Very scared....HELP!?!
Question: i'm 14 and have anxiety/panic disorder. lately i've been reflecting upon good and bittersweet memories.....more than usual. and now i'm scared that means im going to die soon and i've been thinking crazy thoughts like part of me knows im going to die soon and i'm just really scared!! is this common for people with anxiety or am i really going to die?!
i am seeing a therapist already.
Answers: i'm 14 and have anxiety/panic disorder. lately i've been reflecting upon good and bittersweet memories.....more than usual. and now i'm scared that means im going to die soon and i've been thinking crazy thoughts like part of me knows im going to die soon and i'm just really scared!! is this common for people with anxiety or am i really going to die?!
i am seeing a therapist already.
First, stop and breathe a sigh of relief.
Anxiety is common for all people. It generally onsets at about your age, and it is good that you notice it this early, that way you can learn to deal with it throughout your life.
No you are not going to die. I know it feels like you may be about to die. That is a side affect of the anxiety. Your heart and mind race and you have an overall feeling of discomfort and extended feelings of helplessness.
Often people with anxiety have certain things that trigger the anxiety. You need to find out what triggers yours and confront the problem.
For example, you think about bittersweet memories and think this is somehow giving you insight into your potential future death.
This is just your mind playing tricks on you. Think reasonably, have you or anyone you know living perfectly normal lives had the ability to see into the future and know they would die? I doubt it.
Often we will think about our parents dying or our friend getting in a car accident and think that now it is going to happen. That is simply not true.
What you think about now has absoloutely no affect on a completey random event in the future.
My advice is to take the good thoughts as what they are--- GOOD THOUGHTS! and be happy that your mind is focused on good things, and relive them comfortably.
In the mean time, find something to distract you if the anxiety bugs you that bad, I always read a book when I want to get my mind off things.
You are going to be okay :-)
yes this is normal. ur not going to die. try to keep yourself busy so you don't think about scary or negative things all of the time. the less you let yourself think the better you will be.
it's very common to have thoughts of death and dying when one has a panic/anxiety disorder or if they're depressed. this is something you NEED to speak to your counselor about. if you are medicated, these thoughts should dissipate.
I was at that stage too...well sometimes still find myself doing it.... I believe its just natural...... and personally I highly doubt a therapist can find a 'cure'..... they can give you advice.... but then again people here on Yahoo are giving you advice...free of charge! But no seriously..... i would have moments where i would be like 'I'm going to die when i turn 19' ... i dont know why i randomly thought of that age but then i have thoughts like 'Oh i'll be married by 26' and such..... it just happens..... I think i started thinking like this due to the news... Seeing there are people out there of a younger age then u dying, made me feel like you are never too young to die... But i just take my life day by day and make the most of it.... Live with no regrets and set goals for yourself and Give it your all to reach those goals..... As someone else stated, get yourself involved in things and keep your mind occupied... These thoughts can re-occur but its BAD, if these are your 24/7 thoughts... I hope not and I hope i Helped
BEST OF LUCK!
you're not going to dying. its just the anxiety. you're not recieving visions or anything like that. maybe you have some ocd too? ask your therapist
No honey you are not going to die, that unfortunately is part of the panic disorder, feeling like something horrible is about to happen. I have also suffered from panic attacks andanxiety, but fortunately have been on a wonderful medicine that has helped me immensely the last couple of years. I used to have the same panic attacks like something absolutely horrible was about to happen, like I was going to die at any second and for no reason at all. It is a horrible feeling. Does your therapist have you on any type of medication? If not, you really need to see about getting on something, it can make a world of difference. In the meantime, if this happens again you have to just think your way out of it, take long deep breaths and just keeping thinking to yourself that everything is alsright, everything is ok. I hope it helps and things start going better for you.