Is it normal to worry so much?

If I hear about something I don't like or am disturbed by (usually being something small and insignificant), I will worry about it for weeks and months on end, sometimes having episodes where I can barely function because I'm being eaten up by what I'm thinking about. Usually if I take a nap or try to relax it goes away for a bit just to come back when I'm showering or I'm just doing normal everyday activities. Most of my worry stems from trying to visualize something that happened in the past to someone I care about (which usually turns into me imagining the worst case scenario and making myself believe it), which leads me to act angry and lash out at the person I care about, mostly without reason and it causes mood swings from time to time. I develop delusional ideas about people due to this and I start to dislike them. Is all of this normal behavior?

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Based on 24 votes (12 yes)
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  • Ellenna

    It would be good if you got some help with this because that's a very unhappy way to live. Have you had counselling for it?

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    • foxtrotter

      I haven't and I've made no attempt to get counseling before because it never has been that bad. It's been happening more frequently lately though

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  • Fall_leaves

    No, I have an anxiety disorder, with similar symptoms to a lesser degree. Unwanted thoughts and worrying over things that have either already happened or I have no idea of knowing whether they will happen or not. When I'm like this I'm moody and usually closed off from others.

    You should get it checked out, it's really shitty going day to day worrying over the same thing and feeling like you're locked out of a normal life because you're trapped in your thoughts.

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    • foxtrotter

      I've been blaming it on hormones and didn't want to self diagnose anything, but talking to a professional would probably be the best option.

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  • laylaashton

    talk to your parents or a doctor about it. i know that seems annoying but this is about your mental health and its so important.

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  • Terence_the_viking

    Wow. I think you should be talking to mental health professionals about this. Don't take this thing lightly they will probably identify some underlying issue that you didn't think could possibly happen to you.

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