Feeling extremely anxious- could use a kind word 💕

Hi everyone! It’s been a long time since I’ve posted on here. Things have been alright but today, and yesterday, I have felt extremely anxious and just feel like I need someone to talk to. Lately, it’s felt that a lot of my anxieties and anxious thoughts are just intuitions. Many of them have been “coming true” or I’ve found out to be true. Obviously, this is causing me even MORE anxiety. I’m leaving on my first trip in 2.5 years this afternoon, flying home to see my family. Travelling also causes me a lot of anxiety, because I always get scared that something is going to happen while I’m away, or my some thing will happen to trigger my anxiety, and I won’t have the space to deal with it. I’m always scared that my trip will be “ruined“. Yesterday morning, I had an anxious thought that a friend was going to tell me some information before I go. She’s driving me to the airport today and I just keep imagining her delivering bad news before I go. This thought isn’t just made up in my head, it’s based on a real event that happened a few weeks ago and caused my anxiety to spiral. It’s hard to explain without giving all the details but basically I’m just scared she’s going to tell me something bad, and the more I fix it on this fear, the more I feel like it’s just another gut feeling that’s going to come true. I have to finish getting ready for my trip and I leave for the airport in just a few hours, but this anxiety is truly making it feel impossible. Thanks for reading, I really appreciate it

Relationship OCD

Zenjo

Date posted: 3y

Hello :) I can understand where you’re coming from, especially if this event you are worried about happening happened recently. It’s difficult for your mind not to be on alert and look for evidence that this event will occur again. I think something to keep in mind is that it’s extremely unlikely this will happen in such a short space of time and in the near future. Yes it’s very uncertain, and even if the chance is minimal your mind will tell you it’s entirely possible and more so, it’s going to happen. Ultimately the issue is being created in the mind, that’s where the present suffering is manifesting itself. There is no real danger or threat, despite what it may tell you. I know it’s difficult to look past it, I think people underestimate just how difficult it can be to push past your mind and feel okay. My advice would be to have a plan for a situation where your anxiety flares up. I recommend the mindful movement on YouTube, that’s a good distraction for me when I’m very anxious. Download some films/shows onto your phone for distraction, or even some games. Ultimately, keep it in your mind that it will pass, of course it’s an unpleasant feeling, but it will pass. Remind yourself of how good it will feel once you arrive and get to lay in bed and wind down. It feels like a great wave just thinking about it but you can’t know till you’re there, and things are usually never as bad as they seem. It will be okay :)

Stuckinmyhead

Date posted: 3y

Thank you so much for such a kind and thoughtful reply. I really, really appreciate it! Nothing bad happened yesterday. I arrived safely and for the most part, I have calmed down. I am still feeling uneasy and still have that gut feeling that something might be going on. Now I’m worried that I’ll find out when I’m back, or in a few weeks, or a few months. It just feels like a looming feeling of anxiety and badness. But anyway, I need to keep trying to remind myself that I don’t need to live in such a state of fear all the time. Maybe something is going on and maybe not, but I can’t keep dreading the coming weeks and months just in case something bad is going on (easier said than done). Anyway, I really appreciate what you said and can definitely recognize this is a mind problem. Even if what I think is going on turned out to be true, it’s probably not as catastrophic as I fear right now. Thank you!

Pushingpissed

Date posted: 20w

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ddrew

Date posted: 15w

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Date posted: 8w

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