[romanjames2004]

Ok,

So when ever I hear a song, or smell a scent, or have a flashback that reminds me of a certain time in my life i feel like you feel when you fall in love and someone breaks your heart. Its sort of hard to explain but I start to get heat flashes, my heart pounds, and i feel like im going to bust out crying. The memories always make me want to go back to that time in my life. I just hate feeling so bad about my obsession over a memorie. Every one thinks im wierd but it could be because of my anxiety disoprder, ocd, or my depression.

If you don't get what im saying here is an example. I started listening to "The Reason" by the group Hoobastank. As I listened to it it reminded me of my 8th grade year near the end when everything was going great for me. After listening to that song and songs that remind me of other times in my life I start crying, Sweating, and my heart starts pounding.

Any body know what this is or ever expierianced it?

Thank's

Roman James

[silver_moon]

Hi RomanJames, do you think maybe that it's your anxiety? This would make sense to me. I'm a pretty emotional person and I react to memories if they mean something to me, everyone does to a certain extent.
Do you think that you would like to be in that part of your life again (like you mentioned about the end of your 8th grade when things were going ok for you), I think that you may get depressed that things may have been 'better' or easier back then and anxious that it may not happen again. Do you think that's likely?
Maybe writing goals down for yourself will help (even simple things). This will give you something to focus on and will create new memories?

Molly

[romanjames2004]

Your soo right. Thank you soo much. I thought I was just wierd but youe had a very good point. Those were good times and it just hits my emotions so hard. Usually I am not a very emotional person but when i feel these emotions it feels like my stomach just dropped or my heart callapsed. I feel like I will never be able to go back top those times again. Like I threw a good part of my life (that was good) away.

Thank you for your information.
Roman

Originally Posted by supermansgirlfriend

Hi RomanJames, do you think maybe that it's your anxiety? This would make sense to me. I'm a pretty emotional person and I react to memories if they mean something to me, everyone does to a certain extent.
Do you think that you would like to be in that part of your life again (like you mentioned about the end of your 8th grade when things were going ok for you), I think that you may get depressed that things may have been 'better' or easier back then and anxious that it may not happen again. Do you think that's likely?
Maybe writing goals down for yourself will help (even simple things). This will give you something to focus on and will create new memories?

Molly

[BittersweetMisery]

I get like this a lot myself. Our bodies link that stuff to memories, kind of like when you smell something you know what it is because your brain has linked the smell to the item. It can be good too sometimes, I think.

[silver_moon]

I am glad I helped.
Try to remember that you did not throw 'the good part' of your life away... ok you might not feel as great now as you did then, but it doesn't mean that you can't be happy again. Maybe use your old memories as focus points? If you think of them and you feel upset, try (I know it's hard) to think that you want to feel like that again... tell yourself (out loud or in your head) "I can be that happy again... I will be that happy again"
...just suggestions, but please remember that feeling this way when thinking of memories is perfectly normal

Molly

Happens to me all the time with quality music, like: The Receiving End Of Sirens - "Pale Blue Dot" (example), or that one you said: Hoobastank - "The Reason". I also feel what others feel around me, which is pretty neat: when they're happy, I'm full of joy and I want to make them even happier, so I end up wasting my money on them if they're friends. When they're sad, I feel horrible and I glue my face to an expression so it doesn't distort and show others my sadness. When they're angry, I'm PISSED and I want to find the guy who made him angry and put him in his place: below my foot.

PS: Didn't mark my message with my colors cuz I'm in a hurry.