I get to paranoid to eat because im afraid to choke ... I won't go near spiders because then i think i somehow got bitten...and count the hours to see if any symptoms develop..... and it goes on ... i don't think im nuts just lacking serotonin maybe?
2006-11-15 13:39:03 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Mental Health
i dont do drugs...
2006-11-15 13:44:12 · update #1
Are you sure you aren't doing any illegal substances like marijuana? It has been known to cause people to hallucinate and have phobias for no reason.
2006-11-15 13:43:21 · answer #1 · answered by RIDLEY 6 · 3⤊ 4⤋
Hi - If you seriously have these symptoms, then no, you are not nuts but I don't believe it is simply a "lacking of serotonin". Yes serotonin could likely be part of your severe anxieties. I would definitely get to a medical doctor and tell him just what you have going through your head. He can help and I doubt you need more than a couple meds and some counseling. No big. Good luck!
2006-11-15 21:48:52 · answer #2 · answered by SuperCityRob 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I don't think you are insane. We all have things we are frightened of. Yours seem to be affecting your life. Do you have a family doctor you could speak with? Perhaps medication could help (if you are open to that type of treatment). If you don't want to try medication, your doctor could recommend a type of therapy that may help.
If you don't have a family doctor, you could try call a Mental Health Center. They certainly would have someone you could speak with who could recommend a type of treatment that could help you.
The important thing to do is get help before this completely stalls your life. I let depression do that to me. I am recovering now, but feel the need to warm people about letting these problems take over their lives.
Good luck to you. Look in the phone book now and decide who you are going to call in the morning.
2006-11-15 22:19:55 · answer #3 · answered by Patti C 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sounds like you're prone to phobias, but hardly insane. No, it's not seratonin, that would make you depressed or manic or bipolar (both manic and depressed). There's a nice book called "The Feeling Good Handbook" by Dr. David Burns that will help you work your way through it.
2006-11-15 21:44:01 · answer #4 · answered by Mr. Peachy® 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
insane is a strong word, let's say extremely cautious
think of life as two circles, an inner circle and an outer circle (like a dough nut) The inner circle is your circle of influence, your outer circle is you circle of concern. you need to focus on your circle of influence and live within this circle and avoid the circle of concern. circle of influence are those things you can control, the circle of concern are those things you cannot control. the more you live in your circle of influence the happier and easier life can be.
example: I don't like bugs in my house, they concern me, yuk. now how can I live within my circle of influence to take care of that concern, I hire some one to spray, that is all I can influence, now I am focused on routine spraying, hey the concern is not that big a deal. or why do I concern myself with what the guy in line behind thinks about the back of my head, that is a concern all I can control is my circle of influence, so ignore the concern and focus on those thoughts I can influence
go to the web there are good article about the circle of influence and circle of concern
2006-11-15 21:53:23 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
You might be a little crazy, but no more than the rest of us.
If you were truly insane, you wouldn't have the sense to ask.
2006-11-15 22:21:12 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Learn to have confidence in uraself, u can do it, eat slowly, while eating, watch tv or read while ur eating, then u'll eat without tension, all the best, just keep telling urself, u can do it
2006-11-15 21:42:24 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
Yep, you're one enchilada short of a combo platter. Seek help.
2006-11-16 04:47:29 · answer #8 · answered by devil's advocate 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, you have some phobias that need to be treated. Talk to your Dr. and have him refer you to someone who can help you. You will get over these fears quickly once you get some help.
2006-11-15 21:42:12 · answer #9 · answered by notyou311 7 · 3⤊ 1⤋
everyone has issues of their own, yours just may be elevated, maybe being psychoanalyzed would help?
2006-11-15 21:42:15 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋