Since I was a kid I have always had Panic Attacks, where I feel I am losing some sort of control over my body, and it creates tremendous anxiety. But about a year ago I started to get OCD symptoms. I started to have crazy thoughts like I was going to hurt my girlfriend, or myself. Even though I no I would never do something like this, I could not get the images out of my head. It made me very depressed and feel guilty about having these thoughts. My family Dr. perscribed me Cymbalta, however that did not help, just made me sicker. Recently I have been having panic attacks more often, especially when it is time to go to sleep. I have tried everything to try and rid myself of having obessesive thoughts and panic attacks but nothing seems to work....Am I alone or does anyone have some similar symptoms? Does anyone have any words of advice or ways to help? If you think you can help, you can also catch me on messenger as thekid24_fre, it would be nice to chat with people similar to.
2006-11-06 10:06:55 · 7 answers · asked by thekid24_fre 1 in Health ➔ Mental Health
Hello There....Breathe, and Take a Deep Breath...Again!
1. You took a break from society, and that's good. Hey, we all need a break sometime in life...some just get one sooner than others.
2. Now you think you may want to get back to society. Good.
3. Now don't think this is not real, it is. I want you to practice something. Everytime you pass a mirror, in the bathroom or wherever, smile....laugh at the mirror...you will start to feel differently.....as you do this remember...GOD looks down at us and laughs. There is nothing you could tell GOD that GOD has not heard before now. So tell GOD what you want!
4. Keep Smiling...even at your family...just a little smile to start, and so start getting out of your room and do this when you start to feel comfortable about smiling....it's contagious.
5. Now, you may start back to school, and I suggest night school.
6. The momentum of school gets you out the door, into competition with your peers, and gets you going to try more courses...regardless of your choice of study.
7. When you feel ready, take 2 courses....but not until you feel ready.
8. Make sure you try to .....and this is important....go and have at least one meal with your family a week....yes that's right...even if you have to eat standing up....at the kitchen counter.....just being there...will make a big difference.
9. I believe in love. I believe your family loves you and wants you back...but they don't want someone who does not want them. Perhaps you need to put yourself in their shoes. What if they were doing what you're doing.....dropping out for a while, would that mean that you didn't love them? Of course, not. You would allow them their space.
10. Because I believe in love, I would like you to start...yes start to love the most important person in the world. That person is YOU!....start small by smiling at yourself...everytime you see yourself in that mirror! Ok, then now is the hard part.
11. I want you to make a list of everything you want in the world.
12. I want you to make a second list of everything you do not want or do not like in the world.
13. As you accomplish the things that are on the list of what you want, cross them off. They will give you a feeling of momentum and accomplishment....which leads to you gaving back control of your life.
14. Ok so, as I can sum up things (I am a CPA) you had a bad day, and maybe the days added up to more than a few bad days. So what.....Do you really think GOD cares that you had a bad day? No, GOD does not care that you went through bad times but that you are still here and GOD still sends you love every single day...and I'll bet GOD waits all day to hear from you...but you don't ask...So start to put GOD on the line. Ask GOD to open doors to show you what to do....Ask GOD to send people to you.....good people...and ask GOD to remove toxic people and toxic circumstances from your life.
15. Now take another deep breath....This is not easy.....and if you need more help, find a guidance counselor at the school of your choice, or a minister, priest or a doctor who you can trust and ask them questions...yes anything that's on your mind.
16. If you don't have anyone to talk to, write down the things that are bugging you....and when you are done with that piece of paper, tear it up into a dozen pieces and throw it away....and feel better that you always have a place to put the bad stuff...to get it out safely.
17. You are worth it!
18. All you need to do is try again........today I met 25 teenagers in New Jersey that want desperately to be adopted....one was 16 and he lived in 19 different homes, and talked about how he had to control his anger because at times he was beaten.....all these kids need a role model, and want a home...a soft place to fall.
19. So no matter how bad you have it, did you live in 19 different homes by 16 years old...No of course not. So perhaps you need to realize that you are worth whatever struggle you went through, to get you to now.....and begin again!
20. The rest is yet UNWRITTEN....what will you write as a comment to me....please write.......yes, I believe that I am worth it because....I believe in you...whether you're an engineer or a CPA like me.
God looks down at us and laughs!
2006-11-06 10:11:22 · answer #1 · answered by confused 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
ok i didn't write as much as no name but i can give you some heads up. now let me tell you i do have OCD. i also have GAD. which is general anxiety disorder. i have gotten MANY panic attacks! wow i have had some thoughts similar to yours!! its so nice to no that your not alone. because you are truly not. OCD is so common it is not even funny! my suggestions to you are to go to therapy. i do too and it really works!! when i have had some bad thoughts which i thought were crazy i would tell the therapist and she would give me some things to do that might help me not think of the thoughts . also a strategy that i use very often is to stare at an object and describe it out loud or in your head. considering your brain can only think about one thing at a time you cant possibly have bad thoughts at the same time. going to therapy doesn't mean that your crazy and you need to go see a shrink. therapy is a very healthy thing. some people who are fine and dint even need any help with a problem go there just to talk about daily problems and to express themselves or to just have someone to talk to. your therapist will most likely be very nice. if she is not try someone new. she will probably tell you that with what ever you tell her she will not in shock TRUST ME.
when ever i have a thought and i think that i'm such a bad person i think to myself that this is not me its my OCD!!
I hope that you understand that what you are going through more than a million people are going through too. i hope that you stay healthy and everything works out and you feel better. REMEMBER TO STAY BUSY AND TRY TO ALWAYS BE DOING SOMETHING SO YOU CAN BE THINKING ABOUT SOMETHING OTHER THAN YOUR THOUGHTS!! good luck and stay well.
2006-11-06 10:31:17 · answer #2 · answered by magnolia 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I too have OCD and suffer from depression. I also have had intrusive thoughts that I could hurt someone. Even though I have never acted on those thoughts, they are debilitating. They fill me with extreme worry and panic. Medication has helped me successfully in the past and therapy, specifically SSRI's. Cognitve behavioral therapy can work very well. That is what I am doing now along with medication. I have good days and bad days. Good Luck, Coffeebean
2006-11-06 11:44:40 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think that as long as you try to avoid the thoughts and would do anything to suppress them, they will most likely haunt you still. And the reason for this has a name, which I unofrtunately do not remember. In a famous psychological study, the scientists told the subjects not to think of pink elephants, and of course this is exactly what the subjects thought about. They just couldnt help it. This is human nature, to ponder that which we try the hardest to suppress. And this, indeed, is the curse of OCD, as us who have it deal with issues such as this all the time. Now you are probably wondering what I am suggesting with all of this. A few months ago, I read this webpage by someone who is a celebrity in the treatment of OCD and he suggested that an effective treatment of the disorder should not focus on eliminating the spikes (as he called them) of anxiety, thoughts and rituals, but rather on reducing the time spent on such ruminations. IN other words, he realized that if treatment is begun with the goal of completely eliminating thoughts, it will most likely fail. However, he suggested that one tries to take it day at a time, try to stay focused on the task at hand, and if thoughts do appear, not to suppress them, but rather work his/her way out of them. here is the link to his page, as I think that it would be best for you to read the whole thing yourself and not just rely on my memory of it
http://www.ocdonline.com/articlephillipson1.php
I am not sure whether this approach would be better than the one suggested above, involving the suppressions of thoughts. However I felt a responsibility to inform you of alternative approaches, as you never know which one might really help you
Good luck, and dont lose hope.
2006-11-06 11:43:27 · answer #4 · answered by inDmood 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
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2016-09-01 08:16:03 · answer #5 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This will help Stop Panic Attacks most of the time
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2006-11-07 05:58:08 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Wow thought i was the only one..i have stupid thoughts come in my head too..i didnt know it was phyical..everbody told me it was the devil..i was scared of myself for long time..unfortunatly i caNT HELP MYself..well they are still experimenting with me..im on effexor right now i dont feel any happier yet
2006-11-06 10:13:52 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋