Does anyone else have racing stupid thoughts with anxiety

[mama23babies]

Sorry so many questions, but this is all new to me and I'm just looking for as much info as I can get. I get racing scary thoughts with my anxiety. Things that I would  never have thought of before. Mostly the "what if thinking" and it drives me crazy. I even have felt like I wanted to die. I know I wiould never kill myself I have 3 beautiful kids and a great husband, but it scares me to think this way. Is this just my anxiety playing tricks on me since it knows that's what's sends me into panic attacks?

[mama23babies]

I see a therapist(Just started) I have only seen her 2 times. I hope between that and the meds something will help. This is so scary and exhausting. I hate it.The stupid thoughts drive me nuts.

[Paxiled]

You're not going crazy.  Welcome to our club.  Not a particularly good one to belong to, but everyone has to join something, eh?  You need a talk therapist, probably a cognitive therapist, so you can work on this.  They'll teach you relaxation exercises and such, but it will be hard, and no guarantee of success, but better to try than sit around and suffer.  Good luck.

[mama23babies]

Thanks so much. I do feel like I am going crazy and I am having daily panic attacks because of the thoughts. I just starting seeing a psyc. I started on .5 Klonopin, proprananol and zoloft today. I hope something kicks in and works but usually the AD's make my anxiety so bad that I can't take them that's why they did the Konopin this time maybe it will help. I hope I don't stay like this forever. I can't stand feeling like I want to die when I know I want to live.

[cnote]

You are not crazy. This is VERY common with anxiety. Usually thoughts are what cause anxiety. They are driven by a thought. We feel what we think.

But racing thoughts during anxiety... is VERY VERY COMMON.

I remember having these thoughts run and run and run in my head over and over... and its like I couldnt stop them... I remember the thoughts just kept saying "am i gonna get through this!? when will i? when will i get my appetite back? etc etc etc."

It was so exhausting.. But I snapped out of it. I saw a psychologist with the little help also from some medication. Lexapro.

You will be fine. Ignore those racing thoughts. (I know its easier said than done.)

Your gonna be okay. =)