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.

Kammy

Date posted: 21w

This is draining

I started dealing with OCD when I became fixated on health issues, particularly the fear of contracting a life-threatening disease. If I experienced any kind of medical symptom, no matter how small, that even remotely hinted at something potentially fatal, it would drive me crazy, and I couldn’t stop obsessing over it. Then one day, I started having intrusive thoughts about accidentally hitting someone with my car, and I would end up driving in circles to check if I had. Eventually, I found myself overwhelmed by a flood of new obsessive thoughts and compulsions. One day, while I was at the park, a squirrel came near me, and for some reason, I felt like it attacked me. I Googled it and learned that squirrels could carry rabies, which spiraled me into a deep fear of rabies. I became consumed with the thought I received a bite from a squirrel, raccoon, or bat any time I’m in areas that trigger me. It started off only being inside then transferred to even being in my own home. This made me obsess over every physical sensation in my body, compulsively checking to make sure nothing was wrong. One compulsion that I hated the most would to be putting rubbing alcohol on me to make sure that I had no open wounds. Every day feels like I’m walking around in a fog of anxiety, constantly worrying that I won’t even make it to old age. Sometimes, it gets so overwhelming that I just want it all to end. It stresses me so bad at times to where my brain feels like I’ve been studying all day.

cows12465

Date posted: 21w

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: 21w

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 ?

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