Help or comfort - their is not really any palce to post this

[cb360]

Help needed, on something i experiance?

Hi

Um im 16 and experience something strange, which i have had since i was about 11 but it has got worse, i feel where i feel as if though i am traveling fast like on plane, i also think about everything going fast and just fast things in my head, i also think about thinks such as the landscape going really fast and it really worries me coz i think about it alot, i get very upset and sometimes feel sick and also headaches and i feel very very negative about my life, and feel very bad for my girlfriend and family.

I have seen people and have been told all sorts of reasons anxity and stress, problems of when i was knocked over by a car and other stuff, i dont know what to make of it, sometimes i can be fine then slighlty think about it then sometimes uncontrolable.

i would just like to know if any one has heard of this or something similar or even the same, or even experianced it mayby? i would find this infomation very helpful as im usually i happy guy and would love to know im not alone.

Many thanks

Callum

[Becky2006]

I have not experienced this before. As I read through your post a few things came to mind. When you say you have seen people. do you mean counselors, doctors? Have you been prescribed anxiety medication? From my own anxiety experiences I am taking medication, is is helping. Please do not think this weird. Have you considered yoga, meditating, ti chi or anything else to relieve stress? I understand at 16 there is a lot of pressure put on teens. As a mom with two teenage boys I can see it. Please do not think you are alone ever. There is help, advice. Please talk to your mom or counselor at school about getting help from your doctor or a psychiatrist. There is no reason to feel bad. many guidance counselors are more than willing to help, not judge you. Please keep us updated on what you do.
Thank you for posting this. Good luck

[cb360]

hi well a person who helps with that ftuff but it didnt really do much and i feel so upset bout it all

[cclprc]

I'm almost positive I've experienced that same feeling, and i always thought it was just me. I'm 18 years old now and haven't felt the sensation in a few years, and when i did it was random. I only say all of that b/c i was around your age. Is it almost like an outer body experience? For me, I would get the feeling that everything around me was moving WAY too fast, or i was moving way too slow. It really freaked me out, but once i sat down for a minute and relaxed, i felt fine. Around that time i also experienced episodes of blacking out. I would stand up from a sitting position and immediately feel light headed, and wake up on the floor a few seconds later. Maybe the two are connected if your having that as well. Just tell your parents if you really think its serious, don't be scared to tell them or ashamed or anything, and get them to take you to the doctor. I have just recently went to the doctor and was diagnosed with social anxiety disorder, so that's another thing in common, since you say you've been dealing with anxiety.
I remember one time in high school i was sitting at lunch with my friends, and all of a sudden i got that feeling, and a sensation that the whole lunchroom was tilting upward. Obviously my body felt like it wasn't balanced, so i started falling out of my chair and slammed my hands on the table. That's the most memorable episode. I feel for you man.

[cb360]

Yeah i understand, i get things i bit different in the sense i thikn about random things in my thoughts about them going fast, i also feel as though im shotting back and i image the the world traveling along so fast, god knows why although i know its not happening its hard to control, just nice to know people have something similar to me, i mean i have hand them since i was young and had them alot sometimes not as bad for a few months or one year not at all.

Nice to talk

[cb360]

Has lately felt so down about this, i feel that my life will never be good and that i can never have a good life :( i dont wish to make people moddy btw

[wolftrak]

Hi cb, do you get this feeling when you are with a lot of people or in places you are not comfortable?  Or do you get it when you are at home or alone.  I used to get something similar at school or at the mall and I believe it was social anxiety disorder (as in the posting by cclprc).  I used to kind of feel like I was not really me, like things were not real and everything would start to move really fast around me and I would feel very confused and scared.  It got so bad that I once spent 3 months in my house, too anxious to even go into the backyard and enjoy the sunshine.  That was a long time ago, I never sought any help for this but somehow managed to overcome it over the years.  These days it seems more accepted to talk about mental health and there are so many places and people to turn to.  Do you think it could be social anxiety disorder?  Read up on this, or also on panic attacks.  Keep us posted and good luck to you.

[cb360]

Hi Wolftrack

um well i sort of get them in all different situationss, when im with people, when im alone, i just think about things going fast in the world, and i also imagine myself on a really fast ride, and i can imagine a situation going really fast, and i feel like im going mad i get very nurvous of that, my heart does race when i get this and i also go quite pale sometimes, i also feel sick with it sometimes and headaches, i know its not realy but somehow it manages to scarew me, i have had it since i was about 11 or 10 but its got worse, i did recieve help but i didnt benifit much from it, it make me very upset and i feel very bad for my gf coz i get quite agressove about my thing (i dont hit her or abuse her) but like i can be snappy sometimes, and i love her so its hard for me, my mum tells me to try to think about something else and i try but i find it hard, im not too sure its it sounds like anxity i have been told many things, most of which is that it is anxiety

Thanks

Callum

[wolftrak]

how long do these episodes last?  how often do you get them?  sounds like you can't stop them once they start but wondering can you make them occur if you sit down and concentrate?  

[cb360]

Um it usually depends, well alot recently, and it might not be as bad with them sometimes, but with them i can get mayby paranoid and a bit agressive when speaking, i  have got them alot lately and only when think about something else they can go, but i have tried various exercices like counting and breathing in time, and various others, they dont usually work, i just get really worried that it will get worse or i will get stuck with them, i also have felt a bit dizzy sometimes with them, i get very upset im affraid to say but i am usually a happy person just these things can really ruin them

Thanks alot again for talking

[wolftrak]

Well at first I was wondering if these episodes could be panic attacks, but it doesn't really seem to fit.   hmmm... have you read about the symptoms of panic attacks on the internet?  

It does sound like these experience would be kind of frightening.  Have you been able to determine what triggers them?  Do they ever occur when you are completely relaxed and happy or do they occur when you are stressed.  Would you describe yourself as an anxious person or a worrier?  

Anyway, not sure if I have been of any help to you, I suppose just talking about it can be helpful.  But these are questions you need to ask yourself in order to figure out why this is happening.  If these episodes are triggered by anxiety, there is so much that you can do for yourself.  My son suffers from anxiety and it can be crippling for him at times.  But we are finding ways to beat this and he is learning coping skills, he will get better, and I know you can too.

I hope you are feeling better this week, good luck to you and keep me posted.

[wolftrak]

Also read up on symptoms of obsesive compulsive disorder - a long shot and i don't think it fits for you either, but I do know that with OCD a person see images over and over again that they can not control.  Read about it and if you have other symptoms of OCD then talk to a counselor or a doctor and see if they will give you a referal for a proper assessment by a specialist.

[cb360]

hi um no, well they can happen anytime, i hae looked at anxiety symptoms and most of them fit with what have it is just the fast things i cant fugure out

[cb360]

Um im not to sure if it is OCD, as i say i get a lot of symptoms i have that link with anxiety, but with the fast things i think about, im not sure.
I dont see the things go fast i only think about it and think about my self being on like a fast ride and it scares me and brings on all of my anxiety, i have been to the doctors before and sent to a counseler who specialises in mental health rather than the pysical, she was lovely but i didnt benifit much from it, she thought it stemmed from seeing two plane crashes and being in a car crash, i she reckond it was alot of anxiety mixed up with this situation, we practiced a few breathing and muscle exercices, but i find it very hard to relax when having this attacks. i only had 6 or 8 sessions with her so it wasnt too long


My mum says not to go to the doctor again and other people say do so i very confussed, someone i know has Anxiety problems diognosed by a doctor and we talk and what that person talks about experiancing i also experiance alot

Thanks once again

[wolftrak]

Copied from Wikipedia:
'What Are Intrusive Thoughts?
These refer to the violent or sexual thoughts, images and impulses that frequently enter the minds of OCD sufferers against their will. These affect almost everyone at some point, but most people can easily push them aside and forget about them. For OCD sufferers, doing this is difficult or even impossible. The intrusions repeatedly plague OCD sufferers, despite any attempts to suppress them.'

I know your thoughts are not sexual or violent in nature but it does sound like they are intrusive bc it is difficult for you to control them once they start, they cause you a lot of anxiety and they are interferring with your daily life.  I am not a doctor so I can not say whether it is OCD.  Do you ever have compulsive behavior in order to prevent or reduce the intensity of these episodes?

Here is another copy/paste from wikipedia; a suggestion from someone who suffers from intrusive thoughts:

'The best way to deal with these types of thoughts is actually to just let them run their course, meaning just ignore them. I've suffered with them for over 17years, but that is not constantly. If you dwell on them, they become stronger, because you mark them and they become hard to get rid of. If you ignore and do not try to fight them, they will ease and go away. Good food to eat for OCD is banana - least one a day.'

Hope this is of some help.  Good luck Callem
Leanne

[wolftrak]

ps, address your replies to wolftrak not wolftrack, then I will receive notification of your responses into my email inbox.  thanks... I don't want to miss anything.  (o:

[cb360]

I am not sure what to do anymore to be honest, i find it hard to relax, i think  its Anxiety but im not sure why i think about every thinbg going fast and i and so upset and scared tbh, it upsets my gf and my mum and i cant handle it, i have been and had minor help which ended in june, i just dont know what to do or whats wrong with me no one can say and its too much i get really paranoid coz of it :(

[wolftrak]

Awwww Callum, It sounds like things are getting worse.  I really think you need to go back for more counselling.. and it wouldn't hurt to ask for a full phychiatric assessment.  Convince your mum to take you or if you need to go on your own or with your gf.  

I suffered from a lot of anxiety as a child and was 16 when I developed socio-phobia.  It was crippling for me for over a year; and for at least 3 months once I didn't leave the confines of my own home - I was so afraid.  I thought I would never be the same again and feared for my future and that things would continue to get worse.  The good news is that with time and a lot of work I DID get better.  Today, although I still do have anxiety issues I am very VERY happy and am able to recognize and control my anxiety before it gets bad.  There is hope for you and you WILL get better.  Please convince your mum to help you get the help you need.

Leanne

[wolftrak]

http://www.calmclinic.com/anxiety/signs/intrusive-thoughts

A link for an anxiety test.  The results are very informative.

[cb360]

I have started to get quite scared now for some reason, like paranoid sort of, i get quite scared of really stupid little things sometimes, like when someone speaks a word it can make me scared and anxoius but really it doesnt effect me or mean to halm me, i shivver sometimes now too and feel dizzy with it, i dont know why but lately its loads of stuff and i dont know why because i am fine, with a lovely girlfriend, nice family and college is fine.

I still get my other feelings, i am going to see the doctor but i have to wait until the first week of november

[cb360]

I think, i know it sounds stupid but i think i have paranoia, i do get very worried and about siituations very easily ever since i was a child i was mildly scared of things,  i have been doing some research on it and have found some symptoms such as mine, like getting defensive or agressive which i sometimes do, also i get a bit nurvous at random things like some words and actions and pictures and i dont know y coz it doesnt harm me.

Im sorry if i post quite abit it's just im worried for my life and want to get it back on track

[wolftrak]

I don't know very much about paranoid behavior as my history is with anxiety.  But it sounds like you are moving in the right direction and now you just need to cope until your appointment.  Tell the doctor everything you have told us about your fast thoughts, your anxiety, fear over things that shouldn't cause these feelings, like innocent words or actions.  Are they specific words or actions or random ones that are causing these feelings?

[cb360]

Hi i will tell her yes, um just random stuff tbh, and i have like thoughts in my head sometimes like where i think what why am i thinking bout that, i have loads of problems for somereason, and i am tbh worried for my life, u like get worried bout going out or going to my gf's house incase i have them, i usually get them and it seems its like always on my mind for some reason

What problems did you have Wolftrack?

[wolftrak]

I started have a lot of anxiety and developed panic attacks but back then I had no idea what it was and these feelings really frightened me, like you I thought something really bad was going to happen, or that I was going to die, or go crazy.  I was nervous all the time and the panic attacks would make my heart race, I would feel dizzy, confused, a sense of detachment or like things weren't real, like I wasn't real, very dreamlike.  

It all started at the end of the school season and I chose avoidance as a way of dealing with it.  Basically, I spent my entire summer holidays indoors, did not leave my house even once not even to go in my own backyard.  This was the worse thing I could have done bc when it was time to return to school in the fall my anxiety and panic attacks were even worse.  I would sit as far away from anyone as I could, go to the library during spares and find the most isolated corner to sit and read, walking home from school if someone was walking toward me, I would cross to the other side of the street.  I avoided people as best I could.  Being forced to go back to school and face my fears was really what made me better in the long run.  It took several years, but eventually I somehow recovered on my own.  (back then mental health issues were not as openly addressed as today). I think my anxiety subsided by facing my fears.  Had I been in a situation were I didn't have to return to school I may not have recovered.  I still get a little nervous in social situations, especially at parties where I don't know a lot of people.  But I have basically recovered about 95%.  I think you will too, it does take time though and you do have to work at it.  

Good luck with doctor appointment and do keep me posted.  Also, if for some reason you don't connect with this doctor don't give up and ask to see someone else.  

[wolftrak]

I forgot to mention that I also really focused on my studies and writing poetry (although very 'dark' poetry) during this time and just having something to occupy my thoughts helped me a lot.  Do you have a hobby or interest you are passionate about that you can lean on to help you through this?