does anyone else have this terrifying fear of being schizophrenic or a psychopath š i know i am mentally stable yet i feel like im living a lie in a way. i donāt know how else to describe it and im scared im schizophrenic and making reality up?? if that makes sense.
Also, give yourself credit. People always forget that they are always in control. Think about how much everyone suffers here and always worried about losing control. However, my friend told me this once when I expressed my concern over my intrusive thoughts. He said ādude, you know that everyone deals with intrusive thoughts right? Do you know how much control you have to have to not give into those.ā That like opened my eyes and allowed me to be kinder to myself. I was always so afraid of losing control, that I never realized I was always in control.
I had this and just remember that crazy people donāt know theyāre crazy!
Yes!! I feel this way too. Sometimes i wonder if my āintrusive thoughtsā are really undiagnosed schizophrenia
Yea I have struggled with this before. Something that has brought my comfort is knowing that there is no āfail safeā or āswitchā in your brain that can be flicked and boom I broke my brain. Iām crazy. That simply does not exist, there is no such thing as āsnappingā. In other words, if you are worried about becoming crazy, you prolly arenāt crazy. Iām going to say this and I really donāt mean to trigger you however, it something I needed to hear. āNothing that you have done in your life or ruminated on has stopped you from going crazy.ā I know itās a tough pill to swallow, but itās the truth. You canāt possibly think enough or ruminate enough to the point where āahh yes, if I continue to worry about this and think about this then it will prevent it from happening.ā You got this. Donāt worry, if you go crazy you wonāt even know. So the fact that you worry about it so much. You have enough self awareness. Crazy people donāt have self awareness. I believe in you! š
@Andrewmz this is so reassuring, thank you so much
I asked my therapist how I could tell if I was hallucinating reality, if I was schizophrenic or insane and he asked "well do you hear voices?" and I said yes and he laughed and said "well then that's reality" he then said he didn't think I was crazy, that it's natural and ok to feel this way sometimes I dunno if that helps but it made me feel better šāØ
Yes š Iāve had this
Anyone else feel like they are going to get schizophrenia and be a crazy person?
tw // mental breakdown anyone else have a fear of developing schizophrenia or psychosis and/or a general fear of losing control/having a mental breakdown?
Anybody struggle with thinking you have schizophrenia or are slowly developing it? Mine just kinda popped up out of the blue today. Idk why I have a sudden feeling that I might hear or see something that nobody else will hear or see. I just feel like Iām stuck in my own head and I might act out of impulse. Itās making me feel anxious, uncomfortable, and worried that something might be wrong with me. I even feel like covering my ears so I can calm myself down with some piece and quiet. Please tell me someone else knows what Iām talking about
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