is it possible for anxiety to get worse and develope into mental illness??

calmchange · Post by **calmchange** » Tue Nov 11, 2008 9:59 am

hi everyone,
this horribel thought is BACK. is it possible for anxious ppl to all of a sudden start to hallucinate..i'm so scared i'm going to start to hear things and see things. i havent to date..but what if i do start. i'm pregnant and feel the stress of the pregancy will do this to me. that is make my anxiety disorder into things like bipolar or schiz. i feel sick in the stomach, just thinking this. is it at all possible for this to happen?? i was reading some post on here..and ppl were talking about some hallucination as you fall asleep. well i have this thing where when i fall i sleep i feel like i'm already dream and at the same time i know my eyes are closed but i feel like i'm not asleep yet..so i thought that that the thing these ppl were talking about and started to freak out that i hallcinate, then thought well if that is hallucination then i might get the other mental illnesses. OMG what a cycle?? please help! if BOON is on, please respond. i always look fwd to your respond.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Tue Nov 11, 2008 10:24 am

hi i feel the exact same way i'm so scare to see things and hear thing. i have a 10month old daughter and sometimes i look at her and star thinking wow thats my . but i was like you for a couple of days. i was so scare that i'm loosing my mind i get worst but it went away until i started to think about other things my biggest fear is having a mental illness. but it would pass.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Tue Nov 11, 2008 10:30 am

I am 4 wks into the program, relax with the schiz/manic/hallucination thing. I have counseled chronic mentally ill people for 20 years, YOU ARE NOT! These people don't "become" this way, ther is a definite genetic factor and it typical shows up in the late teen years...try to float...remember our body will attempt to become what our mind is constantly thinking of...i know the thought replacement is a SLOW process...but it will kick in, i have full confidence! take care

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Tue Nov 11, 2008 10:42 am

thanks that even scare me more because i'm 19 and. no one is mentally ill in my family but i'm so scare that i'm my biggeast fear is leving my daughter but i have to admit if i hear something scary. i star to put it in my mind and obssess about it.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Tue Nov 11, 2008 10:42 am

Anxiety and depression does NOT turn into other things. You either have anxiety and depression or something else. You have anxiety and depression so that's all it's gonna be. Stop scaring yourself. You have to catch yourself before you start "what-iffing". Listen to your relaxation and write in your journal. Journaling will help you see things more clearly and put things into perspective.

I've had so many of those strange dreams and I've even had strange things happen while I was trying to fall asleep. It's irritating but you will not go crazy. You will be fine. when you start thinking this way, tell yourself that that's just a silly thought and distract yourself by getting busy doing something that will take your mind off of it like cleaning your closets or reading a book.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Tue Nov 11, 2008 11:00 am

Originally posted by vivijovi1725:
hi i feel the exact same way i'm so scare to see things and hear thing. i have a 10month old daughter and sometimes i look at her and star thinking wow thats my . but i was like you for a couple of days. i was so scare that i'm loosing my mind i get worst but it went away until i started to think about other things my biggest fear is having a mental illness. but it would pass.

Oh my God, you are so not alone. I too fear of becoming psychotic and going wacko. I have just had my daughter and she is 3 weeks old, and I too fear that I can go nuts with her in the house.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Tue Nov 11, 2008 11:03 am

Originally posted by calmchange:
hi everyone,
this horribel thought is BACK. is it possible for anxious ppl to all of a sudden start to hallucinate..i'm so scared i'm going to start to hear things and see things. i havent to date..but what if i do start. i'm pregnant and feel the stress of the pregancy will do this to me. that is make my anxiety disorder into things like bipolar or schiz. i feel sick in the stomach, just thinking this. is it at all possible for this to happen?? i was reading some post on here..and ppl were talking about some hallucination as you fall asleep. well i have this thing where when i fall i sleep i feel like i'm already dream and at the same time i know my eyes are closed but i feel like i'm not asleep yet..so i thought that that the thing these ppl were talking about and started to freak out that i hallcinate, then thought well if that is hallucination then i might get the other mental illnesses. OMG what a cycle?? please help! if BOON is on, please respond. i always look fwd to your respond.

Please you are not alone, I have just had my daughter 3 weeks ago, and the panic has come back full force, I am afraid I might go psychotic hear voices or see things and go completely nuts. I have been told this is ppd, but it feels like panic attacks. I did this program before and thought I was okay, now I have had my baby and it has come back full force. I will be doing this program again. But please remember you are not alone.