This week has been plagued with women's troubles. The human body can do some strange things let me tell you!
As my anxiety levels increase my over thinking goes into hyper drive. In a weird way I think over thinking will help reduce my anxiety but the truth is, it just adds to it!
The logic in me says if I think things through properly, looking at all eventuality I will make the right decision. However in life there are so many variables, and everything is not as simplistic as right and wrong.
I have an hour drive to work every day. When my mind is racing, this hour is definitely enough time to build a mountain out of a mole hole. I find myself replaying scenarios, or questioning people's motives or doubting my own judgements. Which can only lead to feeling physically ill as I put my key in the door to the office.
I can't avoid this start to the day as I have to drive to work. So every work day I start the day emotionally drained and nauseous and that's all before 9am. I kept asking myself, What can I do to stop this cycle and make work mornings that bit more bearable?
Then I remembered how to stop the thinking.
Well not literally, because I need some thought processes to drive the car, my new car has a lot of features but it's not quite get in and go yet, yet. It's coming, I mean I don't even need to turn my lights or wipers any more, my car just 'knows'. I digressed.
Distraction.
To get out of my head and not think about the day ahead, or what people would think or say, or what might or might not happen, not to linger on the massive to do list which was in no way realistic for the day ahead.
Driving, was no longer a distraction. Scary to say but this journey no longer required enough thinking to drown out the tones of that faithful overthinking voice.
So I started on an audioboook. I had a quick search through the internet for a book every girl should read. In fact I think I looked for a book every plus size girl should read but we won't split hairs. I came across Good in Bed. This was not available on iTunes so I downloaded Certain Girls by Jennifer Weiner the follow up to Good in Bed.
It worked a treat! I am engrossed in the book. I am enjoying the journey. Looking forward to getting in the car instead of dreading the commute. The book is just what I needed and I think I may even do a review when I'm finished. Check me, gathering up my posts, I am getting the hang of this blogging malarkey.
In fact I am now using it as a distraction any time I feel my mind start racing or when I hear stuff. So I can thoroughly recommend distraction from your women's troubles by listening to someone else's troubles, without any need to help out or get involved. Instead I can just truly listen to something else apart from my own worries!
Away I go to listen to my book! What are you reading/listening to?
How do you deal with over thinking?
Love Mrs Brown xx
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