Living with ‘WHAT IF’s’ As An Anxiety Sufferer 😳

Epictetus once said ‘it is not events that disturb people, it is their judgements concerning them.’

For years I looked to convince myself that my catastrophic ‘what if’s’ were true, and was always left bewildered by how they never came true.

What if thinking creates a loop of anxiety which only prolongs our addiction to suffering. It’s not that we can’t replace one what if for another, but rather it’s the uncertainty and discomfort of believing in a new what if that halts us.

Life is not meant to be lived in a consistent state of irrational fear. Rather, life is meant to be lived in a flexible manner, mainly around how we think about things.

My question to you today is this; which ‘what if’s’ will you pay attention to and replace starting today, prior to acting on that new idea? With consistency will come belief, with belief will come a new identity.

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[lune]

The "What if's" are an anxiety sufferer's biggest enemy. Going from "What if this is a serious illness" to "What if I'm just on a healing journey and everything will be fine" is quite the struggle.

[johnhiggins]

Thank you Dennis for all your help. I was doing so well for the last two years and now I’m moving out on my own and knowing that my ex caregiver for lack of a better term won’t be there I have to face all my fears alone, which is probably the best thing that could happen to me because I’ve become so dependent on her every time I have an acre of pain to tell me everything‘s OK, it’s really difficult being in a relationship with a nurse because they want to be caregivers more than anything

[benswba]

Good stuff Dennis! I just finished your 12 week health anxiety program. It was awesome. I benefitted so much and have recommended it to a few friends already. The hardest part was stopping though. It became part of my morning routine and now I find myself going back to read my journal with my daily notes from the past 12 weeks. Part of me wants more, but the other part says it is time to move forward with the lessons learned and begin my new, better life. Have a wonderful day!

[enjeej]

Thank you for helping me out of my last anxiety 2 years ago and thank you for helping me now (relapse) you really are a hero to someone like me.

[jgorge]

It better get me to that purpose soon... im older and have had it my whole life.

[jimpanse]

I had anxiety symptoms for a very long time and found out it had to do with me eating no meat and being a vegan for too long so in this case there really was a medical condition involved. I also had a traumatic brain injury after which i could not concentrate anymore at all. Only two years after that i finally changed my diet and had headaches for 4 or 5 months. I was allways looking for a solution to release childhood trauma that i could have gotten from my narcissistic father who beat and choked me but that wasnt it. It was really frustrating and my doctors also didnt even check for medical issues, i think because of my eye bags they allways asked me how my sleep was and i told them again and again that i was sleeping VERY well always the same s*it. Doctors are absolutely useless. I needed to figure it out for myself and pay for the supplements myself, healthcare doesnt pay for what is healing you, only for what makes pharma rich and keeps you dependent on their drugs that even make you more sick for life.

[Haileyrodriguez]

What if I become really really RED BECAUSE I WILL ITS EMBARASSING BUT ILL JUS TELL PEOPLE IM ALLERGIC TO PEOPLE