mind racing

i cant stop my mind from racing, getting all these crazy thoughts. any ideas on how to control these. there making me crazy

[azalea82]

A combination of medication and psychotherapy is the best way to control racing thoughts.  Making an appointment with a doctor to discuss your concerns is the first step.  Effective treatments are available.

[JennyKins7579]

You sound a lot like me, I get racing thoughts ALL the time I can never seem to relax enough to just let them pass. I also hear music frequently like real music sometimes I think it is my cell phone and I will even get up and check it???? Let me know if you find someting to put you at ease

[ferilkid]

I get Country songs stuck in my head.. they are so loud, over and over again..help

[gwmclean]

I get that racing in my head from time to time.  For me its part of an anxiety attack.  I need to stop whatever I am doing.  Focus on breathing and bringing my heart rate back down.  The trick is to notice the signs before they get to bad to handle.  Once you know the signs that you're having these thought they become easier to control.  Just takes time and patients, just like everything on here....Slow and steady

[ILADVOCATE]

Are you seeing a psychiatrist now? That would be the first step and of course talk therapy goes along with that. "Anxiety attacks" do have a speeded up quality but they occur in reaction to events generally. "Racing thoughts" on an ongoing basis is a standard sign of mania so I would strongly believe that what's going on is bipolar disorder. However, only a psychiatrist can diagnose so why don't you seek a consultation with a psychiatrist who can then make a better determination.

[always hopefull]

to me it sounds more of an OCD as there are many types, incuding racing thoughts, as i have myself , it can be torchur if i get these thoughts just before i go to sleep , i never herd of it being bipolar disorder before? sarah.

[Tweety61711]

I was looking for information to help my sister who is bi-polar and having horrible racing thoughts when I came across your comments about hearing music.  I am bi-polar and on Lithium and Lexapro.  I have never had a problem with hearing music that is not playing until now.  I thought I was losing my mind!  I go to the living room to turn off the television, and it is not on.  I go to turn off the radio in the car, and it is not on.  I can't go to sleep because I hear music, or I wake up because I hear it.  It leaves me feeling like I must be going crazy.  I was so glad to read what you wrote.  I know now that there are other people who are experiencing this.  Thank you.  If anyone else is dealing with this, I would like to know.