Ever since summer I've been obsessing over this "feeling". I haven't found anyone who struggles with this and its hard to describe but it scares the living daylights out of me. This started after my health anxiety got better. I would think this was normal and that would be a start at least, if I could find a single person who could relate, but I've yet to find that. I have obsessive thinking bouts, that can last for months. Sometimes they can be about me convincing myself I have some kind of disease or it could be something philosophical. About 2 years ago I went crazy over solipsism. This is similar but worse. Its basically has to do with my perception, its very hard to describe. I seem to associate thoughts and situations with places in my mind. When I'm sad or feel doom my perspective changes. Things actually look different and my life has an overall different "theme" or feeling. I found now that I can make myself feel like its Monday when its actually Friday. Or I can think of something like a location and it really bothers me cause I relate it with something happening in the future. Its so strange and I don't know why it bothers me so bad but it prevents me from being happy. Youd probably think its nothing to worry about and it doesn't sound serious but ive dealt with this for months. If I were gonna get over it I think I would by now. Can anyone relate at all?
hello, prolonged anxiety is what generally causes depression. with depression, you arent able to think or respond positively to things around you, and you can lose interest in doing anything. your outlook on life becomes negative, and you perceive things differently. also with depression you can think too much, and sort of daydream, where you visualize and play out situations in your mind. if it is depression you have, it sounds mild at this point. i would recommended speaking to your doctor about it it. symptoms of depression can include day dreaming, an ongoing sense of gloom, that you cant shake off, loss in interest in doing things you previously enjoyed, interpreting people and situations negatively, loss of appetite, loss of self discipline, motivation and concentration. hope this helps. if its depression, its mild at this point, and a low dose anti depressant is very likely to cure it. generally, if you have a continual feeling of being unhappy for more than a month, its likely to be deprression. hope this helps.
obsessive thinking is also another sign.