Does anxiety make you feel like ur gonna go out of control and your about hurt someone like even kill someone (my fear is harm ocd) and I feel like I’m Going insane I even begin to cry thinking I’m gonna be like this forever sincenits already been a year... is this actually anxiety or am I becoming a psychopath mental serial killer?

If you were a psychopath or a murder you’d be excited about the prospect of hurting someone, not feeling anxious about it. If it makes you feel any better, I had it for a year and a half before I was able to overcome it. So just because it’s been a year, doesn’t mean it’s going to be forever. Just try not to seek assurance and put yourself in as many uncomfortable situations as possible.

Panic attacks are a sudden intense attacks that make people feel different things mostly because they’re scared. For me I start to feel faint and then I become aware that my breathing is shallow and then I start to feel nauseous and my whole body heats up. It’s interesting actually because it’s a fight or flight response for your body to heat up. I’ve heard it’s something that happens to early humans when they are scared. They’re muscles would heat up to help them to run faster. But once the panic attack passes the anxiety usually stops. With general anxiety you are nervous all the time. At least this is all from my personal experience. And it doesn’t necessarily mean you’ll need medication. Therapy can help you manage without medication. But you have to say to yourself that if you can’t function even with therapy than you may need meds. And there’s nothing wrong with that.

my panic attacks are kind of different, i call them episodes because they are not really panic attacks. ie, i start to dissociate and i kind of “leave” my body for a period of time, then i get the intrusive thoughts and that’s where it all goes downhill, i start feeling really anxious and dizzy, detached, get heart palpitations and feel like i’m losing it, i don’t remember anything and am unaware of my surroundings. and then i get depression “episodes”. it’s awful, i go to therapy because they want me out of it without using any meds, but it’s not working at all. i think therapy is always a good start but if after some time you don’t feel like getting better, you should speak up about it.

I agree with crazylady. A lot of people who are having panic attacks are afraid they’re having a heart attack. I used to get a lot of panic attacks until my body got used to doing the breathing exercises. Remember your values. Serial killers have no remorse or guilt. If you’re getting anxious and thinking you’re going crazy, that is the OCD playing into your fears. A therapist may recommend you to meds if your conditions are severe that it impacts your ability to do the ERP. Don’t be scared of meds. I was scared in the beginning but at one point it was so bad I took them because I had nothing to lose. It’s a helping agent. Definitely see a therapist. If you don’t get help now things will get a lot worse. Trust me, you don’t want to be bedridden.

you’re not insane, i feel the same way when i get my ocd “episodes”. it usually gets on the way of my daily activities and it’s really frustrating, but im so sure there’s a light at the end and we’ll recover sooner than later!

this happens to me whenever i have an ocd panic attack. feeling like its not actually your mind and that another person has taken over your brain. it got to a point where i thought i was a serious psychopath because of all these thoughts running through my mind. but now i know and believe its purely anxiety

See the only thing I don’t know the difference between high anxiety and having an anxiety/panic attack. So would u say what I’m going through is anxiety? I REALLY DONT WANT TO TAKE MEDS hence why I’m Avoiding therapist :(

i am really not qualified to tell you weather you’re suffering form anxiety or not. i can tell you my personal experience only :)

Lol @alfonsina I know I know I just hate this feeling so much like I feel evil it drives me insane. I hate harm OCD SM

yeah i get you, it hits right where it hurts

Yeah I feel panic attacks are way worse... my ocd usually gets crazy when alone but when I’m with my friends it’s not that bad! My anxiety just makes me wanna scream and my intrusive thought then feel like urges ...I feel as I’m another Evil person is inside me. Sometimes I hate it so much I start crying thinking like what if I just die then I think of my family. I’m even sacred to stay home alone w my siblings. I don’t even know if it’s anxiety. I feel uncomfortable and crazy. I wanna scream and just die. It’s sooo bad. I try taking deep breaths but the intrusive thoughts are so deep and loud I can’t concentrate. I was doing well. But when I am alone that’s when it becomes bad. I’m very sensitive to meds and don’t wanna rely on them when to a certain point if I get off meds... I might needs them for the rest of my life. I don’t even know if it’s harm ocd... is it really anxiety or am I becoming insane?