savingkie
01-28-2014, 04:25 PM
Hi! I'm in high school and I have general anxiety (emetephobia and hypochondria) and pure obsessional OCD (just intrusive thoughts) but lately I've been having some really distressing thoughts. I'm not creating them, it almost seems like they're coming from outside my brain, but they're like: "Oh look another day that I can't handle"/"I won't be back at school tomorrow because you'll commit suicide and die" (Which I have no intent or plan to do, my intrusive thoughts normally focus around suicide)/ "I can never go to school again"/ "I'll end up going to school, getting upset, and committing suicide"/ "I can't handle this life"/ "Life is way too long"/"Eventually you're going to end up dying or committing suicide soon"/"I'm so sick of this"/"Why am I alive?". I seriously don't create any of these thoughts, they just pop up. These are really upsetting and disturbing as I have no history of depression, I don't feel worthless, my life is absolutely fine (minus a rough patch I've had for about 2 months, but everything seems to be improving!), and I've always had intrusive ANXIETY thoughts about suicide, but never have I actually made a plan and I have no history of wanting to die. I constantly find myself looking for reassurance/checking to see if I'm actually suicidal and it's really distressing. What if I am suicidal? :( Everytime I forget about them and I'm having a good time, the thoughts will creep in. Please help, I'm really scared that these thoughts will lead to something bad and that these might be the symptoms of depression or something :( What are the behaviors/thoughts of actual suicidal people? Do I sound like that, or are these just my OCD/anxiety thoughts? :( Thanks! (By the way, my parents and CBT therapist are fully aware of these thoughts and they don't seem concerned, I still don't feel reassured though) :(
As a little history, I've never self harmed, I'm an honor roll student, I have a lot of ambitions (which now seem to be torn apart by these bothersome thoughts), I have hobbies, and I'm friendly with everyone at my school, as well as having no family issues. These thoughts don't add up to the situation I'm in and I'm really upset and anxious.
As a little history, I've never self harmed, I'm an honor roll student, I have a lot of ambitions (which now seem to be torn apart by these bothersome thoughts), I have hobbies, and I'm friendly with everyone at my school, as well as having no family issues. These thoughts don't add up to the situation I'm in and I'm really upset and anxious.