How do I stop the thoughts that seem to take on a life of their own?

My M.S. causes anxiety and panic. Panic can feel like a heart attack or feelings of doom. Firstly, I keep up with my doctors and physical health! It's easier to handle anxiety when I know I'm not dying! Secondly, I practice deep breathing and distraction with hobbies our music. Finally, I listen to others. If I throw all my troubles into the lot with everyone I come into contact with each day, at the end of the day I'm happy to take my own back as I realize I have much to be grateful for!! :-)

I learn self acceptance and make peace with my thoughts that does not corporate with my logic senses. Sometimes I do sports to let out this frustration and throw the burden off by replacing it with some success in life.

Although it is hard to stop your thoughts from spiralling out control sometimes, it is important to remember that they are nothing more than just that 'thoughts', they don't define you as a person and being able to distance yourself from them is important. Mindfulness exercises are very useful in dealing with uncontrollable thoughts or even sometimes just saying them aloud to either just yourself or to another person helps you to move past them and let go.

Unluckily, there isn't an on and off button to stop these thoughts. However, what you can do is let those ideas in and analyse them to see if they are rational or not. When you identify them as irrational you'll be able to let them go and forget them. If they are indeed rational, you'll be able to act on them wisely.

Write the thought down that you can't get off your mind. Each time you think of it write something that makes you happy or that you look forward to. Your list will grow and it will give you something to get your mind off of what's troubling you.

Think positive thoughts. Talk to others about things that make you happy. The more you feed into negativity, the more it arises.

Don't give them life. Thoughts are part of you. If you cling on them, they will cling on you. It's not easy, never easy talking terms with yourself. Fighting with yourself. But start living for what you want, what you deserve, for your happiness. And they will stop taking life eventually. Don't give up.

These have to do with anxiety. Most of the time what you should do is talk to someone about it or distract yourself. There are many people who deal with the same thing.

There are ways to let things pass; imagine those thoughts floating away on a river. Works for me. Good luck

I personally tried to talk with someone who was willing to help me talk through those thoughts and try to get rid of them and it really does help