What is the name of the condition where one worries excessivly all day about trivial issues?

Yes, I have it!


Don't know how to approach the doc with this condition?


Serious answers please.

What is the name of the condition where one worries excessivly all day about trivial issues?
This could be an anxiety state, and to the sufferer it does not feel very nice at all....if not treated it can turn into depression....when you visit the doctor...just tell it to him as it is,what i mean is exactly how you are feeling,it could be helpful,if you could suggest to him that you would like to see a counsellor so that you can talk about the trivial things that you say you worry about....as these could be thoughts that are lurking about from your past, often nowadays there are counsellors who work in doctors surgeries....you are saying in your question that the things you worry about are trivial....but they are obviously big enough for you to worry about...it may be useful for you to remember, what is trivial to one person can be huge to another. This feeling may be stopping you living a fullfilled life, and you could do something about it. My heart goes out to you. It may not be useful to talk to friends about your worries because each friend will give you different advice, and you will feel worse than ever, this is why i suggest you speak to a counsellor because you have all the answers with yourself and a counsellor will help you to realise what the answers are.
Reply:I could be a multitude of anxiety disorders. If you worry about little things all day, like you have to count the number of times you do something, or things must be organized in a certain way or it gives you anxiety. Trivial things like did you turn off the stove, or you cant step on a crack or you'll brake you mothers back. If you find yourself doing little rituals that takes away from your daily life then you have OCD (Obsessive Compulsive Disorder). If you just find yourself worring about other things like a job, relationships, and other basic things but do not have any rituals or actions that you make then you probably have Generalized Anxiety Disorder.
Reply:Your probally suffering with anxiety.Go to your doc and tell him what you've posted here. Hes the best one to help you
Reply:neurosis. I picture woody allen as a typical case. Yes you can approach your doctor and please do if it's getting in the way of leading a happier life, he might be able to refer you to someone who deals only with these issues. Good luck.
Reply:I was going to say the name of the disorder your'e on about is 'Mother' but then I read you wanted serious answers.





Reading everyones answers and diagnosis is just going to make you worry even more.... could be tons of (non-worrying) type things from. Feeling a bit low or lonely to not having enough diversions going on in your life.





Are you a lady of menopausal age, this hormonal changes can bring about palpitations that you may consider to be little panic attacks..... Tons of reasons...





My advice, go and see your doctor, your not being daft, just tell him how you feel... Good luck
Reply:Sounds more like anxiety to me rather than OCD





Go see your doctor
Reply:I am not sure that it does have a name.


I suffered from a huge period of panic over everything following a car crash. I did see my doc and very luckily he referred me straight away to our local psyciatric nurse. After a series of sessions relating to my panic attacks I am much better although still a worry wart at heart.





The doc did try to perscribe beta blockers which I came off very quickly as they just made me panic in a woozy sort of world.





Natural remidies containing Valerium were really good as were some other herbal remidies such as kalms.





As part of my treatment I read "Living with Fear" which was a real eyeopener and the start of a (almost ) full recovery.
Reply:sounds to me like OCD obsessive compulsive disorder tell your doctor just exactly what happens they will give u a med but i would make sure to read all about the medicine before i took it gl
Reply:Seriously. Just tell the doc. I'm sure he's heard it all before.
Reply:Whatever it is, please go to your doctor to discuss this. If your doctor isn`t the sort you feel you can talk to, change your doctor. This must make you feel terrible so, please seek help soon-this is what the doctor is there for and please,pleaase don`t feel embarrassed, they see hundreds of patients each week.





Good Luck!
Reply:sorri dnt no wat it is called but i no wat u mean fink i have it 2!
Reply:You may have an Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. Don't be afraid to ask your doctor. That's what you pay him for.
Reply:Yes, obsessive compulsive disorder. Don't worry about the doctor...just tell him/her straight what you have...and I will guarantee that he will have heard a lot worse than what you have to tell!!!


Very best of luck for the future.


Robin
Reply:munchausen syndrome I think is what you're talking about.





It's an over-exaderation of conditions. For example, if you have a simple cold, to you, it seems like you're dying from a far worse condition.
Reply:Well to me it doesn't sound like obsessive compulsive disorder at all, but more like generalised anxiety disorder. When you say you worry excessively all day about trivial issues, you mean you worry about basically everything, right? And people tell you you're getting stressed over nothing?





Or do you mean you're obsessed with doubts over whether you've turned off the gas cooker before you left the house, or whether you've locked the car properly? In which case, it would be more like OCD, but if you're just generally a "worrier" and you get worried over everything, then it's more like generalised anxiety disorder.





I'd recommend going to the doctor and just being honest. Tell him that you are always anxious over little things, that you feel unable to control your anxiety levels and you think they are getting a little out of control. Any decent doctor will recognise these symptoms as those of an anxiety disorder. They may offer you medication or counselling or both.
Reply:Neurosis.Many causes
Reply:Life. We all suffer from it.
Reply:you may have ocd i would speak to your Dr before it gets worse
Reply:Sounds Like OCD, Maybe a SSRI Will Help (I am Thinking of The Drug Luvox).
Reply:Yahoomania
Reply:Depression
Reply:Sounds like OCD, for real...one prime symptom...and there is medicine that will help you...and good to go to the doctors..Luvox is a great helper to replace seratonin in the brain that usually causes it.. lack of serotonin that is.
Reply:It could be anxiety. The most common medication for this is Paxil and Xanax.
Reply:Obsessive Compulsive Disorder





1. Either obsessions or compulsions:





Obsessions as defined by (1), (2), (3), and (4):


1. recurrent and persistent thoughts, impulses, or images that are experienced, at some time during the disturbance, as intrusive and inappropriate and that cause marked anxiety or distress


2. the thoughts, impulses, or images are not simply excessive worries about real-life problems


3. the person attempts to ignore or suppress such thoughts, impulses, or images, or to neutralize them with some other thought or action


4. the person recognizes that the obsessional thoughts, impulses, or images are a product of his or her own mind (not imposed from without as in thought insertion)





Compulsions as defined by (1) and (2):


1. repetitive behaviors (e.g., hand washing, ordering, checking) or mental acts (e.g., praying, counting, repeating words silently) that the person feels driven to perform in response to an obsession, or according to rules that must be applied rigidly


2. the behaviors or mental acts are aimed at preventing or reducing distress or preventing some dreaded event or situation; however, these behaviors or mental acts either are not connected in a realistic way with what they are designed to neutralize or prevent or are clearly excessive


2. At some point during the course of the disorder, the person has recognized that the obsessions or compulsions are excessive or unreasonable. Note: This does not apply to children.


3. The obsessions or compulsions cause marked distress, are time consuming (take more than 1 hour a day), or significantly interfere with the person's normal routine, occupational (or academic) functioning, or usual social activities or relationships.


4. If another Axis I disorder is present, the content of the obsessions or compulsions is not restricted to it (e.g., preoccupation with food in the presence of an Eating Disorder; hair pulling in the presence of Trichotillomania; concern with appearance in the presence of Body Dysmorphic Disorder; preoccupation with drugs in the presence of a Substance Use Disorder; preoccupation with having a serious illness in the presence of Hypochondriasis; preoccupation with sexual urges or fantasies in the presence of a Paraphilia; or guilty ruminations in the presence of Major Depressive Disorder).


5. The disturbance is not due to the direct physiological effects of a substance (e.g., a drug of abuse, a medication) or a general medical condition.