My mind jumps to the bad future scenario and dwells on them.
As a result, the present can be affected,
if nothing is done about the catastrophising
My mind jumps to the bad future scenario and dwells on them.
As a result, the present can be affected,
if nothing is done about the catastrophising
how to stop catastrophising:
I was the worst at it, but ever since my pdoc maxed me on Cymbalta I pretty much cut that crap out. Well I still do it sometimes but not like 24/7 like I used to. Also CBT is helpful.
I would also like to add
Try to practice the opposite.
When you are catastrophising think to yourself what is the opposite of the worst that could happen. What is the best that could happen. Then maybe think of something in between those 2 extremes. This way you don’t focus on the worst that can happen and you might feel a little better.
I really like your thinking there,the problem there is that the catastrophising is like intrusive thoughts so although I tell myself the best will happen, because i value that so much, intrusive thoughts come in of a catastrophising nature
but if i tell myself that i have the strength to adapt to any given situation i feel a bit better
I know, I use to catastrophise and it was pretty bad, but I practiced altering my thoughts, now I don’t do it anymore.
i should think of things in terms of probability.
like how likely is it that things will be okay
compared to how likely is it that things will unfold in a disastrous way
and have confidence that way
easier said than done
hahahah
but possible
For me experiences helped too. I use to think the worst, but it never came to pass. Sometimes bad things happen but they where never as bad as some of my most catastrophic thoughts. Once I realized these things didn’t happen it became easier to think differently, think the opposite. Now a days I don’t really catastrophize at all.
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