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Anonymous wrote:Not anxious, but I don't have my pictures on my mac backed up, so instead each morning I "hide" my laptop in the kitchen pots and pans cabinet under a cookie sheet. Burglers can take anything in my house except that computer. I figure they will never ransack my stock pots


My DH thinks I'm nuts. One time I thought my computer was stolen out of the car and I was so hysterical I was shaking and could not speak. Thos pictures me the world to me and I'm an IDIOT that they are not backed up. Complete moron.

Seems like it takes more effort for you to hide the laptop every day as opposed to backing up the pics. What is preventing you from backing up the pics?

wasting too much time on this site!

Part of my paralysis is finding the "perfect back-up". I tried iCloud, not enough space. Was thinking Amazon and then a extrenal. I just need to do it!!!

The hiding of the laptop is crazy. I know this.

"People, telling OP that you also leave the door open is not going to help her if she thinks someone may have sprayed toxic chemicals on her belongings. You should see a therapist. "

+1

Anonymous wrote:Well, clearly if you want to see a therapist, you would have somthing to talk about. But if you NEED to see one depends on how you are managing these weird thoughts. Are you freaking out? Have you thrown out food or started detoxing the place? Can you not concentrate? Can you not sleep?

Or do you just think about it from time to time, and then forget for awhile.

I'm a therapist and basically agree with this. The issue is how much the anxiety is getting in the way of you living your life normally. If this is truly debilitating, or if it is part of a larger pattern of exaggerated worry that you regularly experience, then it's time for therapy. If you move past this on your own then I'd say therapy might help but may not be as essential. If this just happened I'd give myself a few days to see how things go.

Anonymous wrote:Not anxious, but I don't have my pictures on my mac backed up, so instead each morning I "hide" my laptop in the kitchen pots and pans cabinet under a cookie sheet. Burglers can take anything in my house except that computer. I figure they will never ransack my stock pots


My DH thinks I'm nuts. One time I thought my computer was stolen out of the car and I was so hysterical I was shaking and could not speak. Thos pictures me the world to me and I'm an IDIOT that they are not backed up. Complete moron.

Backup your pics! It's so easy and so many ways to do--do it now. I lost newborn baby hospital pics when my computer crashed when DS was 2 months. I still can't get over it!

practice "and so what"

- So lets say they steal your laptop - and so what?
- You lose all your photos - and so what?
- You miss the photos - and so what?
- You die? You lose your job? You get arrested? NO - NOTHING. The worst case scenario is no big deal. So don't sweat the small stuff.

Anonymous wrote:Not anxious, but I don't have my pictures on my mac backed up, so instead each morning I "hide" my laptop in the kitchen pots and pans cabinet under a cookie sheet. Burglers can take anything in my house except that computer. I figure they will never ransack my stock pots


My DH thinks I'm nuts. One time I thought my computer was stolen out of the car and I was so hysterical I was shaking and could not speak. Thos pictures me the world to me and I'm an IDIOT that they are not backed up. Complete moron.

Seems like it takes more effort for you to hide the laptop every day as opposed to backing up the pics. What is preventing you from backing up the pics?

Whats your address

I have to convince myself on an almost daily basis that there is not a prowler in the house as I'm falling asleep. I probably need therapy.

Anonymous wrote:Not anxious, but I don't have my pictures on my mac backed up, so instead each morning I "hide" my laptop in the kitchen pots and pans cabinet under a cookie sheet. Burglers can take anything in my house except that computer. I figure they will never ransack my stock pots


My DH thinks I'm nuts. One time I thought my computer was stolen out of the car and I was so hysterical I was shaking and could not speak. Thos pictures me the world to me and I'm an IDIOT that they are not backed up. Complete moron.

Time to back you pictures up online somewhere (which we all should do of course).

Well, clearly if you want to see a therapist, you would have somthing to talk about. But if you NEED to see one depends on how you are managing these weird thoughts. Are you freaking out? Have you thrown out food or started detoxing the place? Can you not concentrate? Can you not sleep?

Or do you just think about it from time to time, and then forget for awhile.

Not anxious, but I don't have my pictures on my mac backed up, so instead each morning I "hide" my laptop in the kitchen pots and pans cabinet under a cookie sheet. Burglers can take anything in my house except that computer. I figure they will never ransack my stock pots


My DH thinks I'm nuts. One time I thought my computer was stolen out of the car and I was so hysterical I was shaking and could not speak. Thos pictures me the world to me and I'm an IDIOT that they are not backed up. Complete moron.

I've done this before. I was horrified I did it (a few times actually), but keep in mind the chances someone happened to be watching your house and happened to try to go in are really low.

Sorry, I wasn't saying your anxiety was dumb, rather my anxiety that my kids won't have clothing is. Good luck!

Anonymous wrote:I never lock my door, and if it makes you feel better when someone broke in the broke the side door assuming the front was locked.

This happened to a friend of ours, but they were home at the time. They told the guy as he was breaking in, the front door's open! Cops were there before he could run because it's just that kind of town.

I've left the mini-van door open more times than I care to remember with my purse sitting right there, I know I shouldn't but it's amazed me when I realize this yet again that we live in such a safe place. Sometimes, people will realize that one of the kids toys was blocking the sensor and close the door for me.

OP, I hope you're able to get some help- I, too have anxiety over the dumbest things-for me it's clothing the kids.

I never lock my door, and if it makes you feel better when someone broke in the broke the side door assuming the front was locked.