Fears and obsessive thoughts drain your energy and prevent you from living life to the fullest. In addition, neuroses and constant stress are the cause of many diseases. You will be able to breathe deeply and feel the ease of life when you save yourself from unnecessary worries.
Instructions
Step 1
After leaving the house, you constantly wonder whether you turned off or did not turn off the iron. Then you go back to the apartment and check, although you know for sure that everything is in order. Psychologists recommend dealing with this problem as follows. Start by focusing your attention on the little things. For example, after you have turned off the iron, put it on a shelf or closet. Don't do these things mechanically, but try to remember the action. At the same time, take additional steps that will help you fix the moment, and subsequently relieve you of obsessive and bad thoughts.
Step 2
You should also make a list of the things you need to do before leaving home. Hang it in a prominent place, preferably in front of your front door or on a mirror, so you can always see it. This list will help you quickly navigate and understand whether you have done everything. This is actually very convenient, because over time you will remember this list and will be able to get rid of obsessive thoughts.
Step 3
Obsessive thoughts are not always of this nature. Sometimes you just replay the past situation in your head, which does not give you peace of mind. You can deal with this as follows. Close your eyes and try to relax a little. You must clearly realize that you are now in the present and all your worries are unlikely to be able to change something in the past. Throw away all doubts and focus on the really important things. If before going to bed you are overcome by bad thoughts that prevent you from falling asleep, then do the following. Relax and let all thoughts flow freely, then mentally surround them with a frame and paint over them with your invented brush. To achieve the best result, you can additionally mentally draw something pleasant and pleasing to you.
Step 4
Sometimes obsession occurs due to mental abnormalities. In this case, the scale of the problem can be much more serious. If you or your loved ones have thoughts that have no factual basis, for example, that there is a threat to your life from strangers or suspicion of spying on you, then you should immediately seek help from an experienced specialist.
