Over the last few months I’ve been getting anxiety over trying not to think about certain things and not wanting to experience the nervousness/anxiousness that comes with it.  It can be anything really.  If it’s something that I determine I don’t want to think or focus on, I try not to think about it.  This, in turn, only makes me focus on it more and makes feel slightly nervous.  I know that I’m trying too hard and that’s what is giving me the anxiety, but I just find it hard to try and let it go naturally and accept that it’s just like any other thought and that it will just come and go.  I can distract myself through work, tv, movies, a book, etc. but they seem to pop back into my head even then.  Any advice on how to manage this?  If it’s relevant, I’ve also been on 20mg of Lexapro for about 5 months now and it has helped significantly to deal with the general anxiety I was feeling at the time.  The problem now just stems from the thoughts I want to get rid of.