schizoaffective existential magical thinking OCD

Hey! I went through the Schitzofrina ocd. Are you visually seeing things or actually hearing things? All my stuff was honestly in my head. If you are actually seeing stuff that isn’t there I couldn’t help you bc I haven’t went through it. But i might have some helpful tips for you.

@Matthew007 I see and hear things that aren’t there but my belief is that they’re real

@halpmejeezus Also, I would think I’d see something out of the corner of my eye, then id look then nothing would be there. Idk if that’s something you experience or if that is what you’re referring too.

I would talk to a therapist. My experience was a little different, mine was all imaginary stuff. I wasn’t visually seeing things or hearing things. My mind would just play tricks on me.

I've actually been going through this same thing. It all started with a mountain of trauma and continues to baffle me. I also believed in thought broadcasting, which is terrifying, but I've debunked it. What I've learned is to reality check everything. If you need to know if a voice is real, use your phone to record video and compare. People don't have all day to talk just about you, so start to think that anything you hear about you is within your own mind. Once you've realized it's all thoughts, then you have the ability to quash them. Imagine your minds eye as a browser page. Keep hitting ctrl+w until you land on a page/thought you find acceptable. Asking other people general questions about what they see and hear is super important. Just be careful how you broach the topic so they don't create trouble for you. You're extremely strong to endure this. Stay strong! The good news is, once you get treatment, you'll be able to dispense with OCD as if it wad nothing compared to the hallucinations.

@MSR72 What is thought broad casting

@halpmejeezus Thinking that other people can hear your thoughts.