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Anxious Thoughts

For me having anxious thoughts are a daily part of life. The majority of the time these thoughts pertain to mundane events such as work, family life and social functions. I am not sure if I have a co morbid anxiety disorder or if these thoughts are just another part of Schizoaffective Disorder.

Normally I can push through these thought. I have only had these thoughts result in a negative impact on living a handful of times in the distant past. Over the years I learned to work through these episodes, calmly reminding myself that the feelings of worry I feel are unjustified and that everything will work out okay.

Now there are times where I will feel anxiety and it is not linked any one thought. It will come over me in waves and try as I might to pin down why I can not. This is the hardest anxiety to fight since there is no real cause for it. I will have fleeting thoughts during these episodes but I actually can't make out what these thoughts are or even what they are about.


Not sure if others have this happen, hence why I am posting this. Like I said not sure if this is just another symptom of my illness or a mild anxiety disorder. 

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