hi does anyone know how to deal with spinning racing thoughts all the time?

Question

whats the best way to get it treated? i find them really traumatic...ive just been diagnosed with borderline personality disorder and im waiting to be assesed for therapy...my moods are constantly low with these spinning thoughts. my thoughts race madly, where i think about everything and anything all at once. my brains constantly preoccupied with these racing thoughts. im also in circumstances which im unhappy with and i havent got the life i want. so im not sure if my terrable low moods are the result of my circumstances, which i talked more about in my last question)> or my moods are the result of a chemical imbalance....these racing thought are awfull, cant stop my thoughts from spinning all the time. its worry after worry after worry after worry. racing through my mind like background noise. coupled with other insecurities about my life. mental health. my future and other unanswered questions. i cant turn them off. i lose focus. lose train of thought. & struggle to concentrate

has anyone else had these spinning thoughts and know how to deal with them?

Answer 1

Anxiety and Depression are common features associated with Borderline Personality and the obsessive dwelling you describe may respond to medication, but I think you are trying hard to think away your problems when you would probably benefit more from making actual behavioral changes that could help more. Making changes and trusting that your experience will be different is a tall order and I know the thought of trusting enough to risk change is frightening as hell, but it is the only way I'm afraid. You may find that you do have the ability to control your thoughts and stop yourself from engaging in a negative spiral of self-defeating thinking once you really decide that it isn't effective and that you want to change it. You will also build self-esteem by exerting self-control in this way and by mastering those things that feel out of control. Don't underestimate yourself or your ability to grow. You're obviously bright and you have strengths you may not recognize as you've made it this far with what sounds like little support from family and that in itself is something to be proud of. While you will need help to change, and you deserve to be supported in that, ultimately you can't rely on therapy alone or meds to fix what's broken. You have the ability to actively make changes yourself and you will need to do that in spite of how bad you are feeling. You need to practice resisting acting on your feelings in the way that is familiar and comfortable and instead behave differently than you feel. Self-control is a powerful tool in recovery and you'll be amazed at the self-esteem it builds. A lot of the work will be in resisting the need to act on your feelings and learning alternative ways of responding and therapy will help you with that. It's hard when you don't have good role models around you to draw from, but if there is anyone in your life who you've admired, try to imagine how they would behave and try to model the behavior. You will in this way become what and who you seek to be, even though it will feel phony and insincere initially.

Answer 2

It sounds to me like you may be bi-polar. There are mild medications that they can start you out on such as tegretol or topomax to help control the racing thoughts and help you concentrate a little better. It takes time though to adjust the medication so be patient if they put you on one. It may not work for you right away or they may have to switch you a few times to find one that works best for you. Good luck at your appointment. Once you find your balance you will feel much better.

Answer 3

Before I got professional treatment I dealt with my racing thoughts by writing, but I could never write enough or fast enough. The only thing that really worked for me was medication, Abilify specifically, along with a mood stablizer and an anti-depressant. I'm diagnosed bipolar with borderline traits, so I can relate.

Answer 4

I did the following to stop thoughts from racing through my mind.

1) Meditate (Buddhist style)
2) Drink supergreens to balance the pH of your body.

Answer 5

i dont know if this will help you but i have ocd where i just think about things all the time for me it was counting in my head and thinking about my phobia, i couldn't sleep at night and i also noticed i was missing what people were saying to me even if they were right in front of me it was like a black out but i realised it was because i was too busy thinking about things one night at about 2 in the morning i phoned my aunt because i couldn't sleep and she said that whenever i realise i am having these thoughts i need to change the subject so now instead of thinking about numbers, letters phobias i think right what car begins with an a then b then c and so on and the harder the subject the better it is for me it totally stops all this wrong thinking it works for me i do it with subjects like body parts, names of streets in my area shop names in town TV programmes actors actresses colours anything and if i find the subject to easy i do two body parts beginning with an a then two beginning with a b and so on
p.s. let me know if you can think of two body parts beginning with a y
good luck i hope this helps as much as it helps me
xxx

Answer 6

you could possibly have O.C.D- theres a good tablet called anafranil--ask your doctor about it-maybe some therapy may help you become less anxious-also avoid junk food and junk TV and media.