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Hi! I was wondering if you could help me with something...
I'm scratching myself in my sleep to the point I wake up with a face covered in blood and red pillows.. I've cut all my nails off and even tried wearing gloves but they always fall off. I'm only 15, so I'm still living with my mum and she is gettting andgry about it and i dont reallly know how to stop! I made a post about it, if you want to look at that, but no one responded (yet).
thanks so much in advance/anyway!!
lara (15)
Hello everyone...I am sharath from india ..I joined this forum to clarify few doubts with the experts pertaining to that field. Basically i am no from medical background . I work in automobile company and i need some information for my research.
Here goes my first question....
1) Can you please give me details regarding temporary shock or anxiety in human when he is about to meet accident or unexpected things. I have felt this personally many times while riding bike. When i see a sudden vehicle in front of my bike i feel temporary numbness in heart for 1 sec and then i evade away the bike to avoid accident.
I dont know if i alone have experienced this or there are many out here who felt the same.
Kindly share me details regarding this shock.
Thanks in advance.
sharath kumar
Sharath, your reaction while riding a bicycle is completely normal. It is as a result of a sudden surge of adrenalin that floods your brain and prepares you to get out of any trouble.Quote:
Originally Posted by imcoolksk16
- Dr. Dan
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Originally Posted by laurendoesntknow
Hi Lara,
Tell me, do you find yourself scratching during the day? Would you say that you are doing it consciously or sub-consiously? If you don't know what these words mean, basically when you extend your arm to push a button, you are doing that consciously -you are fully aware that you are doing it. When you breathe normally, that's a subconscious movement -in other words, most of the time you don't realize that you are doing it. Answer these questions first so I can have a better idea of what's going on.
- Dr. Dan
Ask your doctor about CBT,especially exposure therapy.Quote:
Originally Posted by 1Bluerose68
- Dr. Dan
Basing off only what you told me, I'm not necessarily convinced that you have true blue PTSD. People with PTSD suffer from constant, pervasive and un-welcome thoughts of their traumatic experiences. They tend to have the same dreams most nights of the week, their subconscious playing back the traumatic event like a never-ending tape reel, in an effort to cope. They get sudden and vivid flashbacks without warning. Elements of their traumatic experience might also serve as triggers, like a veteran choosing to stay inside on Independence Day because the fireworks brings back those difficult emotions.Quote:
Originally Posted by Scoofynewfie
Fear of death is perfectly normal. What I believe happened to you is that you had a slight panic attack on the highway, and that panic is now fuelling your anxiety. If I were your doctor (and I'm NOT, you have to be clear of that), I might think you have a case of panic disorder with some accompanying agoraphobia. This is not a clinical diagnosis, it's just my personal opinion based only off of what you told me. Please check with your own doctor and get his opinion before you attempt any treatment based off of what I told you. Hope this helps and good luck :)
- Dr. Dan
Thank you so much RT and yes I do plan on talking to my doctor again ....... now that it has been a year, I want to touch base anyway and update him on whats been going on. I guess since I just have never experienced fear to this extreme , especially of everything ...... and every thought I had was about death of something or someone it seemed ...... it was all very confusing. I know the mind can do all sorts of things ..... even with anxiety for instance, the day you experience a panic attack they tell me may have nothing to do with what happened that day ..... it could be something from weeks or months prior. Kindof interesting too because when I was coming home from nursing school that day on the interstate ..... it was about 5 days earlier that they were showing an autopsy on video in class and I had to leave the room ..... simply couldn't handle it. I always figured everything was based around my fear of death ...... and its not at all about "how" one dies ..... its the process and the fact that I really really don't want it to happen .... to anyone. My grandparents are all gone now and my mother who I am the closest with is now the oldest in the family and it rips me apart to think of her ever passing away . I wish I know of a way to mentally prepare, because I seriously don't know that I will be able to handle that.
Anyway, sorry for babbling ...... thank you so much for your insight ! Good luck with your career !!!
Hi daniel,
For the past 2 to 3 months i have experience 24/7 dizziness, fatigue, sudden dizzy spells, head pressure, anxiety, social anxiety, panic attacks, out of body feelings, feeling very distant, slight depression, sudden mood changes, sinus troubles, the list goes on. I have been to doctors and been told that its all due to anxiety, which I'm not against but rather skeptical, was just wondering your opinion, can all these symptoms actually be caused by anxiety?
You said yourself anxiety right? All the mental experiences like fear, panic, mood changes and anxiety are almost certainly due to anxiety of some sort. I advise you to make sure the physical symptoms are not underlying medical problems and then you know exactly what direction to go with improving your life.Quote:
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Hi Lauren...:
You may be allergic to your pillow. Do you use a feather pillow ?
I remember using a feather pillow many years ago, and I was allergic to it.
Best wishes,
Ali