I feel like I'm going insane

[Lindsey14]

What if i am? I can't stop the thoughts and feelings, I'm honestly terrified...

[dbeck128]

This is my biggest fear. Some days it feels like I'm going to. And some days it feels like I'm almost there. I wish I knew the answers because I would def give them to you.... just do something you like to take your mind off of it. For me its YouTube videos of people I like to watch.

Hope you feel better soon

[CDPO16]

Severe anxiety can make you feel like that as I know from experience. If you can get on top of the anxiety you will find that fear goes. Claire Weekes' book 'self help for your nerves' is a good source of advice which I found very helpful.

[Lindsey14 in reply to CDPO16]

Its so terrifying

[CDPO16 in reply to Lindsey14]

Yes it is but live in fear or try and change things? The choice I made meant that I no longer live in fear. It won't go away on it's own.

Sorry to be blunt but positive action is the way forward from my experience. You have nothing to loose and a lot to gain. Wishing you well.

[teemo1]

Here is a really helpful article on the subject titled "What You Fear the Most Cannot Happen."

anxietynetwork.com/content/...

[Agora1 in reply to teemo1]

teemo1, a great article. Everyone should take a look. It answers a lot of the

worries and fears we all have. Thank you for sharing. xx

[teemo1 in reply to Agora1]

I'm glad you found it helpful! I refer back to it when I'm having a bad day, or just think about it when I'm in a stressful situation.

[Agora1 in reply to teemo1]

What I liked is that it answered the questions asked on this forum every day.

It is very helpful for us to know why we get these symptoms. That there is a

perfectly simple explanation. You're great teemo1 xx

[teemo1 in reply to Agora1]

I've put the link in my responses, but I don't think I've ever put it up as a post. I think I'll do that now. Thanks!

[Lindsey14 in reply to teemo1]

Thank you so so much

[Maricc]

Sorry to hear that. I have gone through that a lot and never gone crazy at my lowest point. Earlier I thought I was. Going crazy because. I decided to go off Lexapro cold turkey. Worse decision ever. I tried to replace it with natural supplements but it didn't work. I took my Lexapro today. I thought it wasn't helping because I was still anxious but I guess it was. Try to listen or read something that will get your full attention or even watch your favorite show on TV. I'm reading the book DARE it is really good.

[Kathush]

I am feeling the same for about 4 days now and i saw this in my mailbox. It is definitely a scary feeling and i felt all alone, still do but i am with you. I am going to read the link above. Hugs.

[Want2BHappy3]

I've been there, it will pass. Are you in counseling?

[Lindsey14 in reply to Want2BHappy3]

No not yet :/

[Want2BHappy3 in reply to Lindsey14]

Look into it? It can't hurt

[Lindsey14 in reply to Want2BHappy3]

I dunno if I can afford it

[Want2BHappy3 in reply to Lindsey14]

Do you live in the USA? If you do? Counseling can be done on a pay scale or the country can do it for FREE?

[ealissam]

It’s going to be ok. I have felt this way a lot before. I don’t know if this will help but I tell myself I’m having those intrusive thoughts then I obviously have not lost my mind because if I did lose my mind, I wouldn’t know 🤷‍♀️

[lofeoutthere]

I’m feeling this way now. I feel very weird and eerily calm. Keep thinking this is beginning of psychosis.

[nataliemutton]

My therapist once told me that if we were going insane we would be the last people to know about it. Insanity doesn’t cause anxiety and vice versa. If you were truly going crazy, you wouldn’t know it. Anxiety causes us to feel this way because we are so hyper aware of our bodies and what is going on inside of us that we are constantly giving ourselves what I like to call an “internal MOT” and when we can’t diagnose a problem or if something seems slightly off, our anxious brain likes to tell us things like this.

[Lindsey14 in reply to nataliemutton]

I agree