I think my brain is hard wired to always envison the worst case scenario.
Here's my example: The last time I saw my FP was Saturday afternoon, his phone was beyond smashed so he's been impossible to contact. He hasn't been active on any social media for over two days, and since I love to catastophise my brain just assumes that he's been in a terrible accident or died or something.
I've been trying to rationalise things in my head and come up with reasons as to why he may not be in touch yet (maybe he doesn't want to use a friend's phone? Maybe he's out and enjoying the technology-free time?) but I can't stop thinking the worst.
It's really been affecting my day, and I can't let it continue to.
What strategies do you use to prevent/deal with this type of thinking?