meant to go off. The best thing that you can do is to try to ignore these thoughts as hard as you can telling yourself that it is a false alarm or even better not reacting because that will tell your brain that the thought doesn't deserve a response because is not a real danger and with time these thoughts will stop. If it happens a lot (more that 7 days in a row) you should seek professional help to find out what is causing it.
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Keep track of when these thoughts are occurring, see if there is a theme/pattern to them. Then come up with simple positive phrases that combat this. It's important that the phrases are believable to you. Often revolving around the likelihood of the negative thing occurring that you are worrying about. Then when these thoughts arise take deep breaths and read or thinking about these positive statements. It also helps to review them before bed or once you wake in the morning when you are first starting out.For instance I use to have very high anxiety about people sitting next to me. If it was the normal seating arrangement i was ok but if someone different sat next to me I could barely focus in class. Thoughts of what they were thinking, what they thought of me, why they sat there, if they were judging my notes and so forth would run through my head. So one on my positive statements for this was "People are very self involved and are most likely to consumed with themselves to be thinking about me or judging my notes."