Going mental!!

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Does anyone ever feel like they are just going mental at times and just don't feel like yourself, like utter doom?? I'm feeling like that the now, I've had anxiety for 6 years now and it has it's up and down rollercoaster moments but I just feel that it's spiralled at the moment and I can't get out the bit- any symptom I have just makes me think the worst and I know it's in my head but how do you stop your head overthinking everything? Had to leave work today cause I couldn't handle it anymore and I only work in an office!! I'm not on any meds as I don't want to b reliant on them but I'm starting to think maybe I do need something?

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    I wish I knew more people like you. You've pretty much just described my life in one paragraph. The problem with anxiety is it causes you to overthink. Then you stress because you're overthinking, which causes you to think even more. It's a vicious circle. I had a day like that today. I work in a care setting and suddenly, I was overanalysing every little thing I said or did. Terrified that I was doing it wrong and that somehow, people were watching and believing that I was rubbish at my job and shouldn't be there.
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      Omg that is so true with the over thinking, then u over think about that and then get yourself into a state of panic!!! R u on any meds? I've just recently gone onto sertraline as my thoughts were overtaking my life and was so anxious I couldn't eat, go out, trembling and avoided everything and anyone, but since I've been on sertraline for 3 weeks the anxious thoughts have nearly gone and my mood has lifted, anxiety is still there a little but it's early days yet as they take a while to even out. 
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      Yes exactly! It's frustrating, because deep down you know you're probably being irrational! I was on sertraline, but they only worked for me when my anxiety was really bad (At breakdown level), but I've been off them for about two months now, and I'm still getting the brain zaps from stopping taking them.

      I will say, sertraline helped me a lot with intrusive thoughts in particular. They didn't necessarily stop the thoughts but they gave me the strentgh to deal with them and to rationalise them for what they are.

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      How long was u on sertraline for and what dose if u don't mind me asking. And how come u came off them and how did u get off them? 
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      About seven to eight months, and I started off on 50mg up to 100mg. I did something really stupid and just stopped them cold turkey as they were no longer helping. 
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      Ive tried to come off them. Got bad brain zaps. Doctors told me to take 1 every two days for a month. Then two per week for another month
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      Will defo get an appointment and just explain everything, think I should have done it long before it got 2 where it is now xx
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    Yes I agree u need to go meds, I was feeling just like u and felt like I was loosing it. I literally couldn't do anything, and the way I was feeling was not good at all, so I plucked up the courage and went to docs and was given sertraline, which I have been on for 23 days. As with all anti ds it does get worse before it gets better ie but from your post it sounds like u at the bottom but believe me the only way u can go now is up, so I would suggest getting yourself to the docs tomo and get yourself on something. I was so anti meds but it's honestly the best thing I done. I don't feel 100% yet but it's still early days yet as can take 4-12 weeks but if u do get side effects from any ssri med it should minimise by day 7, good luck and let me know how u get on x
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    I was doing the exact same thing I just couldn't concentrate and was all jittery- kept going away from my desk to take myself away from it but usually when I come home I'm fine but tonight I just can't get out the bit!! Docs are getting phoned tomorrow for meds as I do think I need something to help me!! Cheers guys- always feel a bit better reading when other people know how you feel smile hard talking to people in the family that don't understand!!
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      Yeh it seems family and friends who havnt been through it say....... Don't worry just relax and u will be ok, or come on pull yourself together. Which is not what u want to here as u r trying not to be this way. U r not going mental it's just a chemical imbalance which I think meds will help u on your way x
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      Thanks vikki it does feel that way, pounding headache the now!! Wish I had got something sooner but therapy/counselling helped for so long and self help a lot of the time smile xx
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    Cbt therapy. They train you to think differently or so i hear. Anyway might be worth looking into. The only down side is time off work. Thays why i didnt go for it in the end
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    Oh if only we was to feel normal again eh ! I feel like this most days I even said I wanted to take myself to a mental home because I felt like my head was going to explode I was scared because I did not feel myself at all and everything kind of just kept getting on top and I felt like I was not me anymore but it passed and iv had the worst "anxiety" these past 3 months after having it all my life I have never experienced it as badly a now I'm so glad you put this post up because it's exactly how I had been feeling xx
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      That's exactly how I'm feeling the now steph, it's like you just can't relax whatever you do!! I've had anxiety for the past 6 years after I had my little girl, also had three different counselling sessions and yes it helps at the time but it always seems to creep back up all the time when something stressfull happens in my life. I've tried and done without medication until now but just feeling I ain't coping with day to day life at the mo and some thing is needed!!
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      I wish we could all find a miracle cure nobody knows what you go through until they have it there self's would not wish it upon anybody the only way I got out of that stage even though it does come back was to keep thinking I'm okay I'm not going mental and think of happy me merits when I was myself I'm sorry I can't give you advice How to stop it cause where all different I suppose different things help but it will pass you will finally start feeling yourself not fully but gradually I think mine lasted a whole 2 months some days worse then others but I got there still not 100% but I'm better then I was xx
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      Hi steph thanks I'm a lot better today, never made it to work mind you but back tomorrow smile I think last night I just let everything get to me and you overthink things and panic and fear went into overdrive!! Got docs appointment aswell now so hopefully I will get something to help along the way aswell xx
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      Awe that's really good hun ! So glad to here you feel a lot better yes going to doctors is the best idea especially puts your mind at rest a bit xx
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      Yeh sure does although I don't think my docs believes in meds it's always counselling he suggests :-S but hopefully will get it sorted xx
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      To be honest I don't believe in mess I believe you don't know what's in them or what they are really doing but everybody has personal opinion but if you want me d's doctor should prescribe my doctors don't know what to say accept it's anxiety I had to ask for something for it and they don't have a clue xx

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