I don’t know if anyone else experiences this but my brain just won’t shut up lately. I keep imaging the worst case scenarios for everything like if I say the wrong thing people will hate me or if I mess up at work I’ll just lose my job and everything I have. It’s so stupid and irrational but these thoughts just keep coming, especially more so when I’m alone. I’ve tried telling myself to stop and be logical but it just keeps coming!
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yeahh those intrusive thoughts can be so loud esp when you’re alone. it’s not stupid at all, it’s just your brain trying to protect you in a weird unhelpful way. sometimes I ask myself like is this true? or remind myself that I’m safe now. it doesn’t make it go away completely but helped me be less hard on myself… dk if that helps!
this often happens to me too. I think it is surfacing due to the anxiety that you are experiencing, or not so clear image of yourself or who you are. I think one of the best way you can approach this is by grounding and stay in the present.
every now and then try to just sit or stand and look around you at what you can see and what you can hear. then shift your mind to assess all the facts, yes only the facts that are backed by evidence that is factual.