mark_s
09-02-2010, 09:44 AM
Hey all.
My first post so be gentle ;)
Basically over the past few years ive started to worry more and more about silly things i cant control. Its not something that i live with 24/7, but under certain circumstances it does happen.
I believe it all started 2 years ago when money was taken from my bank account fraudulently. £400 but i did get it back. Ever since then tho the majority of my worries revolve around this. Not the "how do i pay this bill", but more "will this happen again". Most recent example is i booked a hotel room over the phone. I woried at first that he wrote my details down incorrectly. Then once the money was taken, i worried that someone might have seen those details and use them fraudulently, or that he will forgot i have paid for the room, and take a further payment out. I know its daft but sometimes i cant help it.
Its not just money issues too, can be other things like worrying if a train will turn up, worrying about being late to meet someone or when going on a night out, i want to know exactly what the plan is before we set off.
Like i said its not something i live with all the time, it only tends to happen when one of the events above is about to happen, then i worry about it. Its as if once 1 worry is finished with, my mind creates another worry just for the sake of it. Having a job sat in an office probably doesnt help, as my mind wonders and thinks of silly things.
I can really take things to the extreme and worry about outcomes that are probably never going to happen. Ive never really talked to anyone about it, as i can imagine their responce being "well stop worrying", but its not always that simple.
I am aware of it tho and i do try my best to control it, with some success. Just felt like i had to get this out and see if others have experienced it, and how they overcame it
My first post so be gentle ;)
Basically over the past few years ive started to worry more and more about silly things i cant control. Its not something that i live with 24/7, but under certain circumstances it does happen.
I believe it all started 2 years ago when money was taken from my bank account fraudulently. £400 but i did get it back. Ever since then tho the majority of my worries revolve around this. Not the "how do i pay this bill", but more "will this happen again". Most recent example is i booked a hotel room over the phone. I woried at first that he wrote my details down incorrectly. Then once the money was taken, i worried that someone might have seen those details and use them fraudulently, or that he will forgot i have paid for the room, and take a further payment out. I know its daft but sometimes i cant help it.
Its not just money issues too, can be other things like worrying if a train will turn up, worrying about being late to meet someone or when going on a night out, i want to know exactly what the plan is before we set off.
Like i said its not something i live with all the time, it only tends to happen when one of the events above is about to happen, then i worry about it. Its as if once 1 worry is finished with, my mind creates another worry just for the sake of it. Having a job sat in an office probably doesnt help, as my mind wonders and thinks of silly things.
I can really take things to the extreme and worry about outcomes that are probably never going to happen. Ive never really talked to anyone about it, as i can imagine their responce being "well stop worrying", but its not always that simple.
I am aware of it tho and i do try my best to control it, with some success. Just felt like i had to get this out and see if others have experienced it, and how they overcame it