Some people can't 'just stop thinking' though. Or meditation is only a breather; not a 'reset' back into 'normal' thought patterns. Intrusive thoughts and anxi

Some people can't 'just stop thinking' though. Or meditation is only a breather; not a 'reset' back into 'normal' thought patterns. Intrusive thoughts and anxiety are a massive burden in my everyday life. Sometimes the thoughts just can't be tamed or sated and they start wreaking havoc on everything around me. Time is usually the best solution... "this will pass". But sometimes the thoughts push time to an unmanageable scale. My wife tries to empathize. She too thinks everyone has these worries or anxieties... and I don't disagree. The 'disorder' is that mine occur so frequently, with such intensity and without relent... to the point my ability to 'function normally' is severely compromised. We all go through it, sure, but some of us can never just stop going through it. Imagine you have a leaky roof. You have to deal with it whenever it rains, but it's still manageable enough that you haven't climbed up there to repair it yet. My roof has a 10' hole, and I live under a waterfall in a tropical rainforest. But it's OK, because the nearby volcano helps keep me warm and dry....