Is This Normal of Depression, Etc... Posted: 09-23-07 18:12pm
I have been diagnosed as having anxiety,
depression and OCD. After taking two
paxil pills I went to the ER, as I had a
bad reaction. Now everytime I close my
eyes to try and sleep, I have
conversations in my head. They are good
in nature, but it kind of scares me. My
mom will ask me a question in my head and
I will answer in my head. I think this is
probably more than likely something that
had went on forever, but I just noticed it
with the bad paxil reaction and now with
the OCD I focus on it. Before I lay down,
all I'm thinking is, "I don't want that to
happen again." I think it's basically
just a thought process going on and for
some reason I am dwelling on it. I do
ponder over the what if's, days events,
what went wrong and all the sudden I'm
having these conversations. I'm not even
asleep yet, just closing my eyes trying to
sleep. It does not happen to me any other
time. Is this normal?
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WShep
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 04 Oct 2007 Posts: 67 Location: SoCal, USA
Posted: 10-08-07 00:15am
Howdy Blue!
Well nothing is normal. The question you
should ask is if it is effecting your life
in a negative way. If it is, then I would
suggest talking to a counselor about it.
I know that I have had some pretty wacky
conversations in my mind. The period
right before I fall asleep is very strange
and FULL of thoughts. Sometimes I have to
stop trying to fall asleep and just watch
TV to get my mind to BE QUIET!!!!! And
yes, sometimes I even see the people Im
thinking about so vividly that it actually
feels like them talking.
Often times it happens before bed because
all day long we are hit with activity.
Our lives can be so chaotic that we dont
really have time during the day to just be
alone and think. Tomorrow, id say go for
a nice long walk or even try to just sit
still with your eyes closed in a place
that you like and think. Give yourself
more time when you are alone and just be.
If you do have OCD, learning to calm your
mind and be at peace will be a skill you
use for the rest of your life.
In short...the only thing you have to
worry about is if those voices start
telling you do to things, or if they start
ragging on you and causing you to get
upset. If they are all positive in nature
and not bothering you...dont let your OCD
make this into a problem...you have the
control.
