Work
i’ve been working at a fast food place for the past year, and it has made me feel a lot more ease with people and my anxiety has gotten better. But after every shift, I constantly overthink everything I did and all the teasing comments that were all in good fun. I feel like I’ve gotten better and then I’m just back to square one.
@timotheestan
Nice to know you feel better for the past year. It seems you are on the right way. But the overthinking during your break time kind of draws you back. The best way to deal with overthinking is to stop automatic thoughts.
In "Automatic Thought", your brain drags you through several scenarios which don't fit the facts. Doing the thought record may help this situation. These involve challenging thinking, identifying types of anxious thoughts, and forming alternative thoughts. These three steps can help to break this spiral.
1. First, write down the statement. Get a closer look at how you think.
2. Then, rationalized the thought. By challenging your thinking, you will find out if this specific thought is rational or not.
3. Finally, replace the statements with positive statements.
Welcome to let me know if this works for you.
