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Q: Mind is over-thinking: am I going crazy?
asked by: DoctorQuestion on October 13th, 2006
a year ago i had a horrible anxiety attack where i thought i was going to go crazy after that i felt super depressed for 2 months and then snaped out of it, i felt ok after i snaped out of my depression for about 4 months but i had another wierd anxeity attack but i learnt how to control it. everytime i have those anxiety attcks i feel very very strange in the morning, like edgy or kind of like crazy. for the last couple of months i've been thinking about the bad times ive had and its putting a fear inside me that i might go crazy., im having images in my mind about going crazy. just a month ago i felt very very edgy like i would hear things and check with ppl, sometimes when im sleeping i will sort of hear my thoughts out loud and that scares me. i also see things at the corner of my eye im not sure if its real or not, its sort of like a light or a flash or somthing. i have put myself in a weird state of mind im constanly overthinking about wierd things like how small we are compare to the universe and just about how weird reality is and how the mind works. my doctor siad its a panic disorder i feel its somthing worse. SOMEONE PLEASE REPLY anyone. my mom killed herself 5 years ago due to a major depression, same with my grama before i was born.


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Dr. Nikola Gjuzelov , MD
replied on October 23rd, 2006
Anxiety & Stress Answer A1652
According to the various symptoms you report (anxiety attacks, depressive mood, an obsession with having some mental disease …), it seems that you might be suffering from a neurotic disorder. It doesn’t seem likely that you are experiencing a serious mental disorder (psychosis) because you are aware that the sounds and images you experience are not real. Patients with psychotic disorders, schizophrenia for instance, believe that false sounds and images are real (hallucinations). Nonetheless, you can go to a Psychiatrist to establish a precise diagnosis and receive recommendations for proper treatment.


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