Sneeks
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- 5y
andrewt_andrewt_
- User type
- OCD Conqueror
- Date posted
- 5y
I don’t but I have an idea on how you could manage it. So what if you had it or developed it ? Would you have new challenges ? Yes and that’s good to accept. But you would also gain or have an outlook that is unique and one that could make you stronger in areas that other people may not be strong in. Regardless of whether or not you had it , you’re still important and you don’t have to let OCD control you. You could still function and have fun even if you had it
SneeksSneeks
- Date posted
- 5y
thank you for managing not to reassure me. ?
Ayelet.EAyelet.E
- Date posted
- 5y
I don’t necessarily have a fear of having a mental breakdown per se but I do have a fear of losing control and developing schizophrenia and/or psychosis . I think the fear of schizophrenia/psychosis comes from the fear of a lack of control and the fear of losing control comes from the fear of what others think and the fear of helplessness. Or at least for me that’s how it is. The good news though is that you’re not alone!! We’re all here for you and care about you!! Understanding that it’s just the anxiety/ OCD talking and not reality
SneeksSneeks
- Date posted
- 5y
totally! for me it’s definitely a fear of helplessness too. thank you for sharing your experience. ?
butwhatifbutwhatif
- Date posted
- 5y
Not exactly the same thing, but I had an episode in the past when I was genuinely convinced I was a sociopath and unable to experience empathy. I think there is something inherently scary about the concept of an inner world that is uncontrollably experienced in isolation, and I imagine a fear of hallucinations is similar.
SneeksSneeks
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- 5y
i agree! intrusive thoughts really strike in so many different ways. can i ask how you recovered from this episode?
butwhatifbutwhatif
- Date posted
- 5y
@neeks17 Yes absolutely. I did a lot of therapy, but honestly didn't notice a huge improvement until I started on a different medication. Everyone is different, but I've had the most success with SNRIs like effexor and cymbalta. It was one of my most disturbing periods, for sure, and I'm a bit embarrassed at some things I said to people during that time, but I genuinely believed it, so it's just one of those strange OCD things I have to be gentle with myself about.
SneeksSneeks
- Date posted
- 5y
@butwhatif thank you for sharing!
LisaaaLisaaa
- Date posted
- 4y
Yes :(
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- Date posted
- 24w
fear of psy. and sci.
does anyone else have an intense fear of developing schizophrenia or psychosis. This has been a really heavy theme for me as well. I’m constantly checking to see if I have symptoms or if I’m gonna go crazy or develop these. it’s so scary.
Anonymous
- Date posted
- 14w
Is schizo ocd a thing?
I have been having these fears about developing schizophrenia, it reached a point where i am starting to almost hear things or the smallest sounds and my mind tells me you're schizophrenic, and i feel this weird sensations in my ear as if someone is whispering yet i can barely hear them, the thing is i am not diagnosed yet because i never work with an OCD therapist but i study psychology so i just used what i learnt to give a meaning to my suffering, many themes of this fear have been happening before and this schizophrenia fear is the last one. I want to know what advice you can give me or ways to make my brain calm down a little bit, i also don't have and can't afford a therapist that's why i am here in the first place I also want to know more informations or experiences with this theme if anyone habe experienced it and what helped you with it I remember feeling better for a while but than i collapsed back, but i am hoping to get better soon too or anytime in the future, I don't want reassurance so make sure you be as real as you can, and thanks 🙏🏻
kenzieisfound
- Date posted
- 14w
fear of losing control??
I’ve never been diagnosed with OCD, but I relate so much to what people here are going through. I used to think it was just anxiety, and I felt like I could handle that. But lately I’ve been spiraling—constantly afraid that what I’m feeling is something worse, like psychosis or losing control of my mind. I feel so detached and scared, and I just want peace again. I have anxiety doing the smallest things, like the thought of waking up everyday and even eating give me straight up panic. I am afraid all the time, it’s paralyzing. And a lot of people say someone with psychosis wouldn’t worry that they’re in it, but then I convince myself I’ve been in it this whole time, and haven’t known, and that maybe I’ve been doing weird stuff. Idk. I also get really scared of labels. Even the idea of OCD makes me feel like I’ll never get better or like I’ll be stuck like this forever. I just want to be okay. If anyone has felt this way—confused, overwhelmed, or scared of what’s happening in their mind—I’d really appreciate any support or encouragement.
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