Is it just me?

[debussy94]

I am in medicine and have always been unsure about it and on the verge of pulling out but am so unsure about what to do. Over the past few months I have started to have really persistent thoughts that there is only one right career for me and I have to find it but I'll never find it and never be happy. I also have really false thoughts that I don't have to study and I know these aren't true but they aren't going away. And I always think that having a job is literally impossible. I can't seem to stop thinking about all these things and heaps more and I know that I should be studying but I don't. All I do is think and think. Please, does anyone else have anything similar?

[123tushar07]

Doubting,confusion and anxiety all are symptoms of ocd , but i cannot diagnose you here, you need to consult a psychiatrist for proper diagnosis.

Regarding your course in medicine, i would advise you not to leave your course,the problem is not with the course,the problem is in your mind, you need professional help.IF you shift to another course then what is the surety that these  thoughts won't come back.

And the best way to tackle these thoughts is to just ignore them , you cannot to anything more because these thoughts are irrational and you cannot argue with them because again your mind will find a loophole.

But if ignoring is not helping much then you need to consult a psychiatrist

[debussy94]

Thanks for the reply, yeah I've already been to two psychiatrists and a clinical psychologist and they are the ones who diagnosed me with it but I feel like I don't have it and having them tell me that made me think heaps about it and made it worse :(

[debussy94]

I also can never decide what to do with each day because I think there is one right way to spend it and maximise things but I don't know what that is so I get really anxious and don't know what to do. Then I do nothing but feel so guilty because I've done nothing. Then I question if what I am thinking is real or if I'm just pretending or making this up to get out of doing things and having an excuse. I don't know if this makes any sense.