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hi, im not sure if im suffering from anxiety….i cannot go 10 miles from home without feeling sick, sweating dizziness, loss of control, soon as i get near home i am fine!!! now i am starting to feel anxious everyday??? thanks rose.x
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Everything I have been told and read has said that anxiety dose not lead to schitophtenia and that it is not a anxiety condition but when I looked at your web sit on the graph from your members servay you have it down. I have OCD and my biggest fear is that it will develop in something more serious. Can you explain if it can.
HI Brett,
There is no causal link between having an anxiety disorder and then going on to develop a psychotic disorder like schizophrenia. There is a great section in ‘overcoming health anxiety’ that looks at the ‘fear of going crazy/ becoming psychotic’ as this one common worry for people with anxiety – but there is no evidence to support this. At the same time, anxiety disorders are commonly found in people who have schizophrenia as their primary diagnosis, which is why some of our members suffer with both. If you want to discuss this further you should call our helpline on 08444 775 774, many of our volunteers have personal experience of anxiety and will be able to identify with your fears.
Best wishes
Cat (Anxiety UK)
Hi there,
Reading the above article from Gareth and Cat has helped me a little in thinking that my reasoning for panic and depression is not so uncommon.
I have suffered from depression for 10 years since my parents separated (I always think this is a rubbish reason for triggering depression as there are many other worse reasons). I learned to deal with panic attacks the first time through CBT. My fears were from dying but now I am suffering from much more in depth fears such as turning into a schizophrenic or that I will turn myself insane and be uncontrollable. I am due to see a CB Therapist in a couple of weeks but im so scared that I wont let them help me or I wont believe what they are saying and then I really will go insane. Please help
Hi Stacey,
I know how scary it can be to feel that you might be losing control of your mind. As I mentioned earlier, we do get a lot of calls to the helpline about this issue and it is one of the key features of Generalised Anxiety Disorder and some forms of Health Anxiety. I know what it is like because I have been there myself and was so scared that I didn’t want to tell my GP what was happening. That was 8 years ago, and I can tell you that anxiety is very different to a disorder like schizophrenia. When you are developing a disorder like that you are often not aware that anything is wrong, you just start to have unusual beliefs or feelings. Your therapist will be able to help you, so please don’t be scared of letting them know how you are feeling.
Best of luck, get in touch if we can help
Cat
(Anxiety UK)
plrase call me back i need help
Hi Joy,
We don’t have a number for you but if you want to email us we can get in touch. The email is support@anxietyuk.org.uk
Best wishes
Cat (Anxiety UK)
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