Catastrophising: An unhealthy natural human reaction Meditation is a powerful method to stop the barrage of thoughts spinning in our minds
about 3 hours ago Geraldine Walsh
Knowing how to work through negative thoughts, catastrophising and anxiety is not as simple as flicking a switch. Photograph: iStock
Many of us may have succumbed to catastrophising in the past 12 months and at some stage have thought the worst. With all that has been happening in our world, in our families and in our homes, we have been facing extreme difficulties we’ve never witnessed before. It makes sense that we may battle a thought and allow it take over, over inflating its sense of purpose and leaving ourselves aching by our actions. But this behaviour is unhelpful and damaging and immobilising.