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18 years ago 0 69 logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo 0
Whacky thoughts are common with me. You name 'em, I've had 'em. I do not want to share any as not to give anyone anymore than they already have. We had a meeting at work recently and I could not sit still and had a mini-attack. I've had a bunch of mini- attacks. I had a better few days following that, but then some anxiety returned this week which I mentioned in another thread. I get scared that I'll have a bad panic attack. I fear dying a lot and that sorta leads to the attacks. Also being around a lot of people sometimes is scary. Then there are other times where I can be around thousands and not feel a thing. The death thing may be related to the fact that my mother died when I was ten. Anyway, just wanted to share my thoughts and hoped to help. I know coming on here helps me. David
18 years ago 0 5 logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo 0
man that is a really hard place to be. i can defiently relate. it is difficult to feel all aloen in this. I knwo for me my big fear of goign crazy is a fear that iw ont be able to relate to other peopel anymore, and that they wont be able to relate to me. believe me in moments of anxiety of have had some very wacky thougths... but the turht is if you can acknowledge that the thigns you are thinkign are abnormal and wierd, then you arent cray... thats teh good news, i knwo it is still hard to remembert this when the anxiety is really bad. i hope you are having a better day today and rememebr that youa rent alon ein all this and other peopel go through it too.
19 years ago 0 14 logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo 0
I don't think your crazy at all. I've shared many of those thoughts, especially at night. I think nighttime is the hardest time because our brain doesn't want to shut down, you know? I think you replay the scenes in your head thinking that maybe you could have done something different. But with panic attacks there's not much you can do differnt. You can only use the tools that you learn from this group to help teach yourself what is truly to be afraid of and what is not. I'd definitely talk to your doctor about your feelings, because your right, you may need an increase on your medicine. Don't ever think your crazy though, because I don't think you are at all. MysticMirror
19 years ago 0 4 logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo 0
Sometimes at night, I sit and think about what has happened during the day. My thoughts sometimes get wierd, they get i dont know, but it triggers the depth of fear in my body. I sometimes wonder if I am going on the edge of insanity, well at night is when i get like this. I almost have an adrenaline exhileration reacting to something, i went crazy the other day. "No No im not not" its ok, everything is ok, dont think about anything. I one night went into a ultra panic attack, smashed my cell phone and pictures. I look at all the shatter and didnt think this is happening. I pray to god that my thoughts will be normal and stable, i will not have any abnormalties. Have you ever watched a bathtub when water comes out, then you blast it to the max. That is what happens to nuerons, I go, i sit, i start pacing, i start walking through the house, "this is going to pass". I wonder if adrenaline will save me, from my mind. I sit at the couch and see my reflection in the window, who and why? When i have gone to mental institutions (United Methodist Mental Hostpital) they have told me i have severe anxiety, i wasnt crazy. When they asked questions, do you have feelings of paranoia? i could awnser becuase i was paranoid that i was crazy. They said that I may have had symptoms of hypomania with panic attacks. I am sitting here tonight, on my laptop, ready for anything, I dont even want to mention insanity becuase it will start an reaction. I take Zyprexa 2.5 and may move to 5mg. They referred me to a Lithium Treatment Center, i almost said you mean Thorazine Treatment Center, i did, they laughed, and told me im not crazy. Belive us we have many here. Stillness, coldness the sound of silence is around me right now. What is going to happen? I am at the depth of fear now. Please just tell me what you think?

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