Fear of fear. Pls interact with my post.

I really hope I'm not alone. Today after experiencing (what the hospital said) was a complicated migraine, and being given drugs I've never had before, I've spiraled terrible. I have been panicking for about 4 hours now honestly because I read about side effects and risks, also even though i specifically asked would they interact with zoloft and another med I take, they said they don't but multiple drug interaction websites say otherwise. I just took my first dose of zoloft last night because it has saved my life in the past and I'm at the point where I need saving again. Now I can't take it for like 24 hours and I am feeling trapped in my panic with no escape. Here's the kicker, in my catastrophizing, I have been ruminating on if something actually happens with my health and I need an ambulance I'll freak out and legit lose my mind and they won't give me anything to calm me down and I'll get locked up in a psych ward or something. Like if i have a medical event all im going to be thinking about is ima die ima die and I'm going to be flailing and freaking out. Today I'm scared of being scared. I've felt that before. It used to keep me from wanting to go anywhere. I feel so exhausted. Does anyone understand what I'm even saying?

Anonymous78

Date posted: 1y ago

I get anxious about getting anxious for sure. Even though the medical thing isn’t a specific trigger for me, my guess is it’s a pretty common fear that is treatable!

Will86

User type: OCD Conqueror

Date posted: 1y ago

Yes fear of fear is such a thing theres been millennium of sayings about it. Most popular only thing to fear is fear itself. some tips for moving fwd. Trust the dr not the website. You sought them out for a reason. If you told them about your zoloft they probably deemed the possibility of a reaction low or mild. They study medicine you don't. I would continue my prescription as normal and not alter your medication schedule unless advised by a Dr/NP/PA (verifiable cert) I worry about commenting much more because I feel like it'll just go into reassurance territory. Possible homework! Do 1 thing your fear says not to do. You're afraid to go "anywhere". Why? What will happen? Then... Go around the block then back home. Even better don't go back home until you feel like it's your decision not OCD. Doing just one thing to tell ocd 🖕🏻will help. I challenge the idea that you can't handle fear since you live in it right now with ocd.

Will86

User type: OCD Conqueror

Date posted: 1y ago

btw I really hope your migraine has eased up. Feeling unwell can be rough without a mental health issue.

Chris7801

Date posted: 1y ago

I went to the hospital for a migraine about 6 months ago and they gave me something that gave me jitters. I told my mom but she didn’t get that it was real and thought I was high from the drugs I guess and then I was questioning if I was going crazy so I had to wait until a nurse came in and I told her and then the doctor said it was a side effect and they gave me something to stop jittering. I felt a lot of the same fears you are feeling now, psych ward, couldn’t trust my body, fear of the migraine coming back and god so tired. I think I understand and I’m sorry that you’re going through it. If you’re still suffering from the migraine a cold wash cloth, light pressure from your thumbs on the temples, and a quiet dark room helped me.

alondrahuaman

Date posted: 24w ago

I am so scared and alone.

Hi everyone. So recently I have been feeling so scared and paranoid of going crazy. I am terrified of i will go crazy and turn schizo. I’m so hyper aware of everything. My mind convinces me that I will end up like this but I really don’t want to.It’s my biggest fear and I think abt it almost everyday and I can’t handle it anymore. I just want to be ok. I have told my parents this and they say it’s all in my head and just laugh at me. I know it’s in my head but I physically feel sick to my stomach being constantly scared. Please someone help me please please. Thank you.

imoka07

Date posted: 23w ago

gummy incident

So something that kinda pops up with my anxiety is about a year or so ago i ate an edible gummy after not doing anything for a while and i tripped out really bad… for example i thought i was gonna overdose and die, and that i was already dead.. that is the most fear i have felt in my entire life, and even though its over and has been over i have this constant fear in my mind “what if your still high and this is all a dream” or “your gonna wake up and it will still be that night” i never wanna feel that way again. i can’t even go around the smell of weed with out freaking out. i can’t take pills, or vitamin gummies because “what if it will make me high” when it comes to sleeping i wanna try this dr teals sleep blend but i struggle so much with it because of my mind saying “it will make you feel high”.. even when i feel tired i feel scared cause it reminds me of feeling high.. its just i feel so stuck with the same reaccrujng thought “this could be the time you wake up and it was all just a dream” “you could wake up from coma and this was all imagined” i don’t know what else to do, its my own mind no one can help me and that sucks i don’t know how to win the battle when it’s such a deep rooted fear. i feel like im pushing my family away. i feel so numb.

carol.xxx

Date posted: 23w ago

crying eyes out pls reply

I am so so upset and anxious right now. At this point I badly need reassurance as Im feeling a whole panic attack coming on. Has anyone ever had the feeling in their head and body like they are actually going to act on a terrible harm related intrusive thought like it actually feels like you are. Im scared as fuck i dont know what to do because What if i actually do that i am so scared does it ever feel like your on the edge of doing it and you get this whole intrusive urge in your body PLEASE REPLY please tell me experiences

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