I feel so paranoid , i was just sitting in my room fine and all of sudden i hear sirens and it doesnt stop for 10 mins. And it turned to my thoughts an paranoia saying “they are looking for you”
Yup This is me as well.. You're not alone
I had to screenshot the message you left on your bio. It was what I needed to hear. And I've had this worry a few times in the past. It was really scary and intense. You know what helped me handle that fear? I would think: ok, if the police doesn't come in 15 days, then it's unlikely they're after me. But maybe it'll be 6 months, so after 6 months I'll put this worry to rest. It sounds like a compulsion and it might as well be one, but I'd wait 15 days and then the fear would subside slowly. And I was never worried about the police being after me for whatever I did 6 months ago, so I never actually tracked this much time lol but this helped me calm down over something I had no control over, such as the police coming after me or not.
What I was basically doing is sitting with the thought, but by putting a time limit for my worry, it helped me not to engage with it. I would think: there's nothing I can do but wait and see.
@Lavander Im glad my bio helped you out but please don’t screenshot because that just made me more paranoid. Screenshoting things without my permission gives like ptsd of mine from personal issues. I know you are just a fellow internet stranger and maybe wont delete it but all j can say is please.
@Sumerillast Dw. Didn't mean to trigger you further, no bad intentions from my part. I'll delete it.
@Lavander I appreciate that alot fellow human :)
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Your brains on lock this is a false alarm going off in your brain your perceiving a false threat Your brain is trying to protect you. That’s why the anxiety feels so real but it’s a false sense of danger. Intrusive thoughts can’t hurt you and you’re in no physical danger and no one else is either. It’s a false alarm. Your brain is on lock good news you can get it off lock you have to learn how to put all this power you put into the ruminations and anxiety into other productive activities then you can accomplish amazing things.
I have pocd and for a while, evertime someone knocked at the door I was convinced it was the fbi coming to get me haha. Now I find it ridiculous. I don't pay any attention to it
Paranoia… I need to know because I’m feeling very alone in this. I’ve never met someone with the level of paranoia that I have. I can logically explain things to myself and somehow my paranoia convinces me of another story. I’m constantly thinking exaggerated thoughts that there are so many scary possibilities. Am I alone in this or what? If so any suggestions on how to calm these thoughts
I’m so grateful for this community and I wished I found it sooner honestly. I hope everyone is ok and looking after the self . Just a reminder that u got this. And if anyone is free rn can we talk. I’m obsessing over my real event and I’m scared of the police is after me
i swear I’m either schizophrenic or my ocd is just THIS bad. my phone has been acting weird, like my screen turns black and then it’ll turn back on to where i was (i guess it freezes?) when that happens i immediately panic. my head tells me that my phone is acting like that because im being watched and the police will show up to my house. i had a lot of screenshots on my phone from social media, it was like outfit ideas (outfits on other people, influencers) I went through and deleted all those photos, i feel like they looked bad/suspicious.
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