Overactive Imagination

I quote from the Slice of Life:

Our ability to make ourselves feel miserable knows no bounds. And it doesn't end with our relations with friends either. A family member or a partner could say or do something to us, which in our view is harsh or insensitive. That's enough fuel for our minds to start thinking "My partner doesn't love me anymore. Maybe he or she is getting bored with me. He or she doesn't care about my feelings. Maybe he or she want to break up with me. Maybe I'll never be able to find love. Maybe, maybe, maybe?"

We waste precious time and energy dreaming up hypothetical situations which most of the time simply aren't true at all. Sometimes, we may unwittingly make them true by behaving jealously, insensitively or unreasonably. An insanely jealous husband or wife may provoke his or her partner into having an affair even though no intention existed previously.

I guess we're all guilty of having an overactive imagination. I find that I've been doing that more and more. It seems like the more stressed I am, the more I feel this way. How not to do it? That's a very good question, but not easy to answer.

For me, I try to use the "argue with oneself" method. I will just bombard myself with lots of questions (in my head) to make me feel stupid for feeling this way. However, I need to make a conscious effort to do that. Sometimes, this kinda feeling just overwhelms you and you feel the whole world owes you. When that happens, I'll just sleep. :p

Anyway, my fever seemed to have came back. :( Starting to think of stupid things again.