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Old 07-18-2014, 03:59 AM
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Lizatola-

This was a huge part of my recovery too. The over-analyzing, the scrutiny, the overthinking.

For me personally this is where my therapist really helped (though I did occasionally bring it up at Al-anon as a topic).

It took time (and I think I had to go through it, there were no short cuts for me), but it has gotten so much better for me with help.

One day I woke up and realized that I was anxious. I knew I was because my head was going 18 directions, a million of miles a minute, and that was not the "norm" for me any longer.

I did have to be internal for some time. In part because outside stimulation just triggered my behavior. That has also shifted for me in the last year. I found that I did many similar things in my relationships with friends that I did with my exAH that got me into recovery....and it just took me some time to unravel that and stop doing those pieces.
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