[lifewish444]

Hello everyone... so, friends and family have been recently telling me that i'm over-analyzing very basic things, and that i need to stop doing this for my own good. so i thought i'd ask you guys to see if you have any advice for me.

Long story short, i've had this fear of going insane for a while, and after googling symptoms of things like schizophrenia and other illnesses, i've started actually getting worried that i might be going insane because i stutter sometimes, make some typos when writing, and ramble a little bit. i've even started fearing that i don't talk "Normally" for some reason. i'd also keep trying to confirm whether or not there's something wrong with me by asking my friends and family about my concerns, and my friends and family have been trying to convince me that all of this is normal and it happens to everyone and that there's nothing wrong with me at all, and they told me i'm over-analyzing basic things, but i can't help but worry.

Like, i don't see things that no one else can see or hear, i don't have "abnormal" beliefs about myself and the world around me (I've tried to confirm that too...), and after worrying about this for a couple months now (Without my sanity deteriorating or anything), i want to accept that i'm not developing some severe mental illness and carry on with my life, in fact, i think it's only rational to do so after everything that's happened. but every time i do very minor things like stutter, make some typos and etc, i immediately get anxious and feel like this may be an early-indicator of some major mental illness.

So, can you guys give me some advice?
If it helps, i have GAD, i've recovered from Panic Disorder (and Depression) a while back, after dealing with them for about 3 years now.

[CANDC]

Hi lifewish444. Welcome to Psych Central. I am sorry you have anxiety about your mental stability. It could be anxiety induced or you might have some physical and or mental issues that only a professional can address.

These may be of interest
https://psychcentral.com/blog/coping-with-anxiety/

https://psychcentral.com/disorders/a...iety-disorder/

https://psychcentral.com/lib/top-10-...s-for-anxiety/

[lifewish444]

Originally Posted by CANDC

Hi lifewish444. Welcome to Psych Central. I am sorry you have anxiety about your mental stability. It could be anxiety induced or you might have some physical and or mental issues that only a professional can address.

Thanks for the warm welcome.
I've actually got myself checked a while back, and apparently, i don't have any physical issues and the only issue my doctor could detect is high levels of stress affecting my breathing. as for mental issues, brain fog and stress is apparently causing these other things (According to a therapist).

Thanks for the articles btw, they were pretty helpful!

[Skeezyks]

Hello lifewish: I'd also like to welcome you to PsychCentral. I hope you find the time you spend here to be of benefit.

You mentioned you have GAD. So my thinking would be perhaps what you're experiencing is related to that. (I'm not a mental health professional though. So that's just my personal opinion.) What would seem to me to be important, however, is that continuing to have these concerns rattling around in your brain is a prescription for ongoing difficulty.

As you've already experienced, asking friends & family about your concerns is not really helpful. All they're going to do is to tell you everything's fine... get over it. So I'd like to suggest that you may want to consider seeing a counselor or therapist if you can... someone with whom you can delve into this at-length & in-depth & also learn some effective techniques for managing these kinds of thoughts.

The reality here, in my opinion, is that no one is really going to be able to tell you, for certain, why it is you have the worries you have. But a mental health professional can help you to learn effective techniques for managing your intrusive thoughts. That, at least to me, is what's important here. I wish you well...

[Unrigged64072835]

I have GAD as well. Sometimes I think like this. Like Skeezyks said, a professional would be of greater benefit. Dr. Google isn't always the best source.

[TheDude8D]

Like the others said a professional would be the most help in this situation. IMO your worries about "going insane" are actually very common symptoms of something like GAD. Also as someone who takes anti-psychotics to stave off psychosis, if it is really happening to you, most likely you wouldn't even be in a state to google the symptoms to find out what was wrong. Again this is only from my own personal experiences, a professional could give you qualified advice that would be of more help!

[marvin_pa]

I concur with the previous posters - whilst a professional opinion would likely be worthwhile, typos & even stuttering are things that I've sometimes experienced when under stress. On their own, I'd be inclined to point at the anxiety & the fact that becoming self-aware of these symptoms can itself, further fuel that anxiety.