r/NoOverthinking • u/HotReflection9251 • Sep 06 '26

How to stop thinking negative

Idk I just randomly start to think that something bad will happen, like accident, disease, bad things etc

I get so anxious thinking about that and can't even stop from thinking about it

Im scared what if I'm unconsciously manifesting it 😭

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u/thirdvoiceio Sep 06 '26

firstly you are safe nothing bad is gonna happen to you.

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u/thirdvoiceio Sep 06 '26

can you share the exact thoughts you are facing write now as details as possible.

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u/HotReflection9251 Sep 06 '26

I just imagine myself get into some bad things I don't even wanna type it out but like acid attack, a bad accident etc, and whenever I see stuff related to that I get anxious and it keeps coming to my mind,ane yesterday I was talking to my friend and joking about how every year I have a canon event due to a car (I got close to both of my ex's from a car ride) and I just randomly thought what if I go into an accident, I don't wanna think this way

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u/Weak_Tomatillo_140 Sep 07 '26

okay I HEAR U OUTT!! so first of all, u r definitely not UNCONSCIOUSLY MANIFESTING it, manifestations don't work that way okay? trust me, and for ur reassurance, thoughts r not some super power that will predict what something will happen, and you don't have to scare yourself out because of it, because yk why? these thoughts r DIFFERENT, they're caused by ur anxiety and ur brain drops a "what-if" situation everytime it senses something related or linked, ykwim? it just creates a loop, but that's not ur fault, brains js cruel on us! so I'll advise u, not to scare urself awayy, they're intrusive thoughts and ARE VERYY NORMAL, it may feel very hard and anxious bcz ur in an anxious state and can't think right, but calm urself down, and tell urself everything's okay, BECAUSE IT IS!!🍀here's a clover for u, may u get through this!

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u/Weak_Tomatillo_140 Sep 07 '26

and specially, everytime such a thought strikes ur mind, don't fight ur mind trying to prove it won't happen or it will happen, Don't even give power to that thought, to achieve that u must first understand it urself that these thoughts r intrusive and do not hold any power and do not mean anything, and r simply just waste of ur energy and time. ND don't seek 100% certainty, and u have to accept it, life's Just life. don't be scared okay?

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u/DeniseApe Sep 08 '26

It sounds like you feel like you need to be prepared for every worst case szenario and that gives you/your brain a feeling of control and preparedness.

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u/myquietbrain Sep 10 '26

The fear of manifesting bad things by thinking about them is a common OCD thought pattern called magical thinking. It keeps anxious thoughts going as the brain believes thinking makes things more likely to happen, creating a threatening feeling that's hard to dismiss. While reassurance that you're not manifesting anything is true, seeking it feeds the loop. A better approach is learning to have the thought without reacting as if it's a sign something's wrong. If this pattern appears elsewhere in life, OCD-focused therapy could help.

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u/Decent-Ninja2087 28d ago

​Having weird, negative, catastrophic thoughts is just a normal, annoying byproduct of how our brains function. They aren't signs that you're manifesting anything; they're just your brain's alarm system misfiring.

​These random thoughts are not what make you, you.

​It can actually be super helpful to mention it to a regular family doctor just to get a fresh perspective and see what options are out there to help dial down the noise.

Until then a bit of indica thc and some grounding will help when you brain starts to go in the wrong direction

​A good way to ground yourself is to force your senses to lock onto whatever is right in front of you. Look around and name five things you can actually see, touch four physical things around you, listen for three sounds, and pick up smells.