please i do need some advice or reasurance

[tricia56]

on fri morning i had a bad intrusive thought id not long got up and thought i would have a shower and shave my under arms then all of a sudde4n a horrible thought came in my head i dont even really want to say wat it was because its frightened me so much but here goes the thought was cut my throat and it has made me so scared and i cant stop worring why i even thought that and i ever since i keep feeling over welmed i dont want to tell my gp incase he thinks im suicidle or something as im not just thought of it scares me to death. please is it normal to have such horrible thoughts like that in anxiouse people and im so scared and feeling so overwelmed by it all and is there anything i can do to stop theses thoughts thk u

[nomorepanic]

This is from the symptoms page on the left:

The Fears: going crazy, of dying, of impending doom, of normal things, unusual feelings and emotions, unusually frightening thoughts or feelings

What you feel:

You suddenly become afraid that you might lose your mind or that you are not able to think. You may also feel that you are not able to remember things as easily as you once did. Sometimes you become afraid of having a nervous breakdown. You also may have periods of 'crazy' thoughts that frighten you, or those thoughts 'just pop up' are bothersome by the content.

You fear that what you have is terminal and nobody knows. You may also fear that the chest pains are a deadly heart attack or that the shooting pains in your head are the result of a tumour or aneurysm. You feel that any one of the symptoms you experience are life threatening. You feel an intense fear when you think of dying, or you may think of it more often than normal, or can't get it out of your mind.

You feel as though something extremely bad is going to happen but you are not sure what. You may also feel as though your world is coming to an end.

You may become afraid of something that you had normally thought was not fearful. It may be a sudden fear of being alone, a fear of inanimate objects moving or talking, or an unsubstantiated fear for your safety to name a few (the fear that you may hurt someone or yourself when using a household knife is common. For example: you fear that you may uncontrollably stab a child, mate or yourself when using a kitchen knife).

You may feel that now you are frightened or have fearful feelings about almost everything, even things that have no real reason to feel that way do. Even small challenges well up fear in you, and seem difficult or destined to doom or failure.
What causes this:

An over stimulated nervous system can alter our feelings, impressions, thoughts and sensations involuntarily (by itself), because it is so interconnected with the brain. In addition, high stress biology produces increased feelings of fear and anxiety as a side effect. When you couple these heightened levels of fear and anxiety with randomly altered moods and thoughts, it becomes clear how these distressing and bizarre thoughts can seem so frightening, confusing and real. Simply stated, when the brain and nervous system are stressed, they can play tricks on your perceptions.

When these symptoms first appear, they often shake the individual's composure. Further episodes can erode their confidence leading the individual to question their sanity and stability. With the growing apprehension and concern over their questionable mental state, added anxiety increases the already high levels of stress biology which in turn produces more fear and more anxious thinking. If left unaddressed, these symptoms and the concern about them can become entrenched.

In this situation, it is important to remember that both the increased fear AND irrational thoughts are symptoms of an over stimulated nervous system. Despite how real these feelings may seem, they are false impressions caused by high stress biology. They are not signs of serious mental illness. They are symptoms only.
To remedy this, when the symptoms appear:

Recognize that these irrational fears are caused by the over stimulated nervous system and are symptoms only, not a serious mental illness. Do your best to remain calm, since added fear only compounds the symptoms. Thought stop or thought swap to change your self talk about what you are feeling. Make sure you are giving your nervous system ample rest. Accept the fact that these symptoms will come and go until your nervous system has received sufficient rest. Remember that you have the choice on what to do with each thought that comes along. You can dismiss, change, or act on them. You do so by choice.

[amzo]

Hi. When im feeling very anxious I sometimes get like this. Recently I have been feeling better due to a variety of things. You should spend more time doing things that you like and try not to focus on all the negatives in life.For example talk to loved ones or friends, or take up a new hobby. Keep this up, I know its hard, but it will help. Good luck get well soon

[scaredstiff695]

hi, i can relate to this,

the reason i joined nmp last year was because i suddenly laid in bed and got a overwhelming fear that i was going to kill my self. i was so scared i ended up in a and e. my thiughts subsided after a few weeks but were very scary cos i had NO desire to die or hurt myself.

the crisis team labled me as suicidal which made me worse cos i felt likie i was nt being listened to as i DINT want to.

however my the doctor wa sgood he understoad and explained that it was a intrusive thought and 98% sure i wouldnt hurt myself xxx

[ronski]

Been there and bought the tee shirt, Intrusive, harmful, rude are just some of the things that just pop into my mind and at times I am sure I am going mad ha ha. At the moment I keep hearing this woman's voice but nobody else does so it's just my mind playing tricks but sometimes I feel that I am loosing it big time.

[vicky23]

I have ocd and get these intrusive thoughts. Similar things to you, when I see something like a knife I'll have a thought about stabbing myself but these are just nonsense thoughts that everyone has. The difference is I think that when you're already anxious your mind picks up on them and exagerrates their meaning. They are horrible because you don't want them in your mind but they're not coming from your concious mind, your subconcious is just firing random thoughts.

[tricia56]

hi thk you all for getting back to me doany of you take meds