[Domatagram]

Since around the beginning of the school year I have found it impossible to think straight or focus. I have serious motivation problems, but even after I do manage to sit down to do work my mind will be entirely blank and I can't think of anything. I have managed, but it makes it much harder to do well in school.
I also have problems with intrusive thoughts. I have body dysphoria to the effect of the idea of reproduction, and I often am taunted by thoughts and feelings of being touched sexually and of

Possible trigger:

infants.

Another thought is of people telling me I'm worthless. I am not insecure at all, so these thoughts normally wouldn't bother me, but recently I just get the feeling of people yelling at me very often.
More recently, something else has also arrised. Often, I will either through anxiety or boredom become very uneasy and paranoid. When I am around my sister and this happens she says I'm acting crazy. It becomes very difficult to speak coherently or collect my thoughts, and I can't get a solid grasp on my surroundings. Though I remember it afterwards, when I snap back into reality many of the thoughts I may have had seem incoherent and unrealistic. This doesn't disrupt my life as much, but it does my relationship with my sister.

How much of this is normal? If anyone knows of ways to cope with motivation or these kinds of thoughts, please tell me. Thank you.

[Skeezyks]

Hello Domatagram: Well, you know, we here on PsychCentral cannot diagnose you. This is a job for a mental health professional. Perhaps what you describe is all caused by a combination of depression & anxiety. But there could be other factors as well.

Is this all "normal"? Well... what is normal? Personally I believe everyone struggles with these sorts of issues to one degree or another. Some people are able to brush them off. Others are not. What it really comes down to, from my perspective, is: are the concerns you raise serious enough that they are impeding your ability to follow through with the activities of your daily life. You have to be the judge with regard to that.

The typical way people deal with this sort of thing, I believe, is via therapy. California therapist, Kati Morton, has a video on her YouTube channel on Pure O. Some of what she has to say in that video may be of some help with regard to your intrusive thoughts:

There is also another member, here on PC, whose username is "vital". Vital posted a thread some time back with regard to something called "Snap Club".
It is something he developed, as I understand it, as a way of overcoming difficulty with motivation. You might take a look at vital's description of this technique & see if it would be helpful for you:

http://forums.psychcentral.com/depre...n-escaped.html

[Domatagram]

Thank you! I will look into these resources.