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Poohbah
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Apr 07, 2008 at 10:45 AM
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Does anyone have racing thoughts? Out of the blue I think of something crazy-random thoughts of things or OCD starts to come into play-did I lock the door, etc. I feel like I have no control over these thoughts, any suggestions?
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Apr 08, 2008 at 01:30 AM
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Racing thoughts are a common psychiatric symptom. They are usually associated with a elevated (called manic) mood. Random thoughts are not the same thing as racing thoughts.
Racing thoughts are usually described as many ideas coming at once, sometimes to the point that you can not fully describe the thought in your mind before another one adds up. __________________ Chris The great blessing of mankind are within us and within our reach; but we shut our eyes, and like people in the dark, we fall foul upon the very thing we search for, without finding it. Seneca (7 B.C. - 65 A.A.) |
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Apr 08, 2008 at 07:35 AM
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Do you mean thoughts such as I am going to do this, that and the other, i should have said, this that , the other, I should have done, this that and the other? I get them nearly all the time, and they just will not stop. |
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Apr 08, 2008 at 09:33 AM
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I find that thought after thought keeps happening. I can have an entire conversation in my head within seconds. And as I am trying to talk to someone it takes half my energy to slow down my thoughts enough to have the conversation in the few minutes it really needs to take. Often they end up getting lost because I skip from A to C or D or E. I do put a lot of energy into keeping my racing thoughts from becoming rapid speech, but I tend to hide symptoms I know are pathological.
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Poohbah
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Apr 08, 2008 at 10:20 AM
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I understand totally, my thoughts are racing really bad today and I am having continueous panic attack i feel as if my chest is going to blow up and I am so paranoid and feeling really worthless all at the same time. I see the (Pdoc) on Thursday I am not sure if I can make it till Thursday without cutting, I feel like I get to like day 5,6,7 lately and can't take it anymore without cutting, my (Pdoc) asked me at my last visit to promise her not to cut, I told her I can't promise something I can not do. She just nodded but I know she will be disappointed in me-I just want to stop cutting, I can still remember the first day I cut when I was 15- not sure why but for some reason something happened to me and I am still trying to put it all together. Sorry for venting, I just feel like I have no one anymore, no friends, estranged family members and a partner that thinks I can control these feelings- like I really want to be bipolar-i feel ashamed, i feel like i am not a good mother to my son, i have all these feelings and now i am in tears and on the verge of erasing this post - so many others have these feelings why should i waste the space, that someone else could use. sorry again im venting
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Apr 08, 2008 at 10:24 AM
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Wow must be something in the air. my mind is racing like you wouldnt believe.
sorry just had to put that in there. @purple, thanks for everything Colleen __________________ Tomorrow always has the potential to be better than today. lets pretend its tomorrow...ok? |
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Apr 09, 2008 at 03:15 PM
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I have those all the time. My mind starts on one thing and then it just leads to another and another.
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Apr 09, 2008 at 03:40 PM
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Hi Everyone!
Oh yes...racing thoughts. I have been there many times. Usually as I am rising UP into Hypomania. CBT helped me with this (Cognitive Behavioural Therapy) and deep breathing/relaxation techniques. One technique I find very useful is the STOP & SWITCH. When I feel a thought coming on.. over & over I visualize a BIG RED STOP sign.....and I turn my thoughts to my "safe place". Being able to master this has taken me about 6 months-IT IS WORTH staying with. The other "support" I have is Seroquel. Although it has caused weight gain..it relieves my racing thoughts... & helps me sleep. I began on 25 mg a year ago...increased gradually over the past 10 months to 800 mg as of now. Hope my post helps... Grace03 __________________ Grace03 Feet on the Ground, Head in the Stars, Hands on the Wheel... |
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Apr 09, 2008 at 10:04 PM
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Of course. Right now I've been in a mixed state, but I can't help but constantly think about how I'm going to get a third degree in electrical engineering, how much it will cost, what kind of schedule it will be, etc. Racing thoughts blow. It's like, you have so many good ideas, but you can't control and organize them.
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Apr 09, 2008 at 11:46 PM
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One of the problems is that you're so busy planning the next big idea or making your current one bigger that you never quite manage to get anything done.
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Apr 10, 2008 at 01:01 PM
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yep, I get racing thoughts sometimes too. Just another part of the bipolar demon!
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