superjonboy
07-01-15, 23:25
I'm looking for people whose Health Anxiety has centred around Mental Health issues and what resources/tips they have used to deal with this.
I have always worried about 'going mad' and I think that is my primary fear. Physical symptoms then kind of appear secondary to this then. Which in itself then feeds worries about physical illness.
My latest bout, which started on Saturday, seemed to start with me feeling really sad/flat/empty/numb. I'm not really sure why, maybe it's been building for a while due to the amount of work I've been doing, amongst other things. Since then the negative thoughts have really taken over and I feel unable to deal with them. The worst thing is I've got so much to look forward to and I'd been doing really well for 3+ years, with only occasional bits of anxiety which I managed to deal with.
In the past I've always feared things like schizophrenia and psychosis or dissociative illnesses. I guess that's along the lines of most peoples idea of 'going mad'.
One other thing I've always wondered is whether the medication I've taken for Depression/Anxiety (Citalopram 2001 - 2010, Sertraline 2010 - 2014) could have stopped something like schizophrenia or psychosis developing.
I went to the doctors on Tuesday who gave me different options about going back on medication or giving it a bit more time and counselling e.t.c, but I'm thinking I should just cut to the chase and ask to go back on Sertraline as it has helped me in the past.
I have always worried about 'going mad' and I think that is my primary fear. Physical symptoms then kind of appear secondary to this then. Which in itself then feeds worries about physical illness.
My latest bout, which started on Saturday, seemed to start with me feeling really sad/flat/empty/numb. I'm not really sure why, maybe it's been building for a while due to the amount of work I've been doing, amongst other things. Since then the negative thoughts have really taken over and I feel unable to deal with them. The worst thing is I've got so much to look forward to and I'd been doing really well for 3+ years, with only occasional bits of anxiety which I managed to deal with.
In the past I've always feared things like schizophrenia and psychosis or dissociative illnesses. I guess that's along the lines of most peoples idea of 'going mad'.
One other thing I've always wondered is whether the medication I've taken for Depression/Anxiety (Citalopram 2001 - 2010, Sertraline 2010 - 2014) could have stopped something like schizophrenia or psychosis developing.
I went to the doctors on Tuesday who gave me different options about going back on medication or giving it a bit more time and counselling e.t.c, but I'm thinking I should just cut to the chase and ask to go back on Sertraline as it has helped me in the past.