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I unknowingly speak my thoughts out loud.
I'm not quite sure if I should be posting this under anxiety or not but this is my first time here. If I could post under mental health I would. Uhm, I guess my question is what is wrong with me? For about a year and half now I have been making involuntary sounds and talking what I am thinking out loud. I don't know when I am doing it and I don't hear myself. I found out because for about a year and a half now I have been getting strange looks whenever I am out in public by myself. One day I was walking home and I noticed that people were looking at me strangely again so I decided to record myself on my cell phone so that I could listen to it later to see if I was saying or doing something strange. When I listened to the recording I realized that I was whispering out loud what I was thinking to myself in my head.
For the record, I am not stupid or anything like that. I have been accepted to Humboldt State University for Fall 2010. I was accepted last year for Fall 2009 to UC Davis but all the strange looks I was getting gave me panic attacks and then agoraphobia so I couldn't go to Davis.
I am wondering what is wrong with me?
I've seen a therapist and I have told her all of this and she doesn't really help me. She just keeps saying, "Well we can keep talking about this in our sessions" and that just isn't helpful to me.
What is wrong with me and what should I do?
Thank you in advance.
For the record, I am not stupid or anything like that. I have been accepted to Humboldt State University for Fall 2010. I was accepted last year for Fall 2009 to UC Davis but all the strange looks I was getting gave me panic attacks and then agoraphobia so I couldn't go to Davis.
I am wondering what is wrong with me?
I've seen a therapist and I have told her all of this and she doesn't really help me. She just keeps saying, "Well we can keep talking about this in our sessions" and that just isn't helpful to me.
What is wrong with me and what should I do?
Thank you in advance.
Can someone put all that onto layman terms? So I can understand it properly. The post reflects on my own current person circumstances so would be nice to be able to understand the reply. Thanks kind regards Ben
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primary gain The relief from emotional conflict and the freedom from anxiety achieved by a defense mechanism. Contrast with secondary gain. primary process In psychoanalytic theory, the generally unorganized mental activity characteristic of the unconscious. This activity is marked by the free discharge of energy and excitation without regard to the demands of environment, reality, or logic
projection A defense mechanism, operating unconsciously, in which what is emotionally unacceptable in the self is unconsciously rejected and attributed (projected) to others.
primary gain The relief from emotional conflict and the freedom from anxiety achieved by a defense mechanism. Contrast with secondary gain. primary process In psychoanalytic theory, the generally unorganized mental activity characteristic of the unconscious. This activity is marked by the free discharge of energy and excitation without regard to the demands of environment, reality, or logic
projection A defense mechanism, operating unconsciously, in which what is emotionally unacceptable in the self is unconsciously rejected and attributed (projected) to others.
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indoleamine One of a group of biogenic amines (e.g., serotonin) that contains a five-membered, nitrogen-containing indole ring and an amine group within its chemical structure. inhibition Behavioral evidence of an unconscious defense against forbidden instinctual drives; may interfere with or restrict specific activities.
indoleamine One of a group of biogenic amines (e.g., serotonin) that contains a five-membered, nitrogen-containing indole ring and an amine group within its chemical structure. inhibition Behavioral evidence of an unconscious defense against forbidden instinctual drives; may interfere with or restrict specific activities.
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conversion symptom A loss of, or alteration in, voluntary motor or sensory functioning suggesting a neurological or general medical condition. Psychological factors are judged to be associated with the development of the symptom, and the symptom is not fully explained by a neurological or general medical condition or the direct effects of a substance. The symptom is not intentionally produced or feigned and is not culturally sanctioned. culture-specific syndromes Forms of disturbed behavior specific to certain cultural systems that do not conform to western nosologic entities. Some commonly cited syndromes are the following: amok; koro; latah; piblokto, and windigo
conversion symptom A loss of, or alteration in, voluntary motor or sensory functioning suggesting a neurological or general medical condition. Psychological factors are judged to be associated with the development of the symptom, and the symptom is not fully explained by a neurological or general medical condition or the direct effects of a substance. The symptom is not intentionally produced or feigned and is not culturally sanctioned. culture-specific syndromes Forms of disturbed behavior specific to certain cultural systems that do not conform to western nosologic entities. Some commonly cited syndromes are the following: amok; koro; latah; piblokto, and windigo
My boyfriend suffers from this also Conversionn A defense mechanism, operating unconsciously, by which intrapsychic conflicts that would otherwise give rise to anxiety are instead given symbolic external expression. The repressed ideas or impulses, and the psychological defenses against them, are converted into a variety of somatic symptoms. These may include such symptoms as paralysis, pain, or loss of sensory function.
coping mechanisms Ways of adjusting to environmental stress without altering one's goals or purposes; includes both conscious and unconscious mechanisms.
defense mechanism Automatic psychological process that protects the individual against anxiety and from awareness of internal or external stressors or dangers. Defense mechanisms mediate the individual's reaction to emotional conflicts and to external stressors. Some defense mechanisms (e.g., projection, splitting, and acting out) are almost invariably maladaptive. Others, such as suppression and denial, may be either maladaptive or adaptive, depending on their severity, their inflexibility, and the context in which they occur.
coping mechanisms Ways of adjusting to environmental stress without altering one's goals or purposes; includes both conscious and unconscious mechanisms.
defense mechanism Automatic psychological process that protects the individual against anxiety and from awareness of internal or external stressors or dangers. Defense mechanisms mediate the individual's reaction to emotional conflicts and to external stressors. Some defense mechanisms (e.g., projection, splitting, and acting out) are almost invariably maladaptive. Others, such as suppression and denial, may be either maladaptive or adaptive, depending on their severity, their inflexibility, and the context in which they occur.
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