I'm very stressed out today(money issues)and it's all I can think about today! I need to solve the problem right now ! The problem doesn't need solving right now but I need it to be. Do you know what I mean?.....

Do any of you do this? Stress out over something and NEED to fix it or get an answer NOW. Untill this happens do you go over and over the issue? I feel like a lunitic when I do this.......

Does it help to calm to you down to have someone calmly talk the issue out with you? To see it's not so bad and the answer doesn't have to come right away? It helps me.....

I'm very interested to see if an ADD thing or not....

Paula

Oh, I can certainly understand this. What's worse, is that I take either a pessimistic or fatalistic approach to things lately, so I waste a ton of energy and brain cycles on the emotional/rational stuff, instead of just dealing with stuff as it comes.

Sounds so familiar Andew !

Just after I wrote the post my boss called me. I jumped, on my worry wagon to soon, again..lol..:o ) My worries about my hours and money cut for the summer ended up not as bad as I thought....

Now I'm tired and cranky from all that worrying I did today....:rolleyes:


I love the need a vacation banner ! :cool:


Paula

Its been more than 9 years since I've had a vacation. I really DO need one!!

Originally posted by fasttalkingmom

Do any of you do this? Stress out over something and NEED to fix it or get an answer NOW. Untill this happens do you go over and over the issue? I feel like a lunitic when I do this.......


You just described me to a tee!!! Especially, if I need to discuss something with someone and I can't at that moment. I will go over and over what I want to say to someone in my head in regards to a future conversation. I have found that if I write it down, I can let it go for the moment. When it's time to talk to the person, I am not nearly as obsessive about it and my thoughts are written down clearly.

I've been meaning to respond to this.....yes I think what you're talking about is an ADD trait...the impatience....and I do think it helps to have someone to talk things over with.....but I do relate to needing to get things done RIGHT NOW.....and if it doesn't get done, worry and obsess about it.....OR I if I have a thought that something needs doing, I must do it RIGHT NOW....because I don't trust myself enough to remember to do it later...or that it will get done later...and so disaster will be the result.....even if I'm in the middle of doing something, (or relaxing, God forbid)...if I have a thought about something...now is not soon enough....I feel sometimes like a slave to the things that must get done....and yes worrying is energy robbing...no doubt about that...:)

I think I should just put "ditto" to what everyone said. lol To answer the original question: YES, YES, and YES!!!

It's SOOOOOO frustrating when I am trying to get a hold of someone - and they're not answering their phone - so I leave a bazillion messages (okay - I finally stopped when I began to seriously **** off a few of my friends). I'm a lot better now about it (not perfect, mind, just improved).

Or if there's something I want to know or do - I HAVE to do it NOW. I can't wait, I hate waiting. I hate waiting. I hate waiting.
The agonizing just kills me. I need to know NOW. which, sometimes, isn't possible. Talking to someone else helps for a short while, but not totally.

If it's something I need/want to do - I often will just stop what I'm doing and DO it - because I don't want to forget. well, at least my meds help with this somewhat. :)

Originally posted by Cait
If it's something I need/want to do - I often will just stop what I'm doing and DO it - because I don't want to forget. well, at least my meds help with this somewhat. :)

This is so me and even after posting here for a while I still can't
believing others are just like me !!! I've always been like this and have been put down for it for years by family and my husband.

When it came to jobs it was a strong point in the eyes of my employers and the others I worked with because I could be counted on to get stuff done...lol...


Paula