Honestly it's a little bit better than having Harm thoughts but I think it's connected. I'm terrified of having schizophrenia. I'm almost convinced I have it. It's like my brain it's playing tricks on me to make it more believable. Those who are struggling with the same thing what are you doing to cope? I am doing the "maybe, maybe not" but it's not exactly working.
Hi. I had an episode 5 years ago where the doctors treated me for schizophrenia and medicated me until I was numb, mentally. They missed that it was OCD. Just recently I was triggered, a real event thing, and I was close to being where I was 5 years ago, and actually planning on harming people involved. I was certain I'm schizophrenic and my destiny was prison. Then I came here and learned it's been OCD all this time. Allowing uncertainty with the maybe, maybe not works at times. Allowing the thoughts to be memories and not the beginning of a spiral of replaying and reliving situations has helped. Saying, I remember that happened and I'm sad it did, but I can't change that now, has helped me to begin to process the real emotions, and begin to heal. That's just a little about me. :-)
I thought that too at first! I thought I was going crazy. “Maybe, maybe not” works but you have to stop the mental compulsions for it to lessen the blow of the thoughts. And sometimes “maybe, maybe not “ doesn’t work, and that’s when I hard agree with the thoughts. Keep at it!!
Yes. I had it very strongly in my late teens. It settled after I passed the age where a majority of people exhibit symptoms (because "certainty") but it still comes up for me.
I also agree from my point of view, I'd rather have a few different themes over harm. Harm is my most daunting and scariest theme.
Ive been there! If you’re researching it at all I would suggest stopping that lol i had myself literally spiraling non stop over this.. monitoring every single thought. I learned a lot of it was rumination sometimes you have to accept you wont be able to figure it out by worrying or thinking of it non stop and its about catching yourself in the moment and trying to switch your focus.. almost impossible at first but keep practicing it! Youre most likely not schizophrenic.. but even if you were you would cope and you surely wont prevent it from stressing yourself out (also doubt youd be worried aboutnit so much if you were actually schizophrenic lol) Also- maybe working w a therapist doing exposures watching videos of schizophrenic people or reading the word over and over without any compulsions to calm you down would also work
Yeah I have a therapist here at nocd! Just wanted to chat with fellow ocd peeps. Thank you!
I don’t know what to do, I feel so lost and feel like I’m losing my mind… I don’t know what to do, I am still getting the terrible thoughts of “God is telling you to kill someone” and I’m literally mid panic attack, I keep trying to reason with logic because it even says in the 10 commandments “thou shall not murder.” So I don’t even know why I’m getting these thoughts… ugh… people say that intrusive thoughts trigger things you care about the most, which mine would be Jesus & the people around me, which is why I get the harm OCD about people I care about the most.. someone recently said that I could be schizophrenic and now I’m terribly worried that I could have that.. I am so terribly afraid of becoming “crazy” and doing horrible things… can someone please give me tips to help this, and or message me?
Hi everyone. So recently I have been feeling so scared and paranoid of going crazy. I am terrified of i will go crazy and turn schizo. I’m so hyper aware of everything. My mind convinces me that I will end up like this but I really don’t want to.It’s my biggest fear and I think abt it almost everyday and I can’t handle it anymore. I just want to be ok. I have told my parents this and they say it’s all in my head and just laugh at me. I know it’s in my head but I physically feel sick to my stomach being constantly scared. Please someone help me please please. Thank you.
I am really struggling with harm ocd. ( The fear of hurting others) My ocd is very tough to combat at the minute. I feel like i’m having intrusive thoughts every minute of every single day. Except from when Im distracted. I feel guilty and foul for the thoughts. I have this strong intrusive feeling that feels impulsive, as if i’m about to act on a thought. It almost feels like I want to. But I really don’t and i’m so scared this isn’t normal. I keep thinking. “What if this isn’t OCD” “What if i did that” and it’s really worrying me as it feels relentless and as if I’m about to do it. In my head chest wrists. I feel tired of this. I don’t know much about compulsions etc but i find myself - Asking my bf if he gets intrusive thoughts like me. Asking him if he actually does and asking repeatedly. - I ask him over and over again and check if he definitely does. - I will literally try to fight the thoughts by kind of saying “ as if i’m not that type of person” Then saying everything will be okay to myself. Please can someone tell me if this is normal. Yes I may be looking for reassurance but i need to know if it is, Im scared, i’m crying. Please tell me if you’ve had this feeling of as if you’re about to do it!
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