Is this anxiety/social anxiety

[sean36]

For the last couple of years i have been dealing with anxiety. I have a hard time being around groups of people, mainly because you can say im always in defense mode around people. I always think some people are judging me, i try to figure out a situation  so i can have a response to it and i also make up situations in my mind to try to see wat the outcome is. Since i was 17 i have also thought i had a terrible diease, (Stds,  a brain tumor,). Now i have thoughts that i have some form of schzophrenia and I spend hours trying to find out if i have it or not. I'm always on edge if i see a flash of light or anything out of the ordinary i think i have schzophrenia or some serious mental diease.
When i was doing bad in school i think my anxiety took a turn for the worse. Mainly, because i stop going places, was always depress, always had bizarre and harmful thoughts, basically couldn't control my thoughts. Those thoughts have ended since i have been doing good in school and basically getting my life together. But now i think i have schzophrenia or some other diease. Is this a part of endless cycle of anxiety/social anxiety, or is it really schzophrenia?

[MrGreen]

It's all in the head man. You can look back over your history of all of this and see the same old thing as end result. Nothing. Nothing bad has ever happened to you. As in you never had any of these illnesses you thought you had. Easier said than done. I am fully aware of that. You seem to have a touch of social phobia with a phobia around health too. Nothing that can't be fixed mate. Doctors and therapists are there for a good reason. To teach us coping skills. What to do if we feel bad in a certain situation. How to handle it all. But more importantly would be to get to the root cause of your problems. Where it all stems from. Wouldn't that be great? It would be a major step to getting your life back on track. These things just don't appear for no reason. There has to be something in the past. Something that made it all begin. That is also what a good therapist can help you deal with. Just a few suggestions mate. Take it from there and see how you get on. But stick with us. Let us know your plans too. That's what we are here for.

[sean36]

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