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It falls in the category of ... no action you can take will make a difference as to whether or not you get schizophrenia ... So, I try to let go and not argue with the thoughts ... when I deal with it, I try to refrain from googling information about schizophrenia... that’s my big compulsion ... It feeds the obsessions ... I also try to make room for the thoughts while I live my life, even though they cause me pain ... You could do some planned exposures to it too, using this app or under the guidance of a therapist, if you can see one.
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It like distorts everything
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Oh! Well if you ever decide to try meditation, I use an app called Headspace. It helps teach me to let the thoughts pass.
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It’s such an awful obsession. I’ve been dealing with it for so long. Avoid looking up anything about it. Your ocd mind will just imitate everything you read about. I’m getting better, but it’s a slow process. You just need to force yourself to get into other stuff. Mine was so bad that I looked back into my childhood and questioned why I did anything the way I did and was it all a sign that I was insane. Mine always follows from schiz ocd to existential ocd. Pretty much anything centering around me losing my mind. It’s such a big fear of mine, but it will get better and we will beat this.
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Also, if it makes you feel better, my OCD therapist said he has never met anyone with OCD who did not, at some point, worry that they were insane!
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Isn’t the schizo one pretty common as a theme?! Also I don’t think it’s a actually possible into worrying yourself into it haha. Thank you @wiseblood
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Super common as a theme. You got this!
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True. It distorts everything. And is really frustrating. Have you tried meditation? That also helps me.
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Well I just started an adhd medication today so my senses are quite hightened.. hahah so that’s fun ??♀️
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I will download that! Thanks!
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