So, I’ve been freaking out lately because I tend to overanalyze and stress out about almost everything. It has gotten to the point when I begin a conversation with someone I feel that I’m being yelled at even if we are just conversing normally. The anxiety is driving me mad. So, I went to a doc and talked about my situation. I told her what I had done in the past with other problems I’ve had and she asked about my lifestyle. It turns out I was doing everything right. She had no suggestions to give me. At that point, she threw out the one liner “if only your IQ was twenty points lower, you probably wouldn’t have this problem.” When things are awry, I tend to look at the situation from every angle and ask myself if one of my bad traits is causing it or if I’m letting behavior win or emotions win. In essense, she said that I’m smart enough to drive myself insane.
So, she gave me some homework (a book to read) and I’m going to try and destress myself. I tend to get stressed about getting rid of stress so this should be a fun exercise. All of my anxiety appears to be stress related so hopefully this constant anxious feeling can go away soon. I sure hope it goes away soon or I might drive myself insane as she predicted.
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