In the News
The other night I was watching the news and a horrible story came on. It of coursed sparked my ITs. I began thinking of a news headline, my own fear of myself, the inability to be with my DD, and what...
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Please stop watching the news hon. It's not helping you at all.You got some awesome advice from everyone here.I hope the baptism goes well.You are in my thoughts.Venessa
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I wanted to let you know I am thinking about you. I don't know the story that you saw on the news but I have had stuff in the new's trigger IT's for me and it usually takes a few days for me to shake...
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Honey,My two cents, stay away from the news. At times I watch Animal Planet b/c is it fairly blah. Just take one day at a time, you can do it.
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I think that's just AWESOME advice, to stay away from the t.v. I couldn't believe it when I read your post - my jaw was literally on the floor because I had the same exact thoughts. My IT's got so bad...
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Y'all don't know how good it is to hear from y'all like this. Bellieshere, you summed it up so great I could have written that myself.The news report is almost out of my head but the fear is still...
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My therapist told me yesterday that the IT's can get especially bad during times of stress & it sounds like you're stressed! Having children is hard but having to worry about working too is REALLY...
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Well, I'm doing a bit better but still anxious. And I know that the true problem is the compulsion and not anxiety. My ITs are getting better now and I don't have near as much fear. The anxiety is...
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What do you know before I could change the channel they had an update on the news story that started all this. Now, what do I do so that I don't start over again from what seems like to be square one....
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You have the power to turn off the tv. I've watched about 2-3 hours of tv in the last 2 YEARS. I don't miss it at all. It is better for my daughter and reduces the random triggers that flash across...
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I went to CNN.com today and saw the headlines. The way they phrased it gave me the chills. I had to click off the net and get up and walk around. The media feast on stories like that one. Missy
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Don't go to the news websites right now, ladies.Don't watch violent TV/News shows.You can put a DVD or video in before even turning on the TV, then turn it off before taking them out.Replace...
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Thank y'all so much for your encouraging words. I have gotten through this pretty okay. However, I am approaching another rough patch. It comes as I try each and every day to be alone with my DD...
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what i have learned most recently is that honest to God, everyone has ITs, but we interpret them as important or meaningful. they are just as unimportant as any other random thought. i felt the same...
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If you can believe it or not, I followed your post thoroughly. It's funny how when you suffer from the same illness as others it's so easy to identify and understand them.I just wish the anxiety would...
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I can relate.It has been a very long time, but I do remember the ITs and OCD that I went thru (along with anxiety and insomnia) twice.Please know that these symptoms will end and that they are not the...
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I too am in therapy and my therapist told me to stop watching the news, thats hard to do as I have been a news junkie for a long time. I also am addicted to reading the Washington Post and if I miss a...
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You are not alone there, Badd! I was just re-reading over my journal entries and I came across some posts where I was totally freaking out about letting my daughter go to a slumber party. I think that...
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Michelle you are right about certain thoughts causing IT's and other's don't. I never thought of it that way. So true and interesting. It's so weird how certain situations trigger anxiety in one...
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