Mental Health Is this GAD?

[Insigno]

Ive dealt with OCD in the past and being a hypochondriac, also lately i have been worrying about the future, such as scared of losing my friends, scared of losing motivation for things i enjoy such as gym and genuine self doubt and worryness which inturn makes me feel down

i also seem to be biting my lip and being fidgety aswell, same goes for having trouble sleeping and random eye lid twitches.

would this be considered Generalized anxiety disorder/stress? or what?

 

[sonicwhite]

Yes unnatural worries like this would call for GAD. I have been delivered from OCD but the stain of anxiety comes in waves. I have or did Pure O OCD which is the hardest to treat since the rituals are mental.....My pdoc ATM says that I have GAD since I'm dealing with worries of losing my fixed income by getting a job than a good possibility that I get sick and lose my job than I have to go thru all this crap over again. I'm 29 and he has been a sweetheart in the sense that he gives me klonopin for my anxiety cause he always knows I'm a worry wart.......Do you still deal with OCD i.e. hand washing etc etc? The root is the OCD but it can go dormant or even go away completely if you know how it works and use the tools you have to combat it......



Are you on meds?



I would talk to a doctor about this since they are trained in what and how to attack what we suffer from.....I can only give a testimony and advice.

 

[Insigno]

Yes unnatural worries like this would call for GAD. I have been delivered from OCD but the stain of anxiety comes in waves. I have or did Pure O OCD which is the hardest to treat since the rituals are mental.....My pdoc ATM says that I have GAD since I'm dealing with worries of losing my fixed income by getting a job than a good possibility that I get sick and lose my job than I have to go thru all this crap over again. I'm 29 and he has been a sweetheart in the sense that he gives me klonopin for my anxiety cause he always knows I'm a worry wart.......Do you still deal with OCD i.e. hand washing etc etc? The root is the OCD but it can go dormant or even go away completely if you know how it works and use the tools you have to combat it......



Are you on meds?



I would talk to a doctor about this since they are trained in what and how to attack what we suffer from.....I can only give a testimony and advice.

Yeah i still deal with OCD, i find that i get some sort of feeling something bad will happen to people i love if i dont preform repetitive OCD tasks, i dont want to use SSRI's or any other meds and become dependant, as i can function day to day but it feels like a grind going through this everyday, its not unbearable but its difficult.

Geesh im mentally fucked lol.

 

[sonicwhite]

I think going without meds is the wisest move. Why? Because you have classic OCD....Step on cracks and don't run away what you fear.......ERP is to be done with a professional. I'm not one, I'm just a patient. The thing that is in your corner is that it's classic OCD and you are head bound not to take meds. Very smart.....

 

[Insigno]

I think going without meds is the wisest move. Why? Because you have classic OCD....Step on cracks and don't run away what you fear.......ERP is to be done with a professional. I'm not one, I'm just a patient. The thing that is in your corner is that it's classic OCD and you are head bound not to take meds. Very smart.....

I've dealt with the OCD my entire life and honestly its not even bad, ALTHOUGH as of late the thing that has really gotten me down and dare i even say depressed is my mind is playing tricks on me and trying to make me think im losing interest in things i KNOW i enjoy doing such as going to the gym, ive been going to the gym for 5 years now consistently, and it frightens me to think that i may lose motivation for it one day, thats the thing thats really gotten to me....not sure how i can fix that or if that is even related to GAD...

 

[sonicwhite]

OCD definition. disorder of doubts......I think the problem is more OCD than GAD. yes you worry and that may bring a level of doubt and anxiety but reassurance only feeds the disorder.....one day it just clicked with me and I stopped answering the questions my mind was tempting me to answer. IDK if the medication help me break the cycle but you have to live your free will life by ignoring it and pressing on. I believe in you bro.

 

[aq.]

Here is the definition of GAD from NIMH.

If you feel like you have this or any other problem, certainly talk to your doctor so you can get the help that you deserve. We cannot diagnose here, only speculate and give support if we have dealt with similar issues.

Sorry to hear you're feeling so down. I suffer from GAD and OCD and it is terrible to live with. It is under control right now with my medication regiment. BuSpar 7.5mg x2 and Clonazepam 1mg x2.

 

[njirem]

I suffer from GAD as well, the hardest part is being affraid of panick attacks at social activities resulting in ending up just not going anymore so i wouldnt make a fool of myself. I missed a lot because of that.
I also had a though time walking the streets, sweating shaky, always on hyper alert because i felt like somebody was about to shoot me or something, i was in constant fear of danger.
Never really knew what was up (smoking weed was always a trigger and i thought this was caused by smoking weed and not by a disorder) but now i know i can rationalise the feelings/thoughts and laugh at em (make the fucking fear do jumping jacks, i imagine being a drill instructor screaming at the maggots), more important, overcome them.
My add makes this whole thing worse, being all dreamy and thinking all the time, wich makes it impossible to sleep.

Im on effexor (anxiety is down by 80% now) its pretty effective, and mirtazapine what makes me go to sleep (halleluja).

I cant tell if you have GAD, i do recocnise what you describe, but GAD is much more than that, and apart from that i dont know if you are on drugs (alcohol, weed and amphetamines are funest when trying to controle anxiety).