Anxiety

Care to elaborate a little GD? Mind plays tricks how?

McG wrote: Care to elaborate a little GD? Mind plays tricks how?

Basically, my mind can sometimes try to trick me into thinking or believing something I haven't even thought about or done.

I could know full well in my mind that I didn't think or say something but yet with anxiety it will try drag me down or trick me into thinking awful.

Suffer from it myself. Can get worked up over simple things such as lodging money in a bank or ordering something from a deli. It sometimes would manifest itself into paranoia, such as I'd lock the door of my apartment and be walking to college or town but suddenly ask myself did I actually lock the door or did I leave something on? I would agonise over going back to check or just making sure I got to class on time but it would plague my mind until I got back when all would be grand.

I know it doesn't help when I'm feeling depressed cause it would stifle any motivation to go out and interact with anyone or do anything.

Yep, get regular anxiety attacks, well used to haven't had one for awhile, definitely linked to my depression which I've been working on so perhaps reason I haven't had one in awhile.

Green Devil wrote: Bo Jackson wrote: Suffer from it myself. Can get worked up over simple things such as lodging money in a bank or ordering something from a deli. It sometimes would manifest itself into paranoia, such as I'd lock the door of my apartment and be walking to college or town but suddenly ask myself did I actually lock the door or did I leave something on? I would agonise over going back to check or just making sure I got to class on time but it would plague my mind until I got back when all would be grand. I know it doesn't help when I'm feeling depressed cause it would stifle any motivation to go out and interact with anyone or do anything. I can relate to your issues judging from what you've said in regard to a locked door or lodging money into the bank, but mine is more so the mind trying to trick me into feeling low or worrying about stupid things that probably didn't happen or won't happen. Feel as low as can be right now, over worrying about something that never happened. Its crazy how the mind works!

Absolutely agree with feeling low, that would happen to me too. In my case, I wouldn't know if my self esteem is directly a result of anxiety or depression so I'm reluctant to say I would suffer depression.

I've had a long history of it myself, I'm not open about these things but it's why I binge alot - People would argue it's very counter-productive but I always look towards the upsides of it.

St Johns Wort really helps & it is natural. Anxiety is a bastard for sure & it seems more & more young people suffer from it now. Suffer from it terribly at times but St Johns Wort I found is the best for it,for me anyways.   I did diet,excercise & even medication but it will still attack at any time. Growing up I used to think it was some middle-class thing but it's not it affects everyone! I wish the poster well on this & think about trying the Wort.  worth a try.

Often think I have f**ked up on a night out. Be so paro to face the people again thinking that they will remember and judge me. But nearly every time its just in me head and people don't remember

Basically my mind will allow thoughts that aren't even my own into my head randomly, more often than not thoughts that bring me down or can cause stress.

I rarely drink anymore either so it's pretty hard to blame alcohol.

To explain my condition a bit more in detail here is an example of what I go through regularly.

I could say "John is a sound chap" to a mate, yet in my head a few hours later my mind could think back and try to trick myself into saying I called "John, a dickhead"