Stopping overthinking saved my life

September 2, 2010 jocameron0

Stopping Overthinking Saved My Life

“You are at risk” they said. “You should go and see a mental health nurse” they said. I said “change the name and I might go!!” Mental health and depression still has a stigma attached to it and the very mention of going to see a mental health nurse filled me with dread. That was four years ago.

It took me three weeks to get an appointment so when I got there I was over the worst.

My baby had been born prematurely and died a few hours later. This made me more at risk from post natal depression. Coupled with the grief that I was suffering too I was in the ‘high risk’ group. If ever there was a time that my brain would work overtime that was now.  I had one question for the Mental Health Nurse who had been cojoled into seeing, “Can I talk myself out of depression” she waited for a second then said “yes you can”. That was all I needed. I knew I was doing the right thing. Each day I applied a system, a strategy to help me feel better. I kept a record and now I teach it to others. If I can survive my baby dying then you can achieve anything.

One of the most powerful things I had learned year before was about how to stop overthinking. I had read a book and learned how to stop it. When my brain asked, “How will I cope?” I replaced it with “I am coping”. When I lay awake at night I reminded myself I was fine. When I thought about taking my own life I knew that tomorrow I would think about it less.  Each day the light at the end of the tunnel got brighter.

I am running a series of seminars in Warwick shortly focussing on Women at Work and stopping overthinking. I would love to meet you.

If you would like more information please email events@jocameron.co.uk

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