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Hi,

I just had a weird racing thought when watching T.v. I was watching an action movie which had some explosions which were really loud and suddenly I had some strange thoughts that had nothing to do with the movie. Thoughts that don't make sense to me. I got really worried and thought may be I'm going crazy. I realizede that I was having this thouhgts and then they went away but I was left very nervous of the thoughts. They were not scary thoughts as is common to anxiety but just strange thoughts. Can any one explain what could be happening. Is it my anxiety or the fact that I got sort of scared by the explosions that triggered this non-sense thoughts.

Any help will be appreciated.

Thanks,

Hey Chango -

I don't think the thoughts in and of themselves were anything unusual. The only thing that separates us from those without anxiety disorders is that you then started to analyze them and it scared you. The mind is a complex organ that nobody fully understands. Who really knows why and when we have certain thoughts.

You know that you have an anxiety disorder. So when these thoughts occur or your mind starts racing, just remind yourself that it's normal for us and you're just fine. You're not going insane. Truly insane people generally don't question their sanity. So the fact that you're worried about it is already a good sign!

Take care,
Jamie