Nightmares about the fate of the universe...

[CookieFrog]

I haven’t been properly diagnosed with anxiety but I feel like this is the right place to go for this sort of problems. I keep having nightmares about the state of the world/universe similar to AnxiousBears post. It started ages ago when I watched a suggested YouTube video on what will happen to the earth in 5 billion years. I still get nightmares now! Earlier today a friends mum was telling me about asteroids that could impact earth, predictions about nuclear wars, black hole anomalies etc. I’m literally shivering. I posted this here instead of on the young people’s forum in case it was better to go here due to the fact it is fairly scary to think about. Especially for me. Does anyone have some tips because I’m actually shivering at the moment. Help...

[white knight]

Hi again and thankyou for your well written post

Many years ago now I developed severe anxiety. I went to a therapist that I thought would be useless but turned out amazing.

I would worry about heaps of things like that my boos would knock on my door (I didnt like him), that my car would stop, that I'd have 10 children I couldnt look after etc. It was the cold war period so yes, I'd think about Russia and USA launching their weapons.

Then he told me about worry and realism.

• That if the likelihood of an event was very low why build up fear?
• Why worry about something that wont happen
• Why worry about potential problem if you cant effectively make an impact on it?
• Put in place an imaginary bag where you can place these topics in that bag and throw them in the river

Worry produces nothing but ill health especially later in life from worry as a child. You'll develop ulcers.

BTW we should not be concerned about what will occur 5 billion years from now.

What might also be missing from your life is recognising the beauty of it. Someone once told me "you havent lived life fully until your've seen a flower bloom from start to finish."

A guru called Maharaji said "you havent appreciated life till you've seen a sunset" . To see a full sunset you need to watch it for 2 hours.

https://www.google.com/search?client=avg&q=youtube+maharaji+sunset

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X30sWycWz4o

I hope you benefit from those.

TonyWK

[CookieFrog]

Thanks white knight,

Ill try to remember that. I’ve been thinking of asking my parents to think about actually doing something because my whole life I’ve been told by teachers and peers that I’m always really anxious but my parents thought that therapy or even just an actual diagnosis would make it worse. I’ve just been too scared to ask them for help.

[white knight]

Suggest to them that there is no harm in getting a diagnosis. Just one or two appointments and thats it.

Catching any illness like anxiety at a young age is far better than later on in life when one is set in their ways.

If you feel comfortable take a print out of this whole post and show them my replies. It is an anonymous site so they shouldnt take offence to it.

TonyWK

[CookieFrog]

I know it’s just. If I told my Dad I had seemed help from a forum like beyond blue he would probably shout at me. He hates me doing anything he hasn’t approved and I’m worried he would get angry at me. I’m also worried that if I showed him he would forbid me from coming here or monitor my posts or something. Especially since asked about what to do when I’m fighting with him on the young peoples forum. I already have lots of trouble at home and I’m not looking for more. I’ll try to talk to my parents though.

[quirkywords]

Cookie frog,
you have written very well though out posts.I can understand why you are worried about your dads reactions. Sometimes parents get worried about things they don’t know about.

Tony has given you interesting things to think about.

I started writing down my nightmares so they would not have power over me and it works st times.

[CookieFrog]

Hmmm, that’s a good idea. I’ll try writing them in my journal

[white knight]

Yes cookie froggy

By all means you know your parents so better to keep things to yourself.

Great you have a journal. You are very articulate

TonyWK

[CookieFrog]

Thx