Kiddd
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- 3y
Scared of developing other mental illnesses?
Anyone else scared of developing schizophrenia or DID? Hoping I’m not alone.
Liltabby123Liltabby123
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- 3y
Yesssss!!!! Ur not alone trust me!
magzmagz
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- 3y
Totally not alone! I've currently been obsessing over the idea that I'm actually autistic, even though I've never experienced anything that would necessarily be considered autistic. I also think something that makes me feel even worse is that I know people who are autistic and they're really good people which makes me feel bad and like I secretly think that there's something wrong with you if you're autistic, even though I know that I don't really care deep down and get along with some people with autism, I start to freak out that I secretly feel better than them, like "oh they can be autistic but not me cuz I'm better" even though that's really not how I feel at all. I also start to feel bad that I'm thinking about it as a mental illness when it's not really a mental illness either. (I've been afraid to be diagnosed or have other mental illnesses like BPD or physical ailments like sensory disorders or EDS because apparently those are overly common with people with autism)
KidddKiddd
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I get feeling guilty. I don’t think that my mental illness is better or worse than anyone else’s, but I’m so afraid of having something else. Watching and learning about the symptoms of DID and schizophrenia makes me insanely uncomfortable and scared, I feel a little freaked out. I don’t want to be stigmatizing these people at all so I feel guilty for being so afraid. Even though we don’t exhibit these symptoms of other illnesses, it’s hard not to obsess and ruminate. Sometimes I get so anxious, I start imagining symptoms or nitpicking my behavior
enoughocdenoughocd
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- 3y
Yeah that is all I ever obsess about … I keep thinking ghat I’m gonna end up in some mental institution where nurses and doctors are going to just give me medications to drug me out and put me to sleep and this has always been one of my biggest fears ! In fact I worry about it most of the day so yeah you’re not alone but don’t worry though because OCD won’t turn into anything else ( that’s what I’ve been told ) but I know it’s a bit hard to believe when what we’re constantly experiencing is so overwhelming and frightening!
KidddKiddd
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It’s definitely frightening. I’m not any medication because I have bad reactions, but I will ruminate and think maybe I need to be on an anti-psychotic? And things like that. Then once in a while, I’ll have a really good day and I think hmm, I’m so silly sometimes
SupertrampSupertramp
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- 3y
Absolutely not alone !!!!
magzmagz
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- 3y
Yes and it also makes me feel more embarrassed that I'm worrying about it and more afraid to talk to anyone about it, which makes me feel more alone :/ Hang in there
KidddKiddd
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That’s why I’m thankful for this community!
sien23sien23
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- 3y
Not alone!
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cait1299
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- OCD Conqueror
- Date posted
- 24w
Really struggling!
Hi guys! I had really bad harm ocd about 2 years ago and I went through therapy and eventually got really good at handling it when it would pop up. The other day, I was scrolling on TikTok and came across a girl talking about a guy who was presenting a lot of schizophrenic symptoms but no one paid attention and got him help, he was having a lot of delusions, hallucinating, thinking everyone was out to get him, thought he was Jesus and his dad was the president and ended up doing horrific things. The day after that, I was dealing with some work drama and had the thought of “what if all my coworkers are against me and trying to get me fired”. That really stressed me out, cause I don’t normally think about them like that and I went down a rabbit hole of thinking that was the beginning of me developing schizophrenia, ended up googling stuff all night, taking tests, crying and seeking reassurance. I had a thought the other day “your dad is the president”, this one didn’t stress me out as bad as I knew it was just the video I had seen and it was an intrusive thought about it, and I also didn’t believe it. Today I was with some friends and I got a prize at a place we went and it said “lonely” on it. I do have my moments of feeling lonely and this week has been specifically trying so I had a thought like “oh someone’s out to get me cause I got this”. I know this isn’t logical and it wouldn’t make sense to just randomly get it if someone was truly after me and it was just a stupid prize at a random place, anyone could’ve gotten it. Im just struggling a lot with schizophrenic OCD and thinking I’m in the pre stages of it. In my good moments, I don’t think I am at all and it was all just sparked from the video I watched but in my bad moments, these thoughts feel real!! They really stress me out and make me feel like I’m going to lose my mind causing me to lose my job/ end up in a psych hospital/ never live a normal life/ end up alone, never see me my loved ones/ hurt my loved ones. I just want to feel normal and not like I’m about to lose my mind and everything I care about. Please help!!! Anyone else going through something similar and can help me get through this!
Anonymous bu...
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- 23w
Worry
I worry I will have mental health issues the rest of my life. Not sure I could live a life like that, Not really sure why I'm posting this, I guess does anyone else have the same thought?
Yessi32
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- 17w
Schizophrenia
I am so afraid of developing schizophrenia or completely snapping im always checking to see if im hearing voices or if im seeing things im always making sure that I really heard what I heard from people and not in my head.
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