Anyone else do this, I’m really freaking out

I just need help, I’ve been worrying about having schizophrenia for a few months now after I decided to google something and then found out if you have OCD you’re higher risk for schizophrenia now since then I’ve been worrying about schizophrenia, EVERY DAY. Worrying I have it because the article I read said you’re 30 fold higher risk if you’re OCD to develop schizophrenia. Now I’m convinced fully I have it after the other day, I heard a voice in my head that sounded like a scary version of darth Vader and it said one word that was gibberish and it freaked me out I don’t remember doing that before I wish I remembered if I did or not, but since that happened it freaked me out more and now I keep hearing random voices and sentences, and makes me freak out more and I just want to be normal, I read an article saying anxiety can cause you to hear voices in your head too so I was hoping it was that, but since the voice was a man and sounded like a scary darth Vader I’m scared it truly was schizophrenia because of how the voice sounded, has anyone else ever done this? I just need some relief so I can go about my day and not sit around all day waiting and scared for another one to happen. And another was a British guy actually made a coherent sentence but didn’t go with what I was thinking it was random and scared me even more. The article I found said anxiety can cause you to hear voices inside your head so that means the voices can sound like anything right? Cause they tell you what voices sound like for schizophrenia but they don’t for anxiety and I’m freaking out that by the way the voices sounded that it’s not anxiety that caused them and I’m just so scared and need relief and to know I’m not the only one. And these were while I was awake NOT going to sleep so terrified me more. And I don’t watch the movies anymore it’s darth Vader just that’s the closest thing I could describe the voice something close to please someone tell me I’m not the only one

Schroder

User type: OCD Conqueror

Date posted: 2y

That's why it's the doubting disorder, ocd will have you question everything and anything including your own sanity, your not alone that I can promise you and is it possible you will develop schizophrenia, maybe, maybe not, that's the hardest part of ocd it tries to force us in to 100% certainty when truthfully there are not many things in life we have 100% control over there will always be that degree of uncertainty. You will get through it and I highly suggest working with a nocd therapist and Erp, hugs tight you'll get through it

Brave

User type: OCD Conqueror

Date posted: 2y

Googling is a compulsion, I would suggest staying off Google

Dee C

Date posted: 2y

Just a suggestion, have you been diagnosed by a professional? If not do so. I have the same theme pop up from time to time but the pdocs have told me otherwise. Hope this encourages you to seek professional opinion.

Tonyy

Date posted: 2y

@Dee C I know this is an old post but how does one get diagnosed? What are the first steps and who do I need to see???

Dee C

Date posted: 2y

@Tonyy I’d start with your primary care doctor. They may be able to refer you to a specialist, psychiatrist or psychologist. If not you can try the care team at NOCD. I believe it’s a 15 minute phone call available through this app. Hope this helps you.

Tonyy

Date posted: 2y

@Dee C It definitely does. Thank you so much!

Anonymous

Date posted: 20w

Is schizo ocd a thing?

I have been having these fears about developing schizophrenia, it reached a point where i am starting to almost hear things or the smallest sounds and my mind tells me you're schizophrenic, and i feel this weird sensations in my ear as if someone is whispering yet i can barely hear them, the thing is i am not diagnosed yet because i never work with an OCD therapist but i study psychology so i just used what i learnt to give a meaning to my suffering, many themes of this fear have been happening before and this schizophrenia fear is the last one. I want to know what advice you can give me or ways to make my brain calm down a little bit, i also don't have and can't afford a therapist that's why i am here in the first place I also want to know more informations or experiences with this theme if anyone habe experienced it and what helped you with it I remember feeling better for a while but than i collapsed back, but i am hoping to get better soon too or anytime in the future, I don't want reassurance so make sure you be as real as you can, and thanks 🙏🏻

kenzieisfound

Date posted: 19w

fear of losing control??

I’ve never been diagnosed with OCD, but I relate so much to what people here are going through. I used to think it was just anxiety, and I felt like I could handle that. But lately I’ve been spiraling—constantly afraid that what I’m feeling is something worse, like psychosis or losing control of my mind. I feel so detached and scared, and I just want peace again. I have anxiety doing the smallest things, like the thought of waking up everyday and even eating give me straight up panic. I am afraid all the time, it’s paralyzing. And a lot of people say someone with psychosis wouldn’t worry that they’re in it, but then I convince myself I’ve been in it this whole time, and haven’t known, and that maybe I’ve been doing weird stuff. Idk. I also get really scared of labels. Even the idea of OCD makes me feel like I’ll never get better or like I’ll be stuck like this forever. I just want to be okay. If anyone has felt this way—confused, overwhelmed, or scared of what’s happening in their mind—I’d really appreciate any support or encouragement.

cait1299

User type: OCD Conqueror

Date posted: 16w

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!

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