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[taj0112]

Random title, apologies. Does anyone find that sometimes they get very impatient, like they need to get out of their own skin and be somewhere else? Not sure if that is very well described but an example is when I'm on a train, I don't want to wait the stops, I want to get off and be there NOW, and I feel quite uncomfortable having to sit there and wait. Or a dull lecture. Usually I'll just switch off and be a bit annoyed its rubbish, but recently it's been a distinctly uncomfortable feeling of I can't sit here...

Also, I have found myself counting when I didn't even realise. So I'm walking home and I realise I'm going, 37, 38, 39....as I take steps??!

Not sure if this will get me anywhere but thought I'd share :-) x

Edited by taj0112, 30 March 2012 - 09:00 AM.

[jimbow15]

Hi taj0112.

Yes I can appreciate how you might feel as it will depend on how you are feeling at the time. If you had a 'chemical shift' in your brain it could make you feel real impatient as your mood would change.

So do have a word with your Doctor about your medication just in case it needs updating. It sound like a degree of irritation , but only you know exactly what it feels like.

Best Wishes

Jim Bow

[Sheepwoman]

I do the counting bit. Apparantly for no reason and usually when I'm doing something. My tdoc said it's a form of OCD. It keeps happening and I just go with it as it's too difficult for me to change those thoughts. They're harmleszs and very distracting. In a sense, doing the numbers takes my mind off depressing things, so for me, it does have a positive effect.

There are times when I get impatient while traveling either i n my car or on the bus. I can't wait to get where I'm going, yet I know if I stop or get off too soon, it will onlky add to the time in getting to my destination. I always read when I'm on the bus to divery my attentionm and to lessen the impatience. Of course, reading can't be done while driving and I have to watch the speed and not go over the limit.
Sheepwoman

[taj0112]

Thankyou to you both - nice to hear from people who understand :-)

[West6]

... like they need to get out of their own skin and be somewhere else?

That happens to me too - during meetings, or wherever really - there doesn't seem to be a pattern to it. If conditions permit, I can distract myself until it passes, yet the conditions are not always good for that. I just take it one minute at a time at that point and am glad I made it to the next minute and repeat until I can finally get out of wherever I am.

.Also, I have found myself counting when I didn't even realise...

Yeah, I mostly count things I pass - like parked cars, or parking spaces, lamp posts, things like that. I don't know why but it makes me feel better for some reason. I also find myself rocking back and forth at times too - but only when I'm alone - but when I am doing it there's nothing quite like it. I feel so much better when I can move like that - free of worrying thoughts - clarity of mind.

Just take things as they come along and don't worry about them too much before they happen, but talk with your doctor about this in case it's an important signal to your doctor to change something about your treatment.