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Jan 22, 2023 at 02:56 PM
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Hi, for those of you who experience them, would you describe what racing thoughts feel like?
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Jan 22, 2023 at 03:00 PM
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Like my brain is flashing thoughts like a traffic light. Really fast and nonstop
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Jan 22, 2023 at 04:32 PM
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Imagine thoughts were like cars, and combine NASCAR with bumper cars and that's what racing thoughts feel like to me but with infinite cars.
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Jan 23, 2023 at 12:02 AM
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Thinking too much and not for very long on any one particular thought.
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Jan 23, 2023 at 12:31 AM
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So a lot of thoughts, all happening at the same time, kind-of like this emoticon?
------->  Is there a difference between a crowd of thoughts and racing thoughts, or are they the same thing? Do non-BD people have times of only one thought? Also, does medication make it so you don't have racing thoughts? __________________ |
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Jan 23, 2023 at 01:46 AM
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Oh boy . When my brain is overflowing with stuff more so with dark thoughts. It’s actually physical pain. A heads up for me is when I’m skipping words in sentences, typing or verbal. I find it really embarrassing.
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Jan 23, 2023 at 10:15 PM
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Jan 23, 2023 at 10:24 PM
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Muddy boots did a great job describing it. There’s also a constant buzzing, humming that’s distracting but at the same time I have an intolerance for noise, and light, it’s all too loud.
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Jan 24, 2023 at 12:04 PM
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Does anyone have music or sounds (not hallucinations, but inside your mind) along with the thoughts?
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Jan 24, 2023 at 12:38 PM
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Yea. Constant music
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Jan 28, 2023 at 03:24 PM
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Im having racing thoughts right now. Whew. Made plans to do huge things immediately. I knew I was hypomanic, but reading this here made me realize I need to take something to slow me down. The results of Isolating for 3 years to avoid covid for my ex's emphysema and the ensuing bad behavior by both of us triggered me into hypomania with very uncomfortable racing thoughts: do this, and this, and this, and this!!!.
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Jan 28, 2023 at 03:32 PM
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Oh, yes, I remember those poor rats. I suppose it's well known, but covid really has had a devastating effect on us as individuals and on society as a whole. Yesterday, I was shopping in Target for the first time in 3 years and the effects of covid were glaring. The concessions (Starbucks, a pizza place) are just empty spaces with empty deli cases still sitting there. The store shelves had so many empty spaces. It was unsettling and I won't be returning there soon.
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Jan 31, 2023 at 12:01 PM
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Loud, unbearable, like I want to put a drill through my ****ing brain to make them STOP.
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My racing thoughts are never a crowd of thoughts. They are always linear thoughts, are never confusing, but they occur very fast. And there is an internal feeling of pressure (not physical) from these non-stop thoughts.
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Feb 07, 2023 at 12:58 AM
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Like a runaway train. Thoughts speeding along the proverbial track faster than I can articulate them and the agitation of having to explain myself when my mind is already three, four, five stops down the line.
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Feb 08, 2023 at 09:44 AM
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^^^ This is how my racing thoughts feel. Wow, you've described it really well with the train analogy. Having to explain myself when the train of thoughts is 3,4,5, stops down the line - perfect. __________________ |
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