Posted by psychnp on May 2, 2005, at 21:27:10
In reply to Re: About racing thoughts, posted by mandapanda on April 27, 2005, at 15:32:13
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> Amanda,
> I hope you're being treated for your depression with therapy and medication.
> It sounds like you have racing thoughts, but not the bipolar kind. These sound like anxious thoughts. Do have it checked out. You don't have to suffer like this.
> -psychnp> I have been severely depressed lately and I have been doing a lot of research on my symptoms, which I had first thought was just depression, but I can very strongly relate to racing thoughts and other symptoms of bipolar disorder. I always thought that the voices in my head were ok because I did not hear them, but thought them. But I constantly worry about things like my loved ones being tragically hurt if they are 5 minutes late, or if I have a headache its a tumor in my brain; things like that that I cannot "shut up" in my brain. I am getting paranoid and have been very VERY irritable for months-to the point it is seriously affecting my relationships. I am confused and it feels like am not a part of my body-hard to explain. I cry at the drop of a hat and lash out at loved ones for no reason. However, what is confusing is that I can control it pretty well in public, at work and school, etc. but not at home or in private. I am scared I will have a breakdown, and there doesn't seem to be a direct cause for my feeling this way for so long. Can anyone relate or help?
> Thanks
> Amanda
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