I have horrific, thoughts about bad things..?

Question

I have these images of bad things happening, such as driving down the road and my car blowing up, falling down the stairs and being fatally injured, being murdered in a parking lot. Why do I have these thoughts and images in my head, they are disturbing and I don't understand why I do it. I want them to stop, but I don't even understand why they come and I have no control over them. Does anyone have an explanation for this? It usually happens when I am driving or when I am not mentally engaged in an activity, if I am reading, paying bills, watching tv, etc.,this does not occur as far as I know.

Answer 1

it's the television... it puts these fears into our heads...

Answer 2

Something might be worrying you subconsciously, or you are stressed about something. Perhaps you should post this question in the 'psychology' section and a professional might see it. It's like the whole dream-meaning thing. It doesn't mean there is something wrong with you; but the subconscious is very powerful and if it is worrying you then you can certainly overcome it with help!

Answer 3

Usually when something like this happens, the mind to thinking about the past and trying to make sense of it, especially since it is happening when your mind has "free time". The mind has a huge capacity and does miraculous things. But if there are things in there that have not been resolved, such as past abuse, a near fatal incident, a scare, or fears, the mind will keep adding on to this so there is an ending to it that makes sense to it. Does this make sense?

The way to stop these thoughts is to take the time when they start to actually change the ending. So, when you start thinking about driving and your car blows up, stop the image just before the car blows up and change it to your stopping at a pretty flower that smells wonderful. When you fall down the stars, you land in a box full of marshmallow's. When your in the parking lot, as the person is coming towards you, they give you a red check for a million dollars. These are just examples but make the ending into something that you will enjoy. This will take time, you might want to start thinking about the images and change them before you automatically think about them.

This same technique can be used for nightmares.

You need to remember that you do have control over where your mind goes. It doesn't always feel like it, but you do.

Best Wishes! ! !

Answer 4

You have a big imagination, congratulations. It's not necesarily a bad thing... try writing... it sounds like you have a lot of creativity overflowing... try putting it somewhere. If you're afraid of these things happening, just remind yourself that everyone dies, if you die right now, it's just sooner, rather than later... Also, realize that what you've imagined has the statistical probability of happening of maybe .0001%. Tell yourself "I'll see about that," and go about your business. By accepting the worst, you free yourself in some ways.

Answer 5

Don't worry it's not that uncommon. Sometimes my mind does the same thing, I think it's related to stress. To get rid of it I just sort of tell myself to stop being silly and concentrate as hard as I can on something else, even if there's something like a vase of flowers in front of me I'll force myself to only think about the flowers and block out anything else. I know that might sound really strange but it works for me.

Hope this helps and good luck :)