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2. “I was frightened of hurting my children.” I spoke to a mom who was experiencing disturbing thoughts about harming her children. Find out how she used The Linden Method to eliminate her anxiety… and the thoughts.

3. “anxiety bites… DISTURBING THOUGHTS.” Find out how to download my audio file on disturbing thoughts.

4 “What do YOU think?” Tell me what you think of CALM…

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1. “WHEN YOUR MIND DEVELOPS A MIND OF ITS OWN”

We’ve all been there… One minute your listening intently as your mother in law tells you for the tenth time about the people she met on her recent holiday… or to the boss as he delivers a presentation on improving productivity levels… (yawn!)

One minute you’re listening… the next you’re planning the colour scheme of the new kitchen or what you’re going to be eating for dinner tonight! Basically, your minds have wandered!

It’s called ‘stream of consciousness’ and it happens to us all! Our minds are designed to work like that, flowing from one thought to the next. It’s the basis of intelligent human thought… of creativity… even of survival. Our brains have to react quickly to changing stimuli and they have to be thinking on many different levels at once.

Of course that doesn’t mean we shouldn’t try to pay attention and stick to the sub ject at hand! We should control our thought patterns sufficiently so we can learn, so we can live. We should be able to apply this control, this discipline, over our wandering minds.

But what about people who experience the kind of disturbing thought patterns where they see themselves hurting themselves? Or harming loved ones? Or acting totally out of character, for instance in a sexual way? Or behaving in an inappropriately violent or aggressive manner?

These people have NO CONTROL over their thoughts. They cannot help what they picture in their minds.

Sound familiar at all?

These people suffer from ANXIETY. They may not know it, but anxiety is the CAUSE of these disturbing thoughts. These clients invariably think they’ve become anxious as a result of having disturbing thoughts. That’s NEVER the case.

Anxiety causes them. An anxious mind is constantly considering ‘what if’ scenarios and, together with a vivid imagination, this is what fuels these
disturbing thoughts.

I’ve spoken with many people who have these thoughts. I myself experienced them during my anxiety so I know what I’m talking about!

People who experience disturbing thoughts become confused, scared and isolated. They worry that they’ll act on these thoughts. So by limiting their experience of life, they believe they’ll somehow control these thoughts and stop them in their tracks.

No. That’s not going to happen.

The ONLY way to stop these thoughts is to stop the CAUSE of them – ANXIETY.

As many as three quarters of my clients experience disturbing thoughts. They think of jumping from high places… harming their loved ones… hurting themselves. They’re controlled by fear because the thoughts can be so intense.

Others experience less distressing thoughts. They may find their minds obsessing over music. They may repeat words over and over… or count… or display irrational behavioural patterns. They lack control over their minds.

But however it manifests itself, these thoughts are simply another symptom of anxiety.

If you are experiencing the kind of thoughts which leave you distressed, the most important thing to remember is that you are not going to act on them! You are not a bad person! They have no control over you! Once you remove the cause of them - the anxiety - they’ll just go away. It really is that simple!

I only wish it was as simple to keep my mind from wandering when I’m listening to my mother-in-law!

2. “I was frightened of hurting my children.”

Julie is 32 and mother to two small children. Her son, Jack is nearly 3 and her daughter Chloe is 6. Julie describes herself as happily married to James, a lawyer.

Eighteen months ago, Julie became anxious. Her son, Jack, is asthmatic. The worry she experienced over her little boy began to overshadow her every waking moment, and her relationship with James and Chloe suffered as a result.

I t didn’t take long before Julie began to show signs of anxiety – panic attacks, obsessive compulsive disorder and disturbing thought patterns which left her feeling confused and isolated. At their worst, she battled with disturbing thoughts that she would harm her children.

‘I love my kids. I’d never hurt them. But when you have these thoughts, these shocking images just popping into your mind, it’s almost like you’re watching yourself in a film it’s so realistic. You see yourself doing things that you’d never do. The most terrible things. I honestly thought I was going mad.’

This all changed after one of her husband’s colleagues suggested Julie try The Linden Method. Charles told Julie that it was her anxiety that was creating these disturbing thoughts… and only by removing the cause - the anxiety - would she be free of them. Julie had been told by doctors that she has Obsessive Compulsive Disorder but after speaking to The Linden Method counsellors, discovered that al l anxiety sufferers have obsessional thoughts.

Julie talks to CALM about her frightening and disturbing thought patterns and how she used The Linden Method to eliminate her anxiety.

Read Julie’s full story here: Click Here

3. “anxiety bites… DISTURBING THOUGHTS.”

With today’s issue of CALM, you can download “anxiety bites… DISTURBING THOUGHTS”. Exclusive to CALM members, you can hear my ideas on disturbing thought patterns and how you can use my Method to eliminate them. You can download this by clicking on this link

www.panic-anxiety.com/disturbingthoughts.asp

4. “What do YOU think?” Tell me what you think of CALM… please e-mail your thoughts and feedback to calm@panic-anxiety.com

Regards and best wishes,

Charles

www.anxiety-beater.com

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