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A whole range of mental health issues are acquired or maintained through the development of delusional beliefs about ourselves and our world. Even the most common mental health problems, such as anxiety and depression, are rooted by ingrained, strongly held delusional beliefs about ourselves or the world. Uncontrollable worrying is extremely common. Just think: Are my worries five, ten years ago, still relevant concerns today? And will they still be our worries in five, ten years from now? So, which delusional (not reflected by reality) beliefs do we chronic worriers hold now?
1. “I’m a born worrier.” or ” I’ve got to worry, so don’t even try to change me.”
2. “If I worry about something, it’s likely to happen.”
3. “Just because something I worried about in the past didn’t happen doesn’t mean it won’t happen in the future.”
4. “Worrying will prevent bad things happening.”
5. “If I’m anxious about something, it must mean it’s a threat or a problem, so I should worry about it.”
6. “I must think through all the possible things that might happen otherwise I won’t be prepared.”
7. “If I let other people know what they do makes me worry, they will change their behavior.”
8. “It is better to spend a lot of time thinking about a problem than making a snap decision.”
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I realize it’s not simple or easy but these delusional beliefs have to be analyzed in the safety of the therapist’s office. It may not be something we look forward to but it is our goal for better mental health and positive repercussions.
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