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Yup, it is noteworthy that we share common reactions to situations in this way. Anyone else tend to "catastrophize" -- leading oneself to the worst possible outcome that could possibly happen, even when nothing has occurred yet? It can stall my decision making sometimes, because I'm afraid that what I do will lead to horrible consequences.
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@guener - I was just thinking yesterday about how my brain went quickly from my husband and son coming back from the hardware store about an hour after I expected (and no response to my text) Saturday to them having been in a car accident and died. I was imagining whom I'd call, the police coming by to tell me, what I'd do with my life, etc. How in the world did I jump to that? I did this quite a bit when my husband and I were first married 15 years ago: if he was coming home later from work than I expected, I imagined something terrible had happened to him.
I see now that this is catastrophizing. I don't do this with everything, but something happening to my husband is one that comes up from time to time. Perhaps I'm not the only one who does this kind of thing?
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Hi @guener - Your post made me think of a poem shared with me which I really like!
Some of the griefs I have cured
And the sharpest I have survived
What torments of pain I endured
From evils that never arrived.
Hope you enjoy it too!
Best regards
Ainsleigh