âObstructive sleep apnea is a destructive disease that can ruin your health and increase your risk of death,â said American Academy of Sleep Medicine President Dr. Timothy Morgenthaler, a national spokesperson for the Healthy Sleep Project.
The phenomenon called racing thoughts is distinct from hearing voices, which is found in psychosis and is a symptom of schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, severe mania or other psychotic disorders. Racing thoughts can be a symptom of mania or hypomania in bipolar disorder.
Updated March 10, 2016. Racing thoughts are not just thinking fast.. They are thoughts that just won't be quiet. They can be in the background of other thoughts or take over a person's consciousness, and they can gallop out-of-control around and around in the sufferer's head.