Will I lose my mind?, I feel my mind racing. Help please!?
I feel that my mind is racing most of the time, there are so many things in my mind that I feel like I am going to lose it. I have problems sleeping and I have been overeating. I am going to write a short list. I need help, please. -I am incredibly worried about my future. I will graduate in September 2010 and I've had so many plans my entire like and I feel like I won't be able to fulfill them. My dream has been to always do my master's abroad as soon as I graduate. I was sure it was going to be a piece of cake to find a scholarship and it is very complicated and there is no way I fill be able to afford it. -In order to achieve the previous point I have devoted myself to be a great student, my GPA is 4.3/5.0, but I don't have much of a life besides studying. Most of the time I am wondering if I am not wasting my youth, I am 21. -I will attend the University of Oklahoma as an exchange student next semester and I am not 100% sure that I made the right. I am afraid all of it will end up being a nightmare and a mistake. My parents will do a huge effort to send me there and I don't want to be wrong. -The Killers are FINALLY coming to my hometown, Bogota, Colombia on November 15th, but I won't be here. I need help please, I feel like I am going to have a nervous breakdown. I feel like I don't have anyone I can talk to because no one has been taking me seriously lately. Thanks1
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OK the answer is you are making yourself crazy with this problem. You need to let it go for your own sake and seek medical help as soon as possible.
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Well it sounds like you are having exactly the same sorts of problems I was having a couple of years ago. Basically racing thoughts, anxiety, repetitive thoughts, overeating, difficulties getting to sleep on time. A Chinese traditional medical doctor was able to help me out. I had to do an eye rotation exercise, ensure that I was getting to bed on time (so I could get to sleep by 11pm at latest), and taking an herbal medicine called Gui Pi Wan. His simple explanation to me was that thinking in a driven manner taxes the body just like excessive anger. In this case, when the system that regulates stress from thinking too much gets over taxed you start suffering from excessive anxiety and over eating. Another supporting piece of evidence was that my tongue had some ridges/scalloping around its edge from being slightly swollen. The eye exercise was rotate the eyes 20 times clockwise, then 20 times counter clockwise. Keep the head stationary. Afterwards straighten your neck and tuck your chin in and look straight ahead. The Chinese herbal medicine I took was called Gui Pi Wan. Its fairly cheap, the brand does not seem to matter, and you can buy it online. I was supposed to take around 12 of the small pills in the morning (at least a half hour before eating) and 12 in the evening (before going to sleep) with warm water. You can also massage the inside of your shins from the ankle to the knees. This helps with the condition over time. In my case the massage was pretty uncomfortable at the start. I was supposed to be disciplined and be asleep by 11 pm at latest. I was supposed to avoid sleep during the day if possible (15 min naps were Ok). Also, don't eat sweet fatty foods or sugary foods in general. I tended to crave them when I had the condition, and it actually exacerbates it. Even diet colas were bad since its the sweetness that exacerbates the condition. It would probably be best if you actually got diagnosed by a TCM practitioner before taking he herbs. In Chinese medical terms I was treated for "Spleen dampness caused by over thinking". Another alternative (not as effective) is to eat Lychee fruit when you want anything sweet. It is one of the main ingredients in Gui Pi Wan and even though its sweet, it helps with the condition (I don't know why). I started feeling better after around a week and was pretty much ok after a month. If you would rather work with western medicine you could go to your student health center and they might be able to get you a sleep aid or anti-anxiety medication.
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