Posted by Krysti on December 26, 2002, at 8:23:49
In reply to Re: CAN'T STOP THINKING: Please info., posted by grrovymotion on December 24, 2002, at 1:29:12
Hi,
I can totally relate to what everyone is saying. It's enough to drive you crazy when you cannot stop thinking, thinking, thinking. When it started happening to me, I asked around to see if it was normal, but other people did not experience this. At first, I thought it was due to anxiety, but later found out I had bipolar disorder.
The best thing to do is to find a really good psychiatrist and discuss what you are going through with him/her. They are trained to be able to diagnose you and prescribe medication if needed. For a long time, I resisted doing that because I was afraid of being misdiagnosed and I thought it was a mind over matter thing and I should be able to control it myself. Now that I know what I have and am on medication for it, I can look back and see how obvious it was.
The best thing I read that helped me out was that once this happens to you, it will not go away by itself. I had spent 6 years trying to no avail. I was also scared to death to think I may have "bipolar disorder". Now, I'm just glad I have been diagnosed finally.
I wish all of you the best of luck : )
Krysti
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