Ok, well I'm 15 years old, and clearly
suffer from panic disorder. I'm on
medication, and It's working pretty well,
with occasional attacks. Recently, I've
been afraid, or somewhat completely afraid
of anything pertaining to brain damage. If
I touch a ethernet coord, I have to
compulsively wash my hands in fear of lead
abosrbing into my bloodsteam and causing
brain daamage. Then after I wash my hand,
I'm afraid the lead doornob well get me if
the coord doesnt. I dont play any sports,
and am afraid of swmiimming because of
brain damage (not breathing). If I get
tapped on the head I have to run mental
calculations through my head to confirm
nothing has been done, and then i still
question that!
And just today, my friend and I were
playing a board game, and I did something
kind of stupid, and hegrabbed my neck and
throttled my head back and fourth (not bad
at all, didnt even have a headache, kind
of in a playish manner this happened, no
pain)
Im constantly researching effects of
whiplash to see what brain damage has been
dealt today.
Heres what i think it might be from: I am
a rather small child, 15 years old, and
approx 5 foot (male). I think I have a
desire to been an intellectual type to
compensate for what my size fails at. I
feel as thoughI can contribute to the
world in this way, intellectually
speaking, that is. Dont get me wrong, I'm
very intelligent, but this paranoia is
rediculous (isnt it?)!
Someone tell me what this kind of paranoia
is called, is it unique to me? Are these
things actually causing brain
damage?!!?!?!?
Thanks to any responses in advance.
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antigone
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Posted: 04-26-08 20:48pm
You are showing classic signs of
obsessive/compulsive disorder. The
obsession being the thought of brain
damage and the compulsion being the need
to wash hands, mental checks for anything
that may have caused brain damage, etc...
This disorder is often associated with
other disorders such as panic attacks.
Talk to your parents about this and be
sure to mention it to your doctor. There
are medications and therapy that can help
with OCD (obsessive/compulsive disorder).
I hope this helps.
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