Anxiety and trust

[John_E_S]

Hi all,

I have been posting in the depression thread for a little while but not here. I wanted to get some advice about anxiety and trust. This is not to do with relationships but rather with work. My anxiety stem from many family health issues but largely manifests in worries about my work

to give context i work in science and I am moving into more of a leadership position. I am finding that I get regular doubts about some of the work I have done to the point where I don't sleep well and feel like I constantly panicking and assuming the worst will happen. Luckily I have colleagues I can reach out to and they re-assure me that what I have done is fine. However, I keep finding my mind going back to these concerns or looking for different concerns with this work. I find I ruminate about this a lot and it is what primarily preoccupies my mind.

My question is, should I trust my colleagues over my anxious mind? (I think answer is yes). Secondly, why do I put so much faith in my mind over them and is there an effective way to deal with this. At the moment I am not and it seems to be getting worse

[Petal22]

That’s great John E S stick at it...... it takes time to learn the strategies but if you keep practicing them on a daily basis they will really help you..

great cbt I did meta cognitive therapy for OCD it’s great....

strategies that are good are mindfulness, attention training, meditation, thought challenging

I do mindfulness and attention training on a daily basis.... it’s great for anxiety.....

stick at your therapy and let me know how you go.... here to chat to you

[John_E_S]

Thank you for the support.

I am trying to meditate once a day and using other approaches. This is a wonderful community on here

[Petal22]

That’s ok John E S happy to support you...

thats wonderful you are trying to meditate once a day..... meditation is great I did one for ... learning to watch my thoughts... it was part of my therapy it was fantastic I believe meditation got me over the line it taught me that I’m not my thoughts but the watcher of my thoughts... I can now just sit back and observe my thoughts and not get so caught up in them..... ( it takes practice) but once you learn this concept it’s amazing and very helpful....

thankyou John ES we are all here to support each other in our mental health journeys.. happy to support you..

stay positive and keep up your great work..

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[John_E_S]

So yesterday I had a bit of a drop back into my anxious thoughts and it carried over into my mind. I don't know what caused it to start but I was thinking about work and started to worry about things I may have done wrong. It started to balloon out of control and got worse and worse even after I tried to rationalise it with myself and talk myself through it.

This is so tricky when this happens and once the ball starts rolling on feeling anxious and worrying I find it very difficult to slow it down

[Petal22]

Hi John E S,

I understand this can feel quite overwhelming...

when you recognise that you are starting to worry can you turn your attention to something in the present moment? Eg if out walking how does the sun feel on you, what can you hear, what can you see?

when you begin to notice your worring change the room your in ... walk out side.....

try not to get stuck in your head....

try to talk to the people around you about something going on in the day.. try to concentrate on what they are saying....

hang in there and try the above strategies..

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