Some help please...

Hi, I've been wondering if I have Pure O or an anxiety disorder...

Recently I was worried about becoming crazy - losing my mind. It started after I read a paper for school about schizophrenia. It got to the point where I questioned my entire reality - was life just like "A Beautiful Mind", had I already gone insane?

In the past I've worried about my health (heart, brain, eyes etc), hurting others (family, friends), hurting myself, becoming a pedophile or being a pedophile (and I'm only 17!). All the while truly knowing this was not the case deep down.

I've also been feeling really depersonalized, like things are not real. I've been questioning existence and these thoughts like "it's so weird to be me" keep popping up. I'm scared I might have DID (is this a new personality trying to break in?). In addition to these feelings I keep worring about existence and reality - very existential questions. These I think perpetuate my depersonalization. I also get weird feelings as though I'm not connected to people like I used to be. It's like this all the time, it feels like all my life was a dream and I finally woke up, yet what I'm feeling now feels unreal.

I've always been kind of a worrier, any help is greatly appreciated.

in a way it sounds like an anxiety disorder that i giving you some symptoms of depersonalization once your level of anxiety reaches a certain point.

i would suggest getting a psychiatrist appt if you don't already have one, and be honest and thorough about all your symptoms. write it all down over a period of a couple days or a week before you go.