Am I mentally ill?

Ask your physician about help with anxiety, being sure to mention your lack of sleep.

And understand we are not physicians or therapists here.

This may not be so serious as you think, my layman's opinion is you need some rest and help to quiet your anxieties. Things can and will get better.

Thank you, I'm just fed up of putting a downer on everything and I wouldn't feel comfortable going to a doctor as I don't want them to laugh in my face or think I'm weird. Thank you for your reply

No doctor will laugh in your face. Your physical health may be more threatened here by your lack of sleep, and the anxiety may even be a a function of fatigue.Very important: see your physician. Make an appointment today.

A doctor won't laugh at you. It's their job to treat you.

Question: have you ever considered writing, just for fun? You've got pretty vivid visions, so why not turn them into art, even if no one else reads your stories?

It's more me thinking they won't believe me or they think I'm attention seeking, my mum kept telling me to talk to the doctors, I told one of my friends over the phone and she took the Mick out of me ever since then I haven't told anyone how I feel

There are doctors who will love you! Just make sure they help and not just draw your insurance money. Look for referrals. Make sure you get at least one good advice on a second meeting. I had one years ago who was telling me about his childhood. It took me 3 visits before I said enough.

What are you daydreaming about?

It's mostly the same thing over and over again of a scene that is never ever going to happen, when I realise I'm Doing it I start controlling it like what happens and what I wear etc, I can lay there for hours doing it and its so annoying because I don't know how to get these scenes out of my head which causes me to not sleep then wake up with a headache every morning, I'm 17 almost 18 I should be enjoying my life, every exam I sat for GCSEs I went into a daydream every class I went to I went into a daydream it's literally ruining my life

Very important, if doctors will put you on pills - do researches, second opinions and all.
My daughter is 20 and she thinks she has ADD, however she passed 5 anathomy exams. I know young girls tend to be drama queens sometimes BUT you must help doctors help you. Do not wait any longer. best of luck this year

I don't think that you really need pills. But do go and get some professional help, at e.g. your local/regional NHS's Early Intervention in Psychosis (EIP) team. Look at the NHS website, you can contact them by phone.

Cheer up, the world will kiss your feet

Tho mental deviations Love have a variety of causes, in my own case I've noted very strongly the effect of diet and the side effects of various meds--so some experimentation in these areas might be considered

As a result of my very lonely viewpoints on certain subjects I have long wondered if I might be slightly insane, a feeling that has intensified since responses to several of my postings regarding the speed of light, time-at-a-distance, etc, eg:

http://able2know.org/topic/263375-1

Love,

You are not happy, so that's a real good reason to get some help ASAP.

You need a complete physical. Get a female Dr. at a women's clinic.

Then ask for a referral to a female therapist who specializes in social anxiety.

Good luck and make 2015 a better year.

Thank you so much for everything, I am so greatful for your advice, I hope you have a lovely 2015

Thank you so much, I really hope I don't need pills as I'm scared of swallowing tablets aswell. I hope you have a lovely 2015

Thank you, I have been like this for two years now and it's really getting in the way now, as a beauty therapist I need to concentrate and not have (what it feels like) mini heart attacks every time a client walks through the door, thank you for your reply I hope you have a lovely 2015

Find at least one person to hang with. Not necessarily of your age or an adult, it can be a child as well. Somebody with whom you will feel enough comfort to talk more frequently. This might be a good starting point to socialize again with others in the future. Avoid to be alone.

Try something you have not done before, like learning to play a musical instrument, or practicing a sport where at least two persons will participate, can even be playing cards, a video game, anything to be in contact with another person and keep your concentration busy.

Try yourself a new make up, a different color of hair, a new dress, make a new "you" in front of the mirror. Don't think too much about it, just select and do it. Be positive.

Something has caused the increasing of daydreaming on you. It would be a good help if you can find what caused it. If not a trauma or a physical condition -have your health status check by a doctor, and don't mention at all about your daydreaming- then, don't worry about it, just start your life all over again. Otherwise, focus in the mental trauma or the physical condition to be put under treatment.

Be aware that you might need to start your life lots of times after you fall in daydreaming from time to time, but the only person who can help you it's you yourself.

You came here asking for advice, and this is a good signal that you want to change, that you want to start again your life without "much" daydreaming.

Everybody have daydreaming, so it is not bad as you think it is, the point is to control it in order to make you live your life facing reality in a more frequent rate.

Thank you so much for your reply, I spend a lot of time in my bedroom if not then I'm in sixth form which is 3 days a week, I don't like socialising with the clients and I'm also so anxious around them, when I'm giving massages for example I wander off into a daydream then I loose track of time, it's so annoying and ruining my life, so many hours wasted on what I want to happen that never will, I spend a lot of time with my nieces and nephew which is still in my house, I just hate leaving my house I'm so weird