Psychosis OCD

Hi everyone.! My name is Nick. I’m 29 and was diagnosed with ocd about a month ago and a half ago. Ever since 16, I helped my cousin who is diagnosed with schizophrenia. Also, I managed a psychology office/ clinic near my house up until 2 months ago. I get intrusive thoughts about me believing in one of the delusions that I heard while helping my cousin and with the patients I worked with. I heard everything from people thinking they needed to urgently flee to another area in the world to thinking the government is controlling the weather, air supply etc. I heard so much and my intrusive thoughts of me believing these things and losing control feels so real. Has anyone else ever had fear of psychosis? Thanks 😊

seanee.d

Date posted: 1y

Also, I have conquered this ocd theme in the past. Mine is just flaring up right now. What I did: exposures (maybe I’m schizophrenic, maybe I’m hearing voices, maybe this isn’t real, etc.), was brave (“I can do hard things” “it’s a good day to do hard things”- Kimberly Quinlan, great podcast), SSRI (Prozac helps me personally), and healthy distractions. It’s okay to tell your brain, “Hmm… interesting thought, I will think about that later.” You can do hard things!!!

alissaa

User type: OCD Conqueror

Date posted: 1y

Yes! And it’s shifted in so many different directions at times. Sometimes I even get anxious in probably an existential way, where I worry that I’m wrong and those with delusions are secretly right and just know more than we do. But then that in itself makes me panic that I’m psychotic or schizophrenic

seanee.d

Date posted: 1y

I struggle with this too. It’s my current theme. I worry that I’m going to hear voices. It’s gotten to the point that if I’m super stressed out, I get anxious by any white noise (hums, etc.) and think, “oh crap, im schizophrenic.” I started a new job this week. (Left an amazing job for an even better one- but it’s more high power/stress.) of course, this theme spiked today. My therapist told me to listen to “what my schizophrenia sounds like” on YouTube and I literally almost died. I started crying, my husband screamed at me to turn it off, and I had to call my mom to come over (I’m 35). All of this to say, hi! I’m glad you exist. I’m sorry you suffer from this, too. It’s misery. But I’m grateful you posted!

sonofsappho

Date posted: 1y

I suffer from this constantly after a drug-induced psychotic episode. I have started obsessing over the instrusions that I might be sprialing out, or that I am completely deluded already and no one is telling me. I think, in my situation, this has to do with false-memory-checking.

cows12465

Date posted: 24w

does anyone else have this

i have such a fear of psychosis and schizophrenia, so i’m scared that i’m going to develop it and lose control over my OCD thoughts. If im very tired and my eyes get heavy i get so scared that im going to go crazy or that i have one or the other. and if i have a panic attack im convinced im going to develop it. does anyone have any tips on how to work though this? i saw a thing online that said people with these dont know the have it and that scared me into thinking i have it and dont know.

H399Rocd

Date posted: 24w

Medication for OCD?

Medication for OCD? Hello all, 19 male here, this seems like a cool community that isn’t nearly as triggering as reddit. I have pretty severe bouts of existential thinking or fear of going crazy ( psychosis ) after some pretty heavy mushroom trips a few years ago, I know logically I should be fine but I do know what it’s like to lose it and it’s scary. Currently I deal with relationship focused OCD, it’s all day from before I even open my eyes. I want things to work out with my girlfriend badly. Also I can come close to a panic attack sometimes which perpetuates everything. Anyway, I mention the fear of going crazy because the way my anxiety/derealization makes me feel is that I’m not mentally stable cause I feel out of it or unreal. I saw that a lot of anxiety and depression medication can cause psychosis and I feel like I could use some help in getting ahead of my OCD because the compulsions are had not to give into when I’m in such distress/not knowing. Plus overall I just feel like I have no idea how I feel about close to anything. Anyone relate about that ?

୨ৎ

Date posted: 17w

can ocd make you question your mental health?

i have been diagnosed with OCD & generalized anxiety disorder. for some reason, i’ve been very hyper aware of everything. like the way i talk, the way i see the world, how certain things sound/look/feel, and it’s very distressing. i feel like the hyper awareness makes me afraid of things? like for some reason, my mind attached to cartoons, and i was hyperfocusing on it, and got extremely scared, like scared of the cartoon for no reason? i’ve done this a lot, and i get scared i have psychosis or schizophrenia, or something that makes you afraid of things for no unknown reason. i feel so scared that this is my new normal…. im heartbroken. so many what if’s. did i just ruin my own life?? 💔

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