What to do for this type of anxiety! :( - Anxiety Message Board

Peterfrank · 12-26-2005, 09:19 PM

Hey, Im 1* years old and latley ive been feeling like i dont know whats going on...like just when im at home and this i will kind of think of things in so much detail like peoples faces i will forget who they are... and i will also be talking to somone and then 2 seconds later forget why i am at there house and think.. How did i get here? what am i doing here? whats going on? and all this kind of things and i just feel like ive gotta get out of here go home or anywhere. i read ont his internet this is a kind of anxiety.? i also get this at the shops with lots of ppl talking but i dont usually get it when i am home. it sbeen happening for about 1 or 2 months and i need help. any help or advice would do.
I no all i need is just too keep my mind busy then i wont think about it.
somtimes i also get scared it might be a brain tumor effecting my memory and making me go crazy? please help!

kelky · 12-26-2005, 10:20 PM

I have exactly the same thing!!! It is hard to describe, but you did a pretty good job. For me it is more like the 'what ifs.' What if I forget where I am? What if all of a sudden I don't know how I got here What if I forget what I am saying? I do tend to forget what I am saying a lot, I will be talking to someone , then I get really nervous and not know what I was talking about. And like you, I thought I had a brain tumor. Like you said, just distract your self. Easier said than done, I know. But when it happens, DON'T think about it, that will add the worry/fear/panic. You are not alone though. I think that it is so scary is because we think it is something that a doctor would not be able to understand or fix. Good Luck, Kelly