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this may sound daft but

does anyone else act reckless when theyre anxious? they forget there morals, and sort of do things anyway even if they dont want to?
im asking this because my anxiety seems to make me feel like i forget what i care about,and as if im changing as a person. but this could be due to the constant worry i have. its like i really care but then i shut out and dont care at the same time, without meaning to! and i get really blunt and emotionless at times about things.

i hope this makes sense because its like i feel like i have to push myself to be normal, and then i worry incase me changing is me losing my normal mind. i'm not getting urges to do anything wrong or bad, and i dont know if im just being me and i know not all humans are perfect but now i can't stop worrying.

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hey!
il do my research into that :)
i can relate to the mix of outlooks on how to approach ideas, but i will seek professional help as soon as i can :) thanks
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thats really helped :) thankyou!
if you just think deeply about your business, about the possitives of it you'll want to get motivated more :) thats how i tried to push myself through a years worth of difficult college work!
and with this guy, just think whats best for you, if you don't want to settle down just yet then enjoy what you have with him, and try and find a hobbie over the summer
hope i've helped too x
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3118868 tn?1341998801
Keep your chin up lily.. Agreed that you should get a professional involved. Your initial post sounds like my Life in a Nutshell until about 6 years ago. Didnt know why some days I would care about repricussions and consequences and I knew right from wrong... didnt stop me from the thrill of breaking the rules, not getting caught or the drama when you DO get caught... One day (or sometimes hour by hour), I am behaving myself, setting goals and priortizing... Then I realize thats boring and well, gotta spice things up a bit... Long story short, because of my actions, thoughts, emotion swings constantly changing etc etc.. they diagnosed me with borderline personality disorder... with a side of anxiety disorder and a few other mood/mental handstamps..
The pattern of behavior my doctors pointed out to me upon diagnosing the BPD were spot on... I dont agree with all symptoms, all other labels they try to give me but this one was spot on... It is treatable and I am still in treatment 6 years later... Feel fantastic and if I get the "Reckless Itch"... (happens every so often), I can control it...
Research borderline personality disorder and see what YOUR thoughts are.. Trust me... feels pretty good when ya TRULY feel good... take care and see a doc xoxo
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1719825 tn?1316265832
I know exactly what you are talking about! I have had anxiety all my life, and last year I made the mistake of trying to stop taking my meds (after 11 years!). Now I'm back on them, but still struggling a bit. Anyway, lately I have not been caring about the things that really mattered to me just a few weeks ago. I am trying to build my own business, and I am just finding it hard to get motivated. Also, I'm seeing someone who I know is not boyfriend material, but I enjoy his company. But I was, before my anxiety started acting up, really hell-bent on finding my next husband! So I feel like the anxiety is just altering what I feel the most passionate about.

I think that my motivation will return. Summer is weird for me because my daughter is with her dad a lot more, leaving me with a lot of alone time - too much thinking! And, lots of people are hanging out and going on vacation with their families, whereas I am living states away from my family.

So hang in there, and know that your anxiety is not going to change who you are. It may actually help you re-evaluate your goals and re-focus on the things that matter to you. Best wishes!
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its a weird feeling i get depressed some days, and i feel like i need to change that and distract myself from beig negative so i dont think i have full blown depression.
you see ive recently seen family members (my auntie) get bad depression and the whole family are supporting her because she is really ill with it, but ive used this pesonally thinking 'i dont want to become in a rut where i cant ever be possitive, im going to push myself to do what i can to make my life better' because i have had a really bad year! but i wont let myself get sick with depression no matter what.
the feeling of not caring and being blunt and emotionless is the anxiety, yu know the feeling your in a daydream? stuck in a blurred daze in your own head. i can still do the norm in everyday life with it, but i know i need to sort myself out before i get sick.
being wreckless and self destructive cam through a bad break up, i had one wild night out and woke up thinking 'this is not me' i got really worried about it and since then ive thought to myself il not let myself sleep around or hammer drugs or anything bad like that. ive more or less grown up enough to let myself still enjoy life but what i learnt from the breakup is i need someone better who can treat me right! and in the process of it, instead of rolling into a depressive cycle, im going to make my life possitive.
see, i do care about my wellbeing, because im too scared to be depressed all though i have obviously felt the half of it through the break up/ and when my social life isnt all up to what it should be!
i have my councilling session on friday, but i havent fully ben diagnosed with gad or anything yet.. i know ihave anxiety though.

like the feeling of forgetting my morals i think comes from the dream like feel i get in my head, i get really forgetful but i sill know whats right from wrong.
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I have to politely disagree with the previous post.  Anxiety can lead to depression and depression can certainly make you shut down and not care about the things you once used to.  I would agree with Greenlydia that having anxiety isn't going to turn a person of good moral standing to a life of crime or sex or drugs, but I do think it can definitely make you not care about things like you once used to.  I can't even think of any hobbies right now because I'm so debilitated by anxiety.  I agree with Greenlydia that you should seek professional help to find out what is going on.
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i think it may be a mix of a lot of bad things happening around my life and feeling like i'm in a self destructive mode.
i know anxiety can make you too aware of what your doing/thinking/behaving.. but its just the motionless blankness i get with anxiety thats made me write my post. it feels like i'm not using my head enough, i'm already indecisive as it is haha.
its a feeling of like, i need to be more aware but my anxiety makes me feel shut out from being aware.
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370181 tn?1595629445
Anxiety does not change our basic moral behavior and beliefs, and it most certainly does not make us do things we don't want to!
I suggest you see your doctor for a check up and a referral to a good therapist.
Your issues, in my humble and totally non-medical opinion, go much deeper than anxiety.
I wish you the best
Peace
Greenlydia
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