https://forums.beyondblue.org.au/t5/anxiety/hi-weird-thoughts-anxiety/m-p/94750#M12203 <P>Dear Avalon2,&nbsp; thankyou so much for writing on this forum and a kind welcome.</P> <P>I'm 58 but most of us can recall how we were at 13 I'm sure.&nbsp; At that age we had fantasies and our mind wanders into unrealistic thoughts.&nbsp; But how far does it go for other people is what you are asking.</P> <P>I'd like others to comment here to.&nbsp; I know I used to continually imagine one day I'll lose my right arm sometime in my life.&nbsp; Maybe my thoughts were linked to the fact that one of my uncles didnt have a right arm? So there is one example.</P> <P>I look back on my teenage years and they were so hard. Wild thoughts, body changes and social challenges. </P> <P>Have you asked your parent if you can see a doctor?&nbsp; A doctor is trained to listen to you and might refer you to a counsellor to chat and this will give you a person on a professional level that has been trained a lot in this area.</P> <P>good luck and dont be afraid of your thoughts. Many fantasy movies and books come from peoples wild imaginations.&nbsp; Our minds can play many tricks on us.</P> Sat, 24 May 2014 06:56:18 GMT white knight 2014-05-24T06:56:18Z https://forums.beyondblue.org.au/t5/anxiety/hi-weird-thoughts-anxiety/m-p/94749#M12202 <P>Ok, hi everyone I am new and nice to meet all of you, I am a 13 year old girl and I am still not sure whether I have anxiety or not but I thought I would come on here to chat and find people like me. Now onto the question, I have been having weird thoughts which have been causing me discomfort. The thought is: "what if I swapped bodies with someone?", when I am watching someone perform or someone do something in front of a big crowd I start wondering what would happen if I became them, I start thinking of a plan of what I would do if it happened (if I was suddenly on stage as that person) and I find myself looking away from the person in fear of me becoming them. My heart starts beating fast and I repeat my 'plan' over and over again. It really freaks me out. Does this happen to anyone?&nbsp;</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P>Thanks,</P> <P>Avalon <span class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":slightly_smiling_face:">🙂</span>&nbsp;</P> Sat, 24 May 2014 06:44:23 GMT https://forums.beyondblue.org.au/t5/anxiety/hi-weird-thoughts-anxiety/m-p/94749#M12202 avalon2 2014-05-24T06:44:23Z https://forums.beyondblue.org.au/t5/anxiety/hi-weird-thoughts-anxiety/m-p/94750#M12203 <P>Dear Avalon2,&nbsp; thankyou so much for writing on this forum and a kind welcome.</P> <P>I'm 58 but most of us can recall how we were at 13 I'm sure.&nbsp; At that age we had fantasies and our mind wanders into unrealistic thoughts.&nbsp; But how far does it go for other people is what you are asking.</P> <P>I'd like others to comment here to.&nbsp; I know I used to continually imagine one day I'll lose my right arm sometime in my life.&nbsp; Maybe my thoughts were linked to the fact that one of my uncles didnt have a right arm? So there is one example.</P> <P>I look back on my teenage years and they were so hard. Wild thoughts, body changes and social challenges. </P> <P>Have you asked your parent if you can see a doctor?&nbsp; A doctor is trained to listen to you and might refer you to a counsellor to chat and this will give you a person on a professional level that has been trained a lot in this area.</P> <P>good luck and dont be afraid of your thoughts. Many fantasy movies and books come from peoples wild imaginations.&nbsp; Our minds can play many tricks on us.</P> Sat, 24 May 2014 06:56:18 GMT https://forums.beyondblue.org.au/t5/anxiety/hi-weird-thoughts-anxiety/m-p/94750#M12203 white knight 2014-05-24T06:56:18Z