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12 years ago 0 +0 / -0 4027

Josh,

Add to your arsenal of dealing with the negative is my prsonal favourite way of poking fun at "what ifs"

WhatIF

Last night, while I lay thinking here,

Some Whatifs crawled inside my ear

And pranced and partied all night long"and sang their same old Whatif song:

Whatif I'm dumb in school?

Whatiff I get beat up?

Whatif there's poison in my cup?

Whatif I start to cry?

Whaif I get sick and die?

Whatif I flunk that test?

Whatif green hair grows on my chest?

Whatif nobody likes me?

Whatif a bolt of lightning strikes me?

Whatif I don't grow taller?

Whatif my head starts getting smaller?

Whatif the fish won't bite?

Whatif the wind tears up my kite?

Whatif they start a war?

Whatiif my parent get divorced?

Whatif the bus is late?

Whatif my teeth don't grow straight?

Whatif I tear my pants?

Whaif I neverlearn to dance?

Everything seems swell, and then

The nighttime Whatifs strike again!

I had a feeling though that you knew this one?

12 years ago 0 +0 / -0 4027

Josh,

I liked the poem from another thread I found recently about motivation and perseverance:

Somebody said that it couldn’t be done,
But, he with a chuckle replied
That "maybe it couldn’t," but he would be one
Who wouldn’t say so till he’d tried.
So he buckled right in with the trace of a grin
On his face. If he worried he hid it.
He started to sing as he tackled the thing
That couldn’t be done, and he did it.

Somebody scoffed: "Oh, you’ll never do that;
At least no one has done it";
But he took off his coat and he took off his hat,
And the first thing we knew he’d begun it.
With a lift of his chin and a bit of a grin,
Without any doubting or quiddit,
He started to sing as he tackled the thing
That couldn’t be done, and he did it.

There are thousands to tell you it cannot be done,
There are thousands to prophesy failure;
There are thousands to point out to you one by one,
The dangers that wait to assail you.
But just buckle it in with a bit of a grin,
Just take off your coat and go to it;
Just start to sing as you tackle the thing
That "couldn’t be done," and you’ll do it.

12 years ago 0 +0 / -0 6252

Josh.

There are positive "what ifs" to counter the negative ones.

"what if I go to the store and my heart pounds a bit but I do it any way."

"what if I want to go to the store bad enough to put up with it"

"what if today nothing happens"

"what if there is a pretty lady on the till"

"what if I can make her smile"

"what if I'm just being silly"

You can add to this. Thing is if you are busy distracting yourself with positive "what ifs" there is no room for the negative ones.

Davit.

12 years ago 0 +0 / -0 12049

Josh,

The instant messenger is on hiatus for the time being! The on line support posts are just as effective! The members are always here to support you and can share experiences with you.

Sunny is right! You can use the 10 question session to help you understand and progress!

Josie, Health Educator

12 years ago 0 +0 / -0 1665

Hi Josh: What if's - use the 10 questions session.

As for messenger, I don't think it's working right now. maybe the moderators can help you with that.

Sunny

12 years ago 0 +0 / -0 18

Anyone know how to control your Anxious Thoughts and The " WHAT IFS " For instance if i want to go to a store, Why do i get nervous and think my heart is going to pound out of my chest? Anyone have any tips? And i had another Question, Does this site have Instant Messanger? And how do i ad people and send them messages? Thanks, Josh

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