Thoughts often wandering off about extreme situations, is this normal?

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Often I catch my myself thinking the worst things. Things Id never do, situations Id never put myself in. Most times it involves my son and its always him in danger where I am putting myself at risk to save him, or putting him in danger because of something I chose to do.

Like just now out of no where, I was reading about this "Dotcom" guy from Germany who was busted on Piracy Charges and Im looking at the beautiful mansion he lives in and notice there's a private helicopter on his property. Suddenly Im day dreaming...

...Im in this helicopter alone and decide that I can fly it. I figure out the controls and lift off about five feet off the ground. Im flying around my house and see my four year old boy come out of the door screaming "Hi Daddy! I love you!" and Im yelling that he go back inside because I don't trust that I have full control of the air craft when suddenly I begin to lose control yielding towards my little boy leading with the propellors which are lowered towards the ground tilted, and just before it would cut him into pieces I snap myself out of it! Meanwhile my heart is racing and Im having this very mild anxiety attack and wondering why the heck I just did that to myself! Im aware they were thoughts my mind put together but still.

Anyone else do this?

Is It Normal?
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  • karmasAbich
    11 years ago | pl

    It's how our brains work. Master story tellers.

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  • Rhuarc
    11 years ago | pl

    I find myself thinking of horrible extremes too. I think it is just my mind preparing for the worst.

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    • howmcisme
      11 years ago | pl

      Yes, I believe that as well. I think it happens to me a lot because I'v experienced loss. The loss of my father at 7 years old, the loss of my best friend (cousin) at 8 years old, the loss of freedom and on and on.

      And so when I have these thoughts I relate them to precisely what you said, preparing for the worst -but also, not that I expect the worst to happen, but preparing so they DON"T happen such as making sure the house is child proof-keeping medicine & cleaning supplies far out of reach and windows shut or safe so that he can't hang out the window and fall out (I read about that almost every summer a child is falling out the window!)

      Thanks..

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  • ilovethebeatles
    11 years ago | pl

    idk, in all honesty there's no real such thing as normal, but what i can tell you is that i do feel you, because i am restless as fuck.
    so, what i can say is, don't feel like you're alone.

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  • daydreamer394
    8 years ago | pl

    Brill.

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