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from anxiety to nothing.

Sarkastik_Worlock
Community Member

Hi

 So I have always been an anxious person, often considering that I had anxiety but then would always dismiss it. My mind would be constantly racing stressing about nothing.

 like a lot young males I experimented with drugs after high school and moving out of home. I smoked a lot of weed and that was enjoyable but then it just made me depressed and have not smoked in over a year now. I also used ecstasy occasionally.

 Not long ago I had some ecstasy with a friend and had a great time. Then about two weeks after I was just sitting out the back of my house having a cigarette, when I noticed a pattern in the sky and I started to freak out as I have had some bad experiences with hallucinogens.

I tried to dismiss it as nothing but the more I freaked out about it, the worse the visions got. To the point of not being able to sleep because of the patterns in my head. This really scared me, I thought I was going insane. Now the hallucinations have stopped but ever since then I have not been the same. I used to be constantly thinking of something whilst at work. Whether it be a girl I liked, where I wanted to holliday next or what car I wanted to by next etc. Now I just feel empty. My racing thoughts have disappeared which is scaring me. Even as I am typing this it feels like I am doing a creative writing assignment for English. The only thing I can seem to think about without conscious effort is how terrified I am about what is going on. I actually miss my racing depressed thoughts.

Feeling depressed/anxious was better than feeling blank. Those are the feelings I used to associate with myself anyway.

Just wonder if anyone else has experienced what I have, as I feel that might help me.

 

Thanks

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CMF
Blue Voices Member
Blue Voices Member

Hi

this emptiness/blank feeling sounds to me like depression.  I have had both, sometimes at the same time  when I have depression, which Is more common for me now I feel empty, like I don't care, I have no motivation for anything. I feel sad and empty, nothing interests me.

hope this helps.

Narniakid
Blue Voices Member
Blue Voices Member

Hi Sarkastik Worlock, welcome to the forums and thank you for sharing with us.

Often anxiety and depression go hand in hand with each other, and you seem to be showing symptoms of depression, brought on by substance abuse. This blank feeling you're experiencing could be a defensive mechanism for the hallucinations you're having; you're afraid of them so in order to avoid them you've blocked off a significant part of your consciousness and thoughts. 

What I would strongly urge you to do is to take a trip to your local GP for a profession diagnosis and a referral to the appropriate specialist. I also suggest reading up on the resources avaliable here on the website. 

Wishing you well and keep us posted. Hang in there, you'll be okay.

Crystal