Afraid I have schizophrenia

Let me start from the beginning. I’m a 26 year old mom, and the other day I was in the store saying my list of things I needed to myself out loud. Then I hear a guy (may 20 years old) say “ma’am are you talking to yourself?” Which I was saying my list. But when I looked at him he was just staring at his girlfriend. Later in the store I came across them in an aisle again and I heard him say “ma’am stop following us” (I totally wasn’t?) but I felt like at that point he was just trying to make his girlfriend laugh because he was saying it in a funny mockery type voice. And never directly to me. Well not long ago I was in the shower and I swore I heard my daughter call my name but when I got out she was still sound asleep in my bed. Then 2 nights ago I woke up in the middle of the night and thought I heard someone humming? So strange!! Then once again YESTERDAY I was in the shower singing to myself (normal enough right?) When I thought I heard someone else singing in the hallway but it also kinda sounded like when my dog is whining. But when I got out my dog was asleep. There was another time as I was falling asleep I thought I heard my own voice saying my name right in my ears! This is driving me insane. I’m terrified I’m schizophrenic. And everything I look up online says this is signs of schizophrenia. Does anyone have any insight? I feel like I’m checking every moment now if every sound I hear is real.

Username: scutodragonscutodragon

Date posted: 33w ago

I can relate my ocd has ruined my life

Username: reaganmariereaganmarie

Date posted: 33w ago

everyone very commonly has auditory hallucinations as they are falling asleep. It is 100% normal and not a cause for concern. As for the other things, your ocd seems to be attributing very normal and regular sounds to hallucinations and schizophrenia. I do not want to give you reassurance but I am very certain that you are not developing schizophrenia. You are simply attributing importance to regular noises you are hearing. Ocd is tough though but you got this!

Username: JmajestyJmajesty

Date posted: 33w ago

@reaganmarie I appreciate this!

Username: tenbytenby

Date posted: 33w ago

I was worried about this as a few times I heard a single dog bark when waking up if I haven't slept well. I have a dog but she was asleep. This combination with harm thoughts is really upsetting and difficult to deal with.

Username: taylormaytaylormay

Date posted: 33w ago

I always hear people talking to me when there not to the point where I think people that are talking to me aren’t would that be a concern

Username: laurlpn

Date posted: 5y ago

Ok.. so another one of my fears is the fear of being schizophrenic or psychotic. I’m 9 weeks post partum and I read about psychosis and it freaked me out!! I’m 29 years old and I know schizophrenia happens in your teens or early 20s. My therapist told me that as long as I don’t have a voice telling me to act on my intrusive images or thoughts that it’s not psychotic. Once she said that later that day the words “do it” kept repeating in my mind. I have 0 desire to harm anyone and I’ve never been a violent person. If anyone has experienced something similar please share! I feel like my mind loves to switch things up and play tricks on me.

Username: justsomone1

Date posted: 1y ago

I feel insane. is this schizophrenia?

sometimes I find myself looking in the mirror and picturing me a scary images. I’ve never heard voices or anything like that but I was just cleaning and I had all my jeans laid out on the floor and someone convinced me that they were watching me like it sounds so crazy idk how to explain I’m just crying because I feel so insane and detached from reality

Username: hr247

Date posted: 45w ago

I am convinced I have schizophrenia

The past month has been hell for me, I can’t express it enough Every day I live with the fear that I have schizophrenia/am hallucinating 1. Sometimes to hear my name being called from downstairs, even though my mom never called me 2. Sometimes hear random noises (idk if they r real or not, just makes me panic again) 3. Sometimes have little visual disturbances 4. OCD got worse Idk wtf to do, I am 100% sure I am in the prodromal stage of schizophrenia

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