hi everyone im only 17 years old i need help with ocd thoughts and anxiety attacks...

[cody newsom]

im cody and i have ocd really bad like i get weird thoughts that give me really bad anxiety.. some thoughts are about like why are humans made of what we are made out of?? whats the point of life?? how do we think?? why are we on the earth and how does are brain controll our body?? i feel like we should b made out of a machine or something... im a normal kid its just these dumb thoughts scare me and im scared i might hurt myself..

i like to ride dirtbikes play basketball and h.o with friends but have these thoughts and panic attacks have stopped me from doing the things i love

if someone could jus tlk to me plzz and comfort me it would b great.. idc no more i wanna feel like my normal self again... thanks

[Smiley]

Hey Cody. I know that your pain is very serious. Congrats on the first steps of making yourself well. You have communicated your feelings, and I believe that is one of the first and hardest things a young man can do. Please don't have too much pride to ask for help..

Colourgirl is wonderful with suggestions, please PM her, so she will know that you need some advice. If you would like to talk, I am always here. Just PM me.

Have a great day Cody.

Smiley.

[spacecadet]

Hello Cody,
I am new to the site to and suffer from panic disorder/anxiety with depersonalization disorder. I left a post on the forumns site about if anyone else feels the way I do n have not heard any response yet. I know that feeling of wanting to feel NORMAL again, like ur old self right. I get thoughts like u that make me panic, the depersonalization makes me feel like I am in a dream or like Im not real n I am watching the world from afar and I start to panic cuz I think I am going to slip away or something. I try to explain this feeling to people n they dont understand This site has helped me cuz there r some people who really understand. I hope u like it here too! Hang in there!

[cody newsom]

thank you very much smiley im glad theres people out there actually wanting to comfort others
thank you once again...

[cody newsom]

thats exactly how i feel its like ur stuck in a dream mode and everything around doesent feel like normal. but u no it is normal.. its a scary feeling because u think what if i never feel back to normal and tht raises anxiety.. i been to a therapist and she said its a common feeling for people tht have anxiety disorders.. its called fight or flight mode its ur brain thinkin that there is fear of some sort around u so it goes in the fight or flight mode even no there is nothing to have fear about. and the brain thinks the fight or flight mode is normal. i feel the same as u hopefully we can keep chattin cause i cud have some helpfull info fer u and maybe u do for me.. thankss...

[Smiley]

You are welcome.

I have always felt that I am not Normal. HOWEVER, what is Normal? Is everyone else Normal? Or do they feel the same way that you do? Sometimes when you don't feel normal, I think it is a normal thing to swim against the current, and go against the grain. Most famous people have made it to where they are by being different.

Weird is Normal and Normal is weird. So no worries!!!

[cody newsom]

thanks alot smiley u have already been a huge help and i honestly apperciate tht..
i also have obsessive thoughts too tht me crazy..

[spacecadet]

Cody,
I went to therapy once and remember them sayin something to me about that fight or flight mode. I am so sorry that u feel this way cuz I know how terrifying it can be! I will def be here to chat and will help u anyway that I can! R u on any meds that help a little?? I am currently on prozac, n Im having some bad side effects(insomnia, tense all the time, weight gain...) I have also tried celexa, citalopram and lexapro n they all had bad side effects, maybe u know of something that causes less effects but works?? I also have ativan as needed for panics, I try not to take them unless absolutely cant stand it cuz they do help fast if needed!

[cody newsom]

currently im on lexapro and adderal the lexapro takes 6 weeks to start fully workin and it helps me alot. the adderal the said helps me focus more and its takes away tht out of body feeling right away. the thing is i used to take adderal and lexapro b4 fer about a year and it helped me 100% i felt bak to normal and everything so then one day i ran out of my prescription and i thought maybe im cured and dnt need meds no longer. so i stopped taking them and for about 2 months i was still my normal self felt good. then one morning i woke up feeling aid ll weird and stuff again so i went bak to the dr. and they prescribed me the same thing i take one adderal and one lexapro every morning.. its working againg but im not bak to my normal self still. so they said they might have to change the lexapro to zoloft.. ive been takin xanax fer the panic attacks but the doc said to try n not take em n try to overcome em ur self... and if u ever heard of the charles linden method im thinking about ordering tht u shld look it up..

[Smiley]

Is the Charles Linden product worth buying?