phil06
29-09-08, 13:48
Can anybody relate to having a bad spell of anxiety and it turning more into worrying and then obsessive negative worrying or intrusive thoughts?
For example I've become obsessed by my weight/got hocd symptoms/worrying about the future and it's wen got to a point where i had to take a poster down from my room as I felt it was cluttering the room. The anxiety seems to feed on this and I worry like "I need to worry" "Because I have this awful or intrusive thought It must be the real me" and I just feel self conscious. I feel this whole anxiety has a control on my life.
I just feel it's a horrible cycle the anxiety comes along > obsession for hours then get more anxiety and seek reassurance form people. I'm still single and become very fussy when it comes to choosing a nice woman they have to be physically perfect.
I just feel it's out of control I can deal with a thought and not let it make me act like I managed to keep the poster up for 3 days but eventually I obsessed about it and removed it and it applies to when I try online dating if I worry somebody is not the perfect package I give them a day or two and I could be getting on well with them but I'd delete them and instantly. (It's noty always the case but just with some people I feel this worry) and I feel a weight is lifted from my shoulders (I think the anxiety relief kicks in) I seem to be in total avoidance. I've been single a while and got no where so I get anxiety about the future and get horrible HOCD thoughts.
I now only get the physical symptoms of anxiety about 5 times a month if that it's more all in the head like some emotional battle I know deep down i want a future with a nice woman and good job but right now it feels impossible to achieve.
How can I best deal with this? I feel the whole Compulsions/obsessions/self conscious all coming off anxiety has anybody else suffered in this way? :shrug:
For example I've become obsessed by my weight/got hocd symptoms/worrying about the future and it's wen got to a point where i had to take a poster down from my room as I felt it was cluttering the room. The anxiety seems to feed on this and I worry like "I need to worry" "Because I have this awful or intrusive thought It must be the real me" and I just feel self conscious. I feel this whole anxiety has a control on my life.
I just feel it's a horrible cycle the anxiety comes along > obsession for hours then get more anxiety and seek reassurance form people. I'm still single and become very fussy when it comes to choosing a nice woman they have to be physically perfect.
I just feel it's out of control I can deal with a thought and not let it make me act like I managed to keep the poster up for 3 days but eventually I obsessed about it and removed it and it applies to when I try online dating if I worry somebody is not the perfect package I give them a day or two and I could be getting on well with them but I'd delete them and instantly. (It's noty always the case but just with some people I feel this worry) and I feel a weight is lifted from my shoulders (I think the anxiety relief kicks in) I seem to be in total avoidance. I've been single a while and got no where so I get anxiety about the future and get horrible HOCD thoughts.
I now only get the physical symptoms of anxiety about 5 times a month if that it's more all in the head like some emotional battle I know deep down i want a future with a nice woman and good job but right now it feels impossible to achieve.
How can I best deal with this? I feel the whole Compulsions/obsessions/self conscious all coming off anxiety has anybody else suffered in this way? :shrug: