Fear of everything

[[il...]]

 

Hello guys

With retreat, has anyone experienced unrealistic fears of everything? It seems like you live in a constant mode of fear, fear of watching television, fear of watching horror movie, fear of watching newspapers with news of action and other things. Before these things were normal for me and now it seems that changed dramatically.

Since I have OCD, I'm afraid this will create new OCD themes for me.

Is this happening / happened to any of you?

I need help!

[[in...]]

yes.. i do not watch tv, except funny series, i deleted facebook etc. but it got better.. at the beginning i had chemical fear of everything

[[He...]]

I had it

[[Ca...]]

I had it too,it was very intense the first months.

[[il...]]

I'm getting kind of worried about this.

[[He...]]

I'm getting kind of worried about this.

 

drink lots of water, do exercice, take a ph balancer

[[il...]]

I'm doing acupuncture, cbt, medication and this week I'll see you go to the gym / swimming. I'll drink more water too. Thank you for your help

 

How long did it all take?

[[He...]]

Think in this way: it is not fear of everything. It is the feeling of fear that is in your body 24/7 so your mind try to see what should you have fear. Because you have the feeling every time, everything you think or see your head try to inform you that you should have fear of it

 

when the feeling go away, these fear thoughts will also go away

[[il...]]

If we are to get on the good side of everything, I can really say that I really knew the dark side of OCD and I think that when all this happens, I will be stronger to face my original themes.

I'm turning into a veteran of OCD!

[[He...]]

I'm doing acupuncture, cbt, medication and this week I'll see you go to the gym / swimming. I'll drink more water too. Thank you for your help

 

How long did it all take?

 

for me, 5 months it started to fade away the intense fear and anxiety.

[[Ma...]]

I think you're describing two things: 1., generalized fear that attaches to stuff in our environment, and 2., the tendency to avoid things, which is an OCD fear. So MANY things trigger OCD thoughts, and they are so overwhelming that it becomes tempting to avoid everything. This can become a compulsion. On the other hand, we don't want to tax our nervous systems with violent TV just to "face our fears."

 

For me ERP (exposure and response prevention) is becoming invaluable. I do activities introduced by my therapist to "flood" my mind with OCD thoughts, and so eventually to become taxed, then bored, of the thoughts. My body is starting to quit produce the emotional response, by exposing myself so frequently to the triggering thoughts. This, for me, is becoming much more helpful than CBT. Consider it.

 

OCD is a unique and exquisite torture, right?

[[il...]]

I face all the fears, for I know they do not make sense. I just started having those fears during OCD withdrawal. When my friends say something about OCD, there is a fear that I can not explain that I can take up this theme. And that settles in my mind. It's strange. It's the same situation when I start to see horror movies. For example, Before I loved watching, now comes an unrealistic fear of watching. I keep watching, but I live in flight or fight mode. My only problem today is these unreal fears. I do not know if they are intertwined with the withdrawal or not. The truth is that my mind is a pit of confusion

 

[[Re...]]

Thank you for posting this. You are definitely not alone. Like most others here I suffer from this symptom too. Like Markidee pointed out the fight/flight is stuck in the on position and our brains are looking for anything and everything around us to attach it to. We are not stuck like this permanently. I have to believe that.

[[il...]]

Thank you for posting this. You are definitely not alone. Like most others here I suffer from this symptom too. Like Markidee pointed out the fight/flight is stuck in the on position and our brains are looking for anything and everything around us to attach it to. We are not stuck like this permanently. I have to believe that.

 

 

This symptom is undoubtedly the worst. I'm suffering a lot from this.

Im so hopeless

[[va...]]

Absolutely!!! The skills and strengths you will gain from this experience are endless!!

 

We will all come out so much stronger on the other side! 

[[il...]]

Absolutely!!! The skills and strengths you will gain from this experience are endless!!

 

We will all come out so much stronger on the other side! 

 

 

I would very much like that to happen. Before the withdrawal, I was already bad. Now it just made things worse.

[[Re...]]

Thank you for posting this. You are definitely not alone. Like most others here I suffer from this symptom too. Like Markidee pointed out the fight/flight is stuck in the on position and our brains are looking for anything and everything around us to attach it to. We are not stuck like this permanently. I have to believe that.

 

 

This symptom is undoubtedly the worst. I'm suffering a lot from this.

Im so hopeless

 

Along with all the other horrors of this illness the hopelessness and fear that we are "permanently broken" is a lie. It's the benzo brain lying to us. It's trying desperately to repair the damage and during that we will not be our true selves. It does feel hopeless but I try to remember that all these horrible symptoms are signs of recovery.

[[Sh...]]

I haven't watched TV for over a year.  Last year while I was tapering, the TV had a technical problem that I didn't bother to fix.  I noticed that I felt much better not watching it.  It had a tendency to overstimulate me and I often felt almost emotionally drawn in by what I was watching.  When I stopped, I appreciated the silence and stillness.

 

My husband got the TV fixed last month, but I haven't turned it on yet.  Don't want to waste my precious time when I could be doing better things, and still am afraid by what I experienced above.

[[il...]]

What is killing is that I always had OCD. I do not know if this will exacerbate my original OCD.

[[Re...]]

What is killing is that I always had OCD. I do not know if this will exacerbate my original OCD.

 

I have had bipolar disorder since I was a teen. It seems to be a common experience for people to have more serious problems with preexisting conditions during withdrawal. For me, it has made my bipolar symptoms much worse but I believe we return to our "normal amount of crazy" after recovery. I have experienced severe depression in the past but the withdrawal depression is a whole new level of hell I didn't think existed. I know I will have an easier time dealing with my disorder after this because everything will pale in comparison.

[[il...]]

I think the only positive thing about all of this is that I really knew the dark side of OCD.

 

One of my fears is also about health. I'm afraid of having bipolarity / boderline

[[Re...]]

Health anxiety and "fear of going crazy" are also common withdrawal symptoms even for people with no mental illness. You're not alone. I read that you are learning CBT. Is that with your therapist? I found that really helpful and liked DBT even more. I took a class at the mental health center before I moved. Now I refresh what I learned with my current therapist.

[[il...]]

 

Yes, I'm doing CBT. But it does not mean that it is part of the withdrawal. The problem is this, this widespread fear prevents me from focusing on my original problem. This withdrawal messed it up!

[[il...]]

If u dont understanding my english, im so sorry.

Brazilian here!

[[Re...]]

 

Yes, I'm doing CBT. But it does not mean that it is part of the withdrawal. The problem is this, this widespread fear prevents me from focusing on my original problem. This withdrawal messed it up!

 

I understand. Withdrawal messes everything up. Try to remember this is temporary. I was talking with another buddy about how much this has set me back in therapy. We are temporarily much more disabled and now isn't the time for self improvement it is survival time. We will be back on track when this passes.