My ocd subtype changed again. Now I'm worried what if I go crazy. With all this anxiety and worrying it already feels like I am. I don't want to go crazy or experience psychosis. I'm so scared. Does anyone know how to deal with this?
Pija, you are suffering from the What-Ifs, a very common thing with OCD. The only way to beat it is to stay in uncertainty and stay in the present. "Maybe I will, maybe I won't go nuts but I'm not going crazy now." And leave it at that. We don't know the future, all we can do is stay in the present. That's really with any subtype. They're all a part of the same disorder and should be addressed in the same manner. Hope this helps.
@Steven55! Absolutely! I'm really trying to say maybe, maybe not. Imm trying to be in that uncertainty. But I'm also so tired of fighting. I wish I could take a break from my brain for at least an hour
@Steven55! I try doing that for soocd but then it jus hits the “what if u don’t recover, that would mean that u are gay after all” and it jus scares me so much more I hate it I don’t wanna be gay I wanna marry my loml and have kids w her and a little family😓😞😞😞
@Anonymo12 - You, too, are suffering from the what-ifs. Stay in the present by asking yourself, "am I having a gay encounter now?" "Am I planning on having a gay encounter?" And stay in uncertainty, "Maybe I will, maybe I won't, I don't know the future. I'll deal with it if the situation ever presents itself." If OCD throws you another what-if scenario, go back to staying in the present and staying in uncertainty. SOOCD is one of the most common themes. It's treatable with ERP therapy.
This is my most recent obsession too. I unfortunately have to realize I can’t really predict nor change anything. And just know if you do end up going crazy, treatment is available and you can still live a meaningful life.
@Qk123 TW: Yeah I understand that. I hate that uncertainty. I just can't get out of my head what my friend said about not being able to go back when you go crazy. I don't know of this is true or not but it got to me
@Qk123 I suffer from soocd and I think I’m going crazy because of it. It’s gone very severe
@Anonymo12 I'm sorry that you're going through this as well:((
I’ve had this exact thought/fear too and it used to eat me up at night. How I stopped it was every single day, I remind myself that I am SANE. Nobody else sees your OCD, only you! And although sometimes it feels so overwhelming and like it genuinely controls your life, you will always be more than your mind. when my intrusive thoughts start getting bad, I say them aloud somewhere privately, let myself feel whatever emotion I have in response to it, address it and soothe myself. “That was an intrusive thought. It was just a thought, I’m alright.. I didn’t think that voluntarily.” And then find something to switch my focus to.
@Salem ❤️🔥 I'm going to try and writing my thoughts down because I know it works for a lot of people. OCD is very overwhelming and it's hard ti not lose yourself. But thank you I'm going to try these affirmations!
@Salem 💗 Wha ocd subtype do u have currently. I have soocd. And it’s ruined my life. It feels so real as if I’ve been in denial my entire life.
@Anonymo12 Honestly I don’t know which subtype, I haven’t learned much about the subtypes or anything yet. Still very new to accepting and learning about our disorder. I do have SOOCD as well, though. I spent all of my teenage years constantly changing my sexuality and appearance because I completely gave into those thoughts.
@Salem 💗 I’m not giving in but it’s so hard soo hard. Are u Muslim?
I have a terrible fear of going crazy. This is a new obsession for me and this time i feel like i really can't deal with it. It feels like i am really crazy. Like i'm alone in the world, like i start to lose my memory. I fear that i will do something bad and won't remember anymore and things like that. At the same time, i feel guilt, shame, i fear that i'm prettending, that i'm just dramatic. It's unbearable, i don't know what i did to deserve this.
My OCD theme is fear of psychosis/schizo and it’s gotten so bad idk what to. I feel like it’s starting to make me think crazy.. like my brain gathered all information on this mental illness and now mimicking it. Does anyone else have this problem? I feel like crying
Hey guys, I’ve been dealing with a lot of DPDR with my anxiety and ocd being pretty constant. I have a fear I’m going into psychosis. Idk if you can be aware of your own psychosis and I know we’re not supposed to ask for reassurance but I truly feel crazy and the dpdr and existential ocd is not helping. I feel like I can’t even do the exposures because my anxiety is so high. Anyone else been through this?
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