Thanks. I'm only 20 but... this makes me feel better
I've had the electric jolts, they are horrible. I mostly feel them in my gut and in my legs, it makes sleeping pretty hard sometimes. I've also had the flashing vision, like there was a strobe light going off or something all the time. I thought it would never go away, but luckily it did. Every once in a while I'll still have vision issues when I get anxious, but it's nowhere near as bad as it once was. I've also had the thoughts that martins777 talked about, I was scared I was schizophrenic or that I was going to go crazy and hurt someone or myself.
It's all anxiety, which is ridiculous, but there it is.
Hi,
you are not going mad, believe me! By the way how old are you - Schizophrenia can be very very well spotted by the age of 25, so it's not a mental problem that has very subtle symptoms. I am suffering from anxiety and panic attacks which caused some moderate depression and I have been thinking about these things all the time - am I mad now, what are these thoughts, why am I thinking it, is my mind sick now, I can't escape, am I going to do something bad to someone I love just becuase I can't control my mind anymore, is all that's happening really true! Well, these are very few of the things I have been thinking about.
Don't worry - an anxious nerves system can really mess up your thoughts!