Posted by portage on July 12, 2005, at 23:54:57
In reply to Blocked thoughts, posted by FredPotter on July 11, 2005, at 0:05:56
> I'm 58 and I've always had these blocked thoughts on and off. At present it's bad enough for me to stop in the middle of a conversation and lose what I was talking about. A bit like the effects of weed. The right hand side of my head feels stuffed with cotton wool and the disappearance of thoughts can be felt there. I'm coming off Xanax slowly so perhaps that's making it worse. I used to be afraid it was an early symptom of schizophrenia, but that never happened I'm glad to say. I'm too old now probably. Also I nearly killed myself with booze twice. Now I haven't drunk for over 2 years. Any ideas folks? many thanks
> Fredever since i was young i've had bouts of "stupidity"...in which i was just dumbfounded, briefly, and i never knew why. i've decided that it must be tied into my recently-diagnosed anxiety disorder- the dissociation aspect of it, when i sort of lose my tight grip on some or all of my mental faculties for no apparent reason. no reason i can think of but some form of anxiety.
but, then, it could be something else too.
do you have any other symptoms of an anxiety disorder?
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