Worried about my Sister and having Repulsive thoughts
Question Posted Tuesday June 9 2020, 7:03 pm
About me : M 22
So recently I've been having some really weird thoughts and idk if it's anxiety or fear or everything combined I'm incessantly worrying a lot about my mother and sister whenever i try to relax or when I'm trying to sleep i keep getting these thoughts where the people i don't like (scums that i have encountered in my life ) are trying to have their way with my mother and sister it's gotten so worse that this is the first thing that comes to my mind when i wake up and i just can't stop it and i try to be constantly busy in-order to avoid them and i never want this to come true and I'm afraid of these thoughts and idk what to do.
I know that this would never ever happen and yet I'm haunted by these thoughts in fear that it might somehow happen and they would get violated or they would leave me for them .
And I'm not a crazy person that believes in nonsensical stuff (ironic) but the ting that makes it worse is The Law of Attraction (things you think a lot happens whether you want it or not) and it has worked for me so this just adds to my fear of losing them and something happening to them and my sister is quite beautiful and she gets a lot of attention from people and I'm just afraid for her.
I tried to introspect and confront these thoughts but it just left a bad picture in my mind so I'm here.
Sometimes I have compulsive thoughts that are in no way helpful whatsoever and they are usually based from fear. And yeah you’re right the law of attraction does behave that way but there’s an exercise that you can practice to catch yourself when your thoughts wander off negatively. I found meditation to be helpful because it doesn’t speed up your thoughts and prompts a way to slow them down. Sometimes we’re doing things to keep our minds off of something but we don’t realize that we inadvertently add more negative energy to the flux. So maybe meditation will help to slow the mind down and also writing down your thoughts too because when you’re thinking too fast and you’re shifting from one thought to another you want to avoid losing control of where your mind wanders.
It sounds to me like you’re nervous about somethings that are normal so maybe write them down in a journal and also add positive ideas to kind transition yourself out of that negative mindset. The background, context, and situation is important in your journal. [ Blorb's advice column | Ask Blorb A Question ]
solidadvice4teens answered Tuesday June 23 2020, 12:36 am: Where do these thoughts originate from? They aren't grounded in reality nor are normal. It's fear but it has to have a beginning and an end. It hasn't always been something that was there with you or that you were thinking about. I'm worried about your mental health as it is totally irrational.
Secondly, dreams are thought pictures. When you go to bed your brain doesn't shut off. Everything you think about during the day or have fears of or burried can come out as a dream or nightmare as the case may be. It can't hurt you and it cannot come true in real life.
I think what you need to do is find a therapist to talk to about this fear of something happening to both of them or people you love and work through this. Also, talk to both of them about your fears and try to figure out how this strarted and how to quell it.
You also have to deal with "people you don't like" or "men who are scum" and thoughts about that and bad experiences and hopefully let go of all of it. You know it's not normal which is good as it gives you a starting point for addressing this issue and the fact that these feelings aren't rooted in reality and can't harm anyone except for the person thinking it. It's an obsessive compulsion. [ solidadvice4teens's advice column | Ask solidadvice4teens A Question ]
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