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Mental Health (Expert Forum)
bad thoughts
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Roger Gould, M.D. - Mental Health, Wellness
Questions posted in the Mental Health forum are being answered by Dr. Roger L. Gould, author of the Mastering Stress and Depression program and affiliated with the UCLA. Department of Psychiatry. Topics covered include anger, attention deficit disorder (ADD) , bipolar disorder , dementia , electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) , learning disabilities, memory, obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) , panic , personality disorders, phobias , post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) , schizophrenia , stress , transitions, and work problems.
bad thoughts
by meallen, Nov 08, 2009 06:22PM
Hi I have been having bad thoughts that will not go away. I don't want this thoughts there violet and they come to me for no reason at all do you know want this could be i don't want to take meds because i think it can make them worst and some days I think I'm going crazy i really just want them to go away like when ever i get happy they come to me and it makes me really sad i just need some one to tell me whats going on
Doctor's Answer
by Roger Gould, M.D., Nov 11, 2009 12:57PM
, Nov 11, 2009 12:57PMTo: meallen
these bad thoughts are generated by your brain, trying to get your attention and get you to think about the problems in living you have that you are not facing. Facing them is the way to eliminate this brain mechanism. You should either see a therapist or go to www.myvirtualshrink.com for self therapy.
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I think maybe because there is stuff that you don't want to look at in your own life. When the stress, etc builds I think the thoughts tend to become more negative/ more violent. I could be wrong.
Medication could possibly help you manage them better. It may or may not cause them to get worse.
I would possibly encourage you to see a therapist to help you work out what is going on.
I have no doubt though that the doctor will be able to sum it all up in about one sentence.
I hope you get your answer.
I had to ask a Church minister to pray with me and that helped.
I also asked for Holy Water from the Catholic Church. You put a drop on your forehead and then do the sign of the cross over your heart [in the name of the Father , the Son and the Holy Spirit] and ask to be blessed. Most of my troubles are gone since then. I have some faith in Jesus.