Not having a good day

[firecat]

When I get stressed in certain ways then I start getting a zillion messages per minute running through my head, all of which have the words "YOU SHOULD" in them.

If this happens to you too, how do you turn it off?


(There's no emergency. I just want to fix a bunch of things that I am not in a position to fix, although I might be able to influence them.)

Comments

[mjlayman.livejournal.com]

I write them down and if I can't do anything, I mark them out. If I can help them, I put how next to it. (I have lots of lists -- two here on the desk of things I need to do: one for small things and one for big things.)

[firecat]

I write them down and if I can't do anything, I mark them out.

Oh, I like that! I'm gonna try it.

[bibliofile.livejournal.com]

Yes, for some odd reason writing it down helps stop the skipping and lets the record play on a bit.

That, and the antianxiety medication that works far better than just about anything.