- Username
- anonymousN
- Date posted
- 5y ago
Try your best not to fight them. Respond to every one with “Maybe. Maybe I do have schizophrenia. I can’t be sure one way or another.”
Hey! Trust me, you’re going to be okay. Anxiety can’t kill you. But I get how you’re feeling. A lot of us have been there, too. What’s going on?
A lot schizophrenia fears been on my mind . I don’t want this to turn into a theme I’m trying to disregard but it’s getting to me now . My mind keeps telling me like imagine the way your brain can turn on you . Like your mind is not your friend . I’m trying to stay positive here but when I think about the future it’s telling me that I won’t make it . That I am going to completely lose myself I’m scared
Oh dude, I used to have this fear too and I’m sorry you’re going through it right now. The best advice I can offer is to tell yourself, whether you have schizophrenia or not, you’ll be okay. It’s treatable, and a lot of people are able to live a normal life with it. Other than that, don’t give in to any compulsions—especially reassurance seeking! To stop yourself from panicking, try square breathing. Inhale for 4 seconds, hold for 4 seconds, and exhale for 4 seconds. Repeat until your breathing calms. You’ve got this! You’re a tough ass bitch and you’re gonna show OCD who’s boss! Praying for you ?
I’m trying really hard to . I trying so hard to not let this get to me . I hate this
Are you fighting the thoughts right now?
You’ve got this!
I’m trying to not let it scare me . I’m also very sleep deprived because I only got like 4 hours of sleep the other night . So I feel like that is making me very anxious as well
Well try your best to get some sleep tonight but don’t pressure yourself! I hope you feel better :)
Thank you so much
I have also had these fears
Yeah a little
It’s not a theme but I feel it inching its way in
It'll get better only if you put work into it! Keep pushing forward! ❤️
Of course! Any time!
How did you cope with it ?
I just need help. I’m in a spiral right now! I feel like I offended God with an intrusive thought. I’m scared. I know it’s not rational. My brain is making me think it’s me, but I don’t want to think that way. I’m scared.
So for the past month I have been dealing with the theme of going into a psychosis/or becoming schizophrenic. Having thoughts like is this really my reality? I am really here? I’m I just hallucinating what I want to see and did something horrible? Very scary thoughts. I’ve also been dealing with harm intrusive towards myself and towards my family. Recently this week I’ve developed a new theme of fearing not being able to sleep and going crazy from not being able to sleep. I lay there at night waiting to fall asleep and no matter how tired I was all day sleep doesn’t come. And then when I actually get some hours of sleep I question if I really slept and didn’t just hallucinate sleep. Which is very ridiculous I know. I’m just really scared and feel so helpless right now. I haven’t been diagnosed for OCD but I’m positive it’s what I have. I’m just so tired and feel like crying all the time. Sleep was the one thing I had to escape from all this crap and now that has gotten taken away from me as well. I just want my life back. Yesterday my family came over and for once I was able to forget about the thoughts for the time they were here and it felt so nice. I’m trying so hard to be okay for my family but I’m not. Im drowning on the inside and I just want to breathe. I can’t afford therapy right now and I have been prescribed sertraline 25mg for my anxiety but I’m to scared to take it. If anyone can relate or give me advice it would be greatly appreciated. I know reassurance is not what I should be getting but I’m just so scared.
So recently I made a post about having the theme of fear of psychosis and schizophrenia which has led to the fear of not getting sleep and being scared I’ll go crazy and start hallucinating from the lack of sleep. Last night I was able to sleep some hours after not being able to properly sleep for 4 nights (like I actually dreamt) but of course when I woke up I got the the thought “what if you didn’t sleep and you think you did” “what if you’re just hallucinating it” it made me instantly sick to my stomach! Of course I know I slept but these thoughts just get crazier everyday making me feel like I’m actually crazy. I just want to cry. It’s a constant battle everyday and I’m just so tired. I’ve never had these thoughts before. If anyone has gone through this please tell me what helped you. I miss getting home and looking forward to sleeping not being scared I won’t. And I miss just living my life and not having thoughts questioning if it’s my reality or not. Please I could really use some advice.
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