This video is incredible. Being an intermittent sufferer of anxiety with the same fears, this video has brought me back to reason time and time again. It’s so true that being “aware” is the difference. Thanks George.

We need to purge the trauma, in art helps.

I'm Victor from Spain, I'm 20 years old and since I was little I have anxiety, I used to give myself in class, in restaurants, in a cinema to give some examples... well the case, it's been 2 years since I've been in this hell, on May 9, 2022 I woke up having thoughts that in my life had had of the content of hurting me, I remember that the day before I went to sleep I read a story about a boy who took his life, logic tells me that could be a possible trigger, at first I got scared because I didn't want to do that I don't even want to and I didn't know what was happening to me, I had a lot of anxiety, my chest hurt, I was short of breath, I was terrible... in the middle of that hell I thought, well, this will be a bad day and tomorrow I'll be fine, because the days were going by and it was still the same, even from the fear I had I slept even with my mother imagine... a few days after this, being in my room I missed this thought that I remember perfectly. What if I kill my mother? If after the thoughts of hurting myself it was already wrong imagine after that went through my head... literal that I couldn't even see my mother was terrible, if before I had anxiety because after thinking that I had twice as much... investigating Google I found content about intrusive thoughts and such, at that moment reading about the subject I found a phrase that helped me at that moment (you are not your thoughts) and that I literally eliminated the physical symptoms I had despite the fact that those thoughts were still there. A few days after this I went to the psychiatrist to tell him just what I am telling in this message and he told me about impulsion phobias, I went home and a few days after this in the news of Antena 3 channel the typical ones that give at night well, they talked about a news of a boy with schizophrenia and well what happened to me is that I literally was in shock, I didn't sleep that night, literally when I heard that it was like, I have this. I started looking for symptoms throughout the summer and a few more months, in total 4/5 in a row day by day by Google, on KZbin videos of people with schizophrenia, videos about psychotic outbreaks, because from there I'm wrong no, the following. I literally began to be aware of the sounds and for example I was watching a video on KZbin of whatever it is and if I listened to something that could be outside of that video, I went back the video to see if I listened to it again, that was an example of what I did, I was aware of what I saw or if I saw things out of the ordinary, sometimes out of the corner of my eye like that I see it as a flash and I scratch that you freak out in case it's a hallucination, I also read about delusions and paranoias and to give an example, read that These people think that they want to kill them and that from there I have thoughts of that kind, although I know that they are a lie, I don't know if after everything I'm telling you're finding out what's happening to me or if maybe in your consultation you've had cases of this kind, because in Spanish I've barely found information as if I've found it in English and they relate it to OCD, but literally that sometimes I doubt that this could be OCD, this seems something serious I'm afraid it's psychosis or schizophrenia I'm shit I need help, it seems that I am delirious sometimes, although I repeat I know that certain thoughts are not logical... I think that reading symptoms has fucked my head because in my life I have had these thoughts and I think I am very suggested.

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God bless you .. Will follow you everywhere

It comes from childhood trauma in most cases

Hey man are u ok? U have not uploaded?

I just had an anxiety attack and fractured my finger because I went crazy and started punching the floor and hitting myself and screaming. I can’t wait to get over this. I’m trying really hard to not get affected by my triggers from my trauma but anxiety always ends up taking over my mind. I wish I could afford a therapist. 😭

I've been having anxiety ever since I was a little kid and I'm still having it but finally im learning about it and trying to get better .these last month its been hell to me

Bro that’s a great advice and so happy I am not alone can’t believe such thoughts exist

Not to mention the insomnia behind it all 🥲😭

It’s all about the money, George! $1,000 or $2,400 for your anxiety courses? Get lost!

I used to fear losing my mind, but I got over it. I'm now a full-time patient in a local psychiatric hospital. So, I no longer need to worry about this problem anymore. No Serial Killer.

I love your terminology “anxiety warriors”, it really inspires a lot of strength and gives me strength to get through this. If you fear going crazy, you will never go crazy. To everyone struggling with this, don’t lose faith, stay strong and we can all make it. Fear and anxiety are but tools that have their uses and sometimes they go out of control and get used in situations they’re not meant for; this is the core problem for those of us who struggle with anxiety. We can learn where to use these tools and where not to use them; it is only a matter of faith in yourself, effort and time. You are not alone and we all have the strength inside us to get through this so keep your head up kings and queens and rise above!

Great advice thank you ❤️

For me it started with anxiety and then once I read that people with schizophrenia have anxiety too, that’s when I started worrying like a mf . I started thinking I would develop schizophrenia from anxiety. But I now realize that ain’t how it works. No one in my family is schizophrenic also , but my mom and I think my dad too, do have anxiety. Especially social anxiety and self esteem issues. I’m just glad I finally am aware of what is causing my anxiety

How

I overworry about the stupidest things but sometimes I feel like ignoring something totally even thought it may be important.

I’m so anxious all the time I want to kill myself

This sounds so similar to DEPERSONALIZATION/DEREALIZATION

I seen floating dark spots for a few seconds most likely from an “ocular migraine” and it’s triggered my anxiety like crazy feel like I’m losing it

I am going through this right now, so frightened off the fear, Anxiety so high

thank you man , i actually have ocd and this thoughts comes to my mind after i had cancer and u know cancer and ocd are the perfect match for creating fear and intrusive obssessive thoughts, so ocd helped my mind to keep repeating this thoughts inside my mind and the way my mind convinced me is that i would lose my mind after i had many many many panic attacks ,anxiety attacks and traumatic events and my mind wouldnt bare with all of this plus a nurse told me when i was hospitalized that two people start to act and talk weirder and act anormal so all of these things that i mentioned nurished my anxiety (ocd) so much that whatever i did the thoughts are still there, im convinced and i know that im not crazy at all lol but my mind keep asking the what if questions so its always there , im not panicking anymore because i take medications, it just the constent worrying and fear got me tired. hope u read my comment and i would thank u for the job that u are doing for this community , all love and hope everyone to stay strong

Thank you! So true

Guys I overcome those things by prayer You pray every night before bed Rebuke those demonic spirits of anxiety.. Thoses things are coming from pit of hell but we give them names and accept them... Pray guys they will go away for good

Thanks for this video 😭❤️

Thank you

I cant take it anymore. Ive compleatly lost my perception of reality, of mh friends, family, work and school. I dont understand anything anymore and and ive lost the ability to properly explain simple things.

Loved your video brooo

Seriously it helps, I have a question as I understand from this video, if someone will go crazy so they don’t get awareness? And if I am getting this awareness so, it’s because of anxiety?

Thank you im in the worst situation right now

Been experiencing tjis right now so i kinda search it up like i feel im loosing my mind i really dont want that to happen so thanks to this vid it really helps

im just sometimes scared im bipolar as it goes on and off, ill be panicking then after sometime something randomly hits me that ill be fine

That was very helpful currently I'm going through this, I didn't know that I'm not alone in this Thank you so much :)

This was a great video dude. Thank you. Never knew other people thought like this too.

Great video George I always loved the Joker movie for much more than its chaos but it’s message about society and mental illness

Thank you so much

People used to call me crazy and since then I have had this fear... It's very overwhelming

The fact that im not alone makes me feel so relieved!🥰

You need to keep making videos

So you are saying that being aware of the fact that you are thinking you might be going crazy is a contradiction? I'm not sure I understand why that is a contradiction? Because only people who arent aware of this thought are crazy?

Thats not totally true. People can develop schizophrenia from 30 years onwards. Up to that point yes there would be some early signs but are sane. Anything earlier than that is considered early schizophrenia. Some people can go crazy or loose sanity later in life. I personally feel like I'm slowly loosing it. I have bad Anxiety and Autism. Every bad episode I have I feel like I have lost it more and more.

I am having.anxiety and it worries me alot I feeling like i loseing my mind what can I do please help me its years it goes away and I feel it will never come back it does come back and I always praying for god to help me one day I panic alot

I’ve had anxiety all my life and recently in my 30s it’s hit me like a freight train. Existential thoughts, weird thoughts about how I can talk myself in my mind, how my body works, fear of losing my mind, depersonalization and derealization, etc. What has been helping me is to understand these are all anxiety ridden, anxiety can literally feel like something else is the problem, it masks itself. Fear is so powerful and while this fear and anxiety are bubbling up your rational mind literally shuts off. Your rational brain turns off to make way for your survival brain. All of these thoughts are not rational and you have to remember what is happening to you physiologically and understand that you are not being rational with your thinking right now. These fears are all lies. Remember it takes your body 3-5 min to metabolize adrenaline caused by panic, unless you keep feeding it, you’ll be back to baseline. Remember that your thoughts are what trigger it. If you begin to question or have disturbing thoughts come up, recognize them, and pay them no mind, let them run through you, don’t entertain thoughts that don’t serve you. You’ll train your mind and you’ll get better at this the more you do it. You are in control. Tell yourself this. You are safe, you will get through it. Good luck!

a am in disagreement; a have noticed my thought patterns changing a now talk to myself in a very loud voice, my main vocalization is telling myself to leave me alone as in "leave me alone D...." this just comes out but only when a am alone and thinking about recent events, so if that aint crazy or the beginning of crazy what is

Just hearing someone say you can't lose your awareness is the best thing ever; thank you so much

I was going through alot especially at school then now in college, it caused me alot of anxiety felt helpless and overwhelmed by it!! Thank you so much!!!!

Dont see the point in Living my PTSD, Hypervigelence Anxiety Depression has hit me for 5 months now feel terrible, i jog 5 6 miles every 2 days 😱

Going through this. My physical symptoms of anxiety make me feel like I’m crazy and then I ruminate then causes more anxiety :(

I have OCD and my OCD changes from time to time. I had it under control for awhile. But now I fear of developing schizophrenia. It’s scary.