Anxiety
symptoms - Fear of going crazy
Fear of going crazy: You suddenly become afraid that you might
lose your mind or that you are not able to think. You may also
feel that you are not able to remember things as easily as you
once did. Sometimes you become afraid of having a nervous breakdown.
You also may have periods of 'crazy' thoughts that frighten you,
or that thoughts ‘just
pop up’ that are bothersome by their content.
These thoughts and fears may come and go, may be persistent,
or may appear frequently. The underlying component is fear of
the possibility of going crazy, or having a serious mental illness,
or of being committed to a mental institution.
Thought content can be bizarre, disturbing, unreal, irrational,
totally off-base, etc.
NOTE: There are direct
physiological and psychological reasons why anxiety symptoms
occur. The members area contains detailed information about
common anxiety symptoms including what they are, why they occur,
and what you can do to eliminate them. It includes the anxiety
symptom fear of going crazy. |
