Is this normal?

@Daniela Oliva Really?

@Daniela Oliva I thought I was like alone with this one

@Rita D. No it’s weird to explain but I had this obsession that I would hear my name being called, I became hyper aware of the noises around me so much that I would think that I would hear my name being whispered when there was a lot of noise, when I would be in a quiet place I wouldn’t hear anything, it was all quiet, it was just my head playing tricks on me I guess. I learned that if I was hearing things I wouldn’t question it, it would be so real to me.

@Rita D. My therapist told me that someone with psychosis or schizophrenia wouldn’t know or wouldn’t even question it, everything they experience is very real to them unless someone pointed it out for them and even then would be very hard for them to understand.

@Rita D. Yeah reassurance and logic doesn’t work for ocd, even when you have all the facts. I know how scary it is, you’re not alone, I was very scared for a long time and even now it gets to me, hope you’re able to feel better.

@Rita D. I try to practice ways you can respond to your thoughts instead of engaging in them, tell yourself, I Acknowledge this thought is present but I choose not to engage, I repeat it often in my head when I do get a thought and sometimes it works, but it takes practice, I hope it can help you.

@Hewhocares A month out? Like you went to a hospital?

@secretlyobsessed2012 No I didn't. So I had a panic attack that caused me to go to a ER. Everything checked out nothing was physically wrong with me. Then the intrusive thoughts hit me like a truck. I thought I had schizophrenia, was going crazy, thought I was suicidal, etc. come to find out I just had depression, anxiety, and OCD. I'm a month out of the depression and feel better than ever. I promise if you were crazy you would not be thinking you are crazy. Everything takes time.

@Hewhocares Are you open to talking off the app? I would love to talk to someone who gets it. I had suicidal ocd right before this too

@secretlyobsessed2012 Most definitely! Whatever you are comfortable with I am as well.

@Hewhocares You can either add me on snap, Facebook or instagram. Jenna.evans17

@secretlyobsessed2012 I just sent you a friend request on instagram.

@Hewhocares Requested back!

@Rita D. I didn’t hear voices

@Rita D. Neither. It was simply thoughts. There was no like physical sound if that makes sense like vibrations or anything. I realized it was thoughts because I could get it out of my head basically?

@Rita D. My OCD compulsion is googling. So I googled schizophrenia and thought I had symptoms. Which is just outlandish because those symptoms are very distinct.

@Rita D. Ya I was recently diagnosed with OCD so I literally would go on tangents of just googling stuff. Like even some of the same things just to satisfy my anxiety.

@Hewhocares I first experienced this in 2018, I used to google a lot too, then I was able to manage it for a couple of years and now it’s come back, TikTok is a compulsion for me. Once the fear of going crazy went down my theme changed to harm, you can never win with ocd unfortunately.

@Daniela Oliva I google like a mad man. any symptom any problem and if it’s not enough I ask questions on the internet

@Daniela Oliva Ya even though it's been a month I've learned to deal with it? Like I have coping mechanisms I have used that have been working. Still a battlefield though. We all will be fine though that's all we got to remember.

@secretlyobsessed2012 Yes! I even joined groups on Facebook to ask questions, OCD is never satisfied and it’s very hard to think logically.

@Daniela Oliva Yep I’m in all the Facebook groups. Which ones are you in?

@Daniela Oliva Me and @Hewhocares talk on the side if you ever want to text me @jenna.evans17

@secretlyobsessed2012 I’m on Friends with OCD and OCD positive post support group.

@secretlyobsessed2012 I encourage you guys to do the support groups through the NOCD app, they are so helpful on learning to manage.

@secretlyobsessed2012 On Instagram?

@Daniela Oliva Yes!

@Daniela Oliva I’ll try them but for me their not specific enough

@secretlyobsessed2012 I followed you