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Jul 14, 2015, 09:27 PM
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Although I haven't been officially diagnosed, I'm almost 100% sure that I have anxiety. I worry myself sick over the slightest things, think too much, have overblown phobias, experience attacks when I'm too stressed, I'm irritable, have muscle aching and weakness, lose sleep, and more recently, live with the constant feeling of being followed.
It started shortly before my high school let out for the summer. I began hearing a male voice call my name at random, and would feel someone poking the back of my head/neck. There was also the occasion when I would see a black shadow move out of the corner of my eye. It eventually manifested itself into the feeling of someone standing behind me. I still have it, almost constantly. I either sense someone standing behind or beside me. I'm lying in bed as I type this, and it feels like they're standing beside my bed, staring at me. After about two weeks of losing sleep over this paranoia, I had a bizarre nightmare. In it, this tall, black figure was standing beside my bed, whispering ominously about how he's "always lingering over my shoulder" After waking up, I took to my computer and drew what I now believe this hallucination to look like. While I've never outright seen him, whenever I look at where I believe him to be standing, my eyes almost try to make out his image. SIDE NOTE:This also happened before I had that nightmare, so it isn't a visual matrix or anything of the sort. I decided that my method of coping should be to ignore him. I even decided to call him for what he is, and named him Anxiefy. I can also feel the air where he is change. For example, whenever my dad starts to act like a jerk (which is often), I can feel the air behind me become more charged and agitated than usual. My point behind all of this is basically, is this normal? Do anxiety sufferers usually hallucinate to such an extent? Or am I just losing my mind? I've attempted to attach the picture I drew of Anxiety, though I'm not sure if it worked. I'm no artist, I'm sorry. The white lines in the middle of the head are supposed to be hair. |
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#2
Jul 15, 2015, 04:23 AM
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While I think it is possible to hallucinate under extreme amounts of stress and anxiety, you might want to get this checked out just in case. You are aware it isn't real though, so you can rest easy knowing you haven't lost your mind and aren't losing it. However, even though it might sound cliche, no one on here can tell for certain what is exactly going on nor diagnose you. It would be good to get a psychiatrist's/psycholigist's opinion just to be sure.
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#3
Jul 15, 2015, 07:01 AM
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yes you should see a doc and t, they would be helpful. it could be extreme anxiety but we aren't allowed to diagnosis here. good luck
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Jul 15, 2015, 09:13 AM
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I wish that was an option, really I do, but unfortunately it isn't. I don't have the money on my own to seek help, my family doesn't have insurance, and on top of it all, they wouldn't believe me. My parents are the type to say, "People today are such wimps. They have one little quirk in their personality, and they have to go get labeled with a condition," In other words, they would write me off as just experiencing today's habit of "labeling everything" and tell me that I'll get over it. They've done it before, and it only makes things worse on my end. I'm not sure what to do, to be honest. |
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Jul 15, 2015, 09:15 AM
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This is an old thread. You probably should not post your reply to it, as the original poster is unlikely to see it.|
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