Fear of going crazy

[TheScript]

Hi. I haven't posted on this site in over a year because i've been doing much better and rarely getting full blown panic attacks anymore.

However, i still struggle with the fear of going crazy. I always wonder, what if i start hearing voices? What if i start hallucinating? What if i suddenly can't remember anything? And i always check myself to see if i'm not having any weird thoughts. And always making sure that i'm not thinking or doing anything out of the ordinary. It's so tiring.

I've been scared of going crazy for 5 years now and it still hasn't happened yet. So why can't i shake off this fear??

Any reassurance would be really appreciated!

[singersongwriter123]

really glad you have lessened your panic attacks, that is great news, how did you do that, I have that fear of going crazy, I think it's the anxiety and the fear inside of us we worry about something that is going to happen, you are not going to go crazy it's the anxiety and the fear talking.

[Kelpinkangel]

Something my counsellor said to me the other day stuck with me and it was this, What makes you think that these things will happen to you? I thought about it and then it hit me, it most probably won't. Which is reassuring to me.
That worry is classic anxiety, I haven't spoken to another sufferer who hasn't said the same. Questions to ask yourself are, do you think that there is a reason why you would go crazy? Anxiety is horrible but I haven't heard of anyone going crazy because of ot. It's all about factual reasoning to try and quash these irrational fears.

[Foxine]

This worry appears in my opinion because of fear of losing control, in this case, the control over your actions and the whole self.
Try to trust yourself more. You're not mentally ill, just have anxiety problems. You're a 100% normal human being, even though due to fear you may have started to feel otherwise. But it's just a subjective feeling, not a fact. You're definitely not crazy or going crazy. :)

[crystal17]

Don't know how to stop it but just want to say that I relate and you are most definitely not on your own with these kind of worries.

[MyNameIsTerry]

Here are some recent threads where the same fear is involved. Maybe these and what we have all been saying to the OP's will help you?

http://www.nomorepanic.co.uk/showthread.php?t=164756
http://www.nomorepanic.co.uk/showthread.php?t=165052
http://www.nomorepanic.co.uk/showthread.php?t=165008
http://www.nomorepanic.co.uk/showthread.php?t=164831
http://www.nomorepanic.co.uk/showthread.php?t=164903
http://www.nomorepanic.co.uk/showthread.php?t=165534

Honestly, I've had GAD and later OCD and thought I wasn't going crazy. The OCD especially did this too me as its so irrational and in the multiple forms I experienced, it was taking over my day big time.