Comments on: The Anxiety Guru Show: Anxiety and Your Mind Ep 4

By: Shells

Shells — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 22:01:05 +0000

Hi, had a panic attack 3 weeks ago and haven’t felt the same since. Thank you for letting me know that I’m not alone when it comes to disturbing thoughts. I have them about my kids then feel SO guilty for thinking such horrible thoughts and that if I tell someone these thoughts, their going to think I’m insane and that I shouldn’t have my kids It’s an absolute nightmare and I want to be back to my normal self except not to put so much on my plate. I have never contemplated suicide until these past 2 weeks, I never actually think I could but I thought life with these thoughts is absolutely unbearable and I’d rather be dead. I am a believer in God so I wouldn’t actually but I don’t know what my mind and body are capable of when I feel so lousy. Tell me that this will END!!!!!!!!!

By: Thoughtkiller

Thoughtkiller — Fri, 27 May 2011 03:57:42 +0000

Amanda I feel your pain,
I’m also 24 years old and it all hit me like a bullet train. My mind is at it’s worst, now I have disturbing unrealistic thoughts and what’s worse is that my mind tells me I can’t get better and what I read is a lie whenever I read good things about people recovering and it going away my mind laughs and says yeah right I will live with it, and maybe if I drink then it can go away. my mind is so strong now that unless i black out my mind is fighting the alcohol and still making me anxious Theres no escape anymore..
I’m living on edge everyday every second. this is not living for me anymore it’s a nightmare I’m supposed to cope with it (HOW?)???. I haven’t got help yet my doctor referred me to a psychologist ( he said there’s no point though bc he will do the same thing and prescribe me medicine) I need to pay for counsellong. To anybody out there can my life be normal like before I got any panic attacks or anxiety? I can’t get close to anyone anymore I’m losing out in future love intrest,friends life, bonding and most of all my family… Me me me my brain is drying me out 99.9%
Any reply would be appreciated as well. Thanks Internet world

By: Amanda

Amanda — Mon, 11 Apr 2011 18:52:08 +0000

Hey there, Im 24yrs old and have been struggling with anxiety off and on since i was little. I was anxiety free for a couple of years and then i started college and it all came back after a 4 day freak out over an exam…. i couldnt get right after that and its been almost a year. My anxiety shows its face in many ways including a phobia of throwing up(mainly) and as of the past year its been disturbing thoughts with a side of my o’ so fun phobia. Sadly at this point in my life i have so many happy things going on that i just love but yet my anxiety (disturbing thoughts) haunt me and bring these happy things to a hault.. i know i should get help through therapy but i just dont have the funds or time for that….i just want to enjoy the wonderful things around me fully..an advice would be greatly appreciated..please..

By: Paul Dooley

Paul Dooley — Wed, 30 Mar 2011 22:38:50 +0000

Hey Ally, you’re not going nuts, but I know it can feel like it sometimes. Anxiety is tricky like that, but don’t get discouraged. Get focused on finding things that help you relax and over time you’ll be able to lay down this fear. And that is the main problem, fear.

By: ally

ally — Wed, 30 Mar 2011 14:16:14 +0000

paul, i find disturbing thouggts the worst part of my anxiety. i keep having thoughts like im going crazy or loosing touch with reality. sometimes i wonder if everything is even real. is this normal? deep down i dont believe any of this but i find these thoughts so disturbing i cant help but be afraid of them.

By: Paul Dooley

Paul Dooley — Sun, 08 Aug 2010 06:35:14 +0000

Thanks Meg, and you are right. This will pass. Always does.

By: Meg

Meg — Sat, 07 Aug 2010 02:45:50 +0000

Hi Paul,

My anxiety comes and goes and in the past year it has done so with disturbing thoughts. Previously my anxiety brought on panic attacks due to health (my heart is racing – I must be having a heart attack etc). But I had been having thoughts of hurting my husband. Which is ridiculous because I’m a pacifist and a newlywed! I had so much shame in thinking these horrible thoughts – I thought I was going to be locked away. Now I listen to your podcast when I have the panic attacks and they do help greatly (in conjunction with therapy and Lexapro!). Thank you for doing what you’re doing. Sometimes, all we need to know is that we’re normal, this will pass, and that we’re not alone.

By: Len

Len — Thu, 20 May 2010 07:56:52 +0000

Hay cam ..I was reading what u said and I think it’s good your thoughts scare u because that means u are r not that person u think u might be …face your fear and don’t loose site u are a dad and have the duty to that kid don’t feel gilty for some thing u did not do u r a good person…. Did u now native ameracans use swet loges and some use drugs to explor their bigest fears ….just think crazy killer people think like that and like it ……. U don’t !!!!! That’s y it bugs u…..so forgive your self and enjoy life… hope that helps

By: Paul

Paul — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 19:42:42 +0000

Hi Cam, My advice would be to take the thoughts that disturb you the most and exam them closely. Don’t shrink from them, but instead let them come close, right in front of you. Then, ask yourself this. Do I actually want to DO what my thoughts suggest? Have I ever done what my thoughts suggest? If the answer is no then be relieved and understand that it is stress and anxiety making you vulnerable to the false belief that you would do something horrific. But of course you will not. Let those thoughts do what they will,they won’t harm you and if you remain unimpressed by those thoughts they will fade away. Hang in there.

By: Cam

Cam — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 13:55:59 +0000

I think that this is so good.. I get really bad feelings when i think my terrible thoughts i feel alone alot of the time.. Im not sure what to do… i have bad thoughts or feelings of harming my baby idk what the heck is worng with me its like when i get in to that panic i feel almost capable.. I feel like such a piece of crap! I just dont know what to do… They have me on 20 mg of lexapro and i have been since oct… I hate this but its nice to know im not alone does anyone have any advice?