Why am I so paranoid about brain damage?

Question

I'm really paranoid about brain damage, to the eztent I wont trust eating food from strangers... and if A drink is near chemicals i won't drink it... and if I shake my head or even move to fast I'll get it? Whats wrong with me? Please note I'm 16 and very small for my age, I'm thinking my intelligence is all I can hang onto to feel that my life is meaningful and I'm not usless. I don't even drink aspartame because I heard it kills brain cells. I am really smart, and I don't want to lose it... what can I do???

Answer 1

I believe you're so paranoid about it because you're taking things way too seriously.

For example, being afraid of moving your head fast, is derived from the fact that, if you were driving really fast and then crashed, you might get brain damage, or the aspartame thing, in order for you to get the toxic effects, you would have to take a lot of it in a short period of time, wich you would never normally do.

So, chill, be cool, enjoy your life, I mean, you're 16 kid, don't start to worry about that sort of thing just yet, wait untill you're, I don't know, 23 or something (jk)