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Discussion Topic: Fear of going crazy!
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03-02-2003 @ 9:54 PM |
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Hi, im new to the message board. I was just wondering if anyone has the feeling that they are on the verge of going crazy or they are slowly slipping into a point of no return. Feels more constant now even my panic atacks are worse!I dont know i guess cuz i feel like things are unreal like im in a dream and i cant snap out of it. Its sooo scary taht i even started doubting my faith (Catholic) does anyone go through this? Feelings of going nuts or any moment or slowly working up to that. Also feelings of unreality big time that everything feels like a dream, most of the time. Also anyone started questioning thier faith! I would love to hear some feedback. Thanks
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| kingsford |
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03-03-2003 @ 12:23 AM |
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Cioa Bella, I questioned my commitment to the Catholic church about 8 years ago (shoots it's been awhile) when I realized most religious have simular core concepts. For awhile I felt really guilty, almost embarrased, to feel so uncommited to one specufic practice. But somehow I couldn't justify my wholeness or spirituality by segregating myself to one specific group.
I have felt to be in that dream state before. I think it just proves how the power of thought can really determine your future. I find myself self having to say "focus, focus, focus" just to follow through with out getting distracted.
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04-23-2003 @ 2:18 AM |
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At the beginning of my panic attacks the feelings of going crazy were really bad, until, I did a lot of reading that reassured me that panic attacks don’t lead to going crazy or schizophrenia. I think that made me feel better and I have those thoughts less often now. If you don’t mind me asking, what if any, medications are you on?
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| Melinda Ann G. |
04-23-2003 @ 4:58 PM |
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I used to get that a lot and I was also worried that I would lose my mind. (Huh) I don't think you know when you're going crazy though. It's my opinion from what I have read that you have no fear, you have no worries, you don't think things through when you are crazy or when your have lost your mind, and when you do care and when you do worry you know you're as sane as they come. It's because you're scared of what you're feeling and that's what makes you panic. Does that make any sense to you?
I HOPE THIS HELPS:)
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04-23-2003 @ 8:28 PM |
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Yes that is true, your answer makes a lot of sense.
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05-06-2003 @ 1:25 AM |
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Hi.. I am completely empathize. This is my second time dealing with panic attacks. The first while i was in college 4 years ago. Now, i am living in Korea, alone, teaching english. They've just recently started again and well, it sucks. This time it's not the 'i think i am dying' thoughts but the 'i'm going crazy' phase. I've found that 'welcoming fear' and telling myself to let it happen because it can't hurt me often makes it never really come that bad. The one thing that does make it difficult though is the fact that my safety/security net is in Minnesota, my friends and family that is. No one but me this time to go through it.. It's a bit isolating. But what doesn't break me only makes me stronger right?
ugh
good luck
emily
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| emily |
05-06-2003 @ 1:32 AM |
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I'm a veteran i guess and I'm only 23! But like i said before, this is my second phase with PAs (the first being in college 4 years ago, briefly). Anyway, this time they aren't as bad because i am only in the 'going crazy' thought-process rather than the 'i'm dying and going crazy' mode. ANYWAY - the question i have is, DOES ANYONE ELSE EXPERIENCE THIS ONLY WHEN THEY ARE ABOUT TO GO TO SLEEP?! I am fine most of the time but the minute my head hits the pillow, i am awake and the crazy thoughts start coming.. or just random, busy-ness of my head - it won't shut down and allow me to go to sleep!!
anyone?
emily
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| Jaime |
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05-06-2003 @ 1:44 AM |
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I think a lot of us feel this when we are going to sleep, for the most part it's the first time of the day when you aren't distracted by anything and your mind is free to wander, this is why I think this happens at bedtime, all the thoughts we were able to push out of our minds during the day because we busied ourselves with other things are there and we don't have anything distracting us from these thoughts.
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05-06-2003 @ 1:55 AM |
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I completely agree.. It's the time when our minds are 'free to think' and they stray to the bad things right away. More so than anything, it's annoying because i just want and need those 8 hours of sleep so i can get up, run, and teach the next day!! Like a frustrating kid brother that won't leave you alone...
Emily
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06-25-2003 @ 3:33 PM |
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Gosh, it is too funny to read these messages because I feel like i am listening to myself! Well, before I got through my panic attcks (my story is a reply under "New Here") Anyway, the whole thing about questioning you religion totally happened to me. I now follow my own set of beliefs but a few months ago I was even questioning the existence of God and some sort of life cycle, so I relate. And the fear of going crazy has kind of stuck with me. Every once in a while I will look up the symptoms of schizophrenia to do a litlle check on myself. My therapist always says that if you are asking whether or not you are going crazy then you have your answer...you're not. Good luck everyone!
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07-07-2003 @ 2:44 PM |
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I, too, am going through something similar to what you explained. As a matter of fact, I just posted a new post about it!
I've been challenging my faith in God lately, too. I've been attending church, though, and it feels great to do even that much! It's sometimes hard to think there is such a God when I feel this awful and let my panic and anxiety stop me from doing things I once loved or things I want to learn how to love! Keep you faith, though....that is something that is so strong and so important in healing. I am a firm believer in that!
About your feelings of unreality and whatnot, yes, I do get that as well. Sometimes I'll start questioning life's existence and things of that nature, and I'lls tart to feel like I'm "not here." Just sort of dreamlike. This can accompany panic and anxiety from what i'm told by my therapist and in reading I've done. It's hard to NOT think we are going crazy when we feel so out of control, ya know? What I try to tell myself is that this will make me a stronger, better person in the end. And by the end, I mean the END OF PANIC AND ANXIETY. It's all about changing our thought patterns and even lifestyles. I've cut out alcohol and caffeine completely, and that in itself has made me have less frequent panic. I have more of a constant sense of anxiety and panic versus panic attacks themselves, but I have had many of them in my life.
I hope you are feeling well and keep posting here....this seems like such a wonderful network.
Lisa
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07-11-2003 @ 11:11 AM |
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The moment I lay down at night is the worst for me too. I have horrible insomnia, caused usually by manic episodes but made much worse by panic. I am overtaken by thoughts of fear and being alone. When the kids and the hubby are sleeping peacefully, I start freaking out about everything. The internet has become my safety net. I can read, research, and usually relax by taking my mind off my fears that lead to my panic. I spend time in chat rooms too being silly with all the other people in there who are being silly, or in the chat rooms on Yahoo that are there for people with panic and anxiety problems. It's an immediate way to talk to others with the same problems as I have.
Mama 
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| Monkap |
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07-19-2003 @ 12:40 PM |
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Dear Lisa:
I read your post amazed. I could have written it. It describes *EXACTLY* what I am going through. I also have an all day sense of anxiety and panic rather then full blown panic attacks. The feelings of unreality you described are exactly the same. It is reasuring to know that I am not the only one. If you don't mind me asking are you taking any meds?
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| A Rains |
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07-24-2003 @ 4:37 PM |
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My friend is having all kinds of different thoghts and I just want to know how to help her.
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08-04-2003 @ 8:26 PM |
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OH my God, bella, you sound just like me, i've had those exact feelings, in fact, i think i posted something to that effect..i am overwhelmed the same way you are, trying to have good self talk, it works sometimes but not all, just keep at it and don't give up, you're not going crazy..just overwhelmed
Jeanie
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