Sneeks
- Date posted
- 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
- Date posted
- 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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cows12465
- Date posted
- 22w
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.
Lizethh
- Date posted
- 21w
I don't know what to do
I don't know what to do anymore, the fear of psychosis and schizophrenia is so bad in so hyper aware of everything I hear and everything I see, I've always had eye floaters now I convince myself that it's really me hallucinating, I've always had tinnitus but now I'm convinced it means I'm going to go crazy soon, I can't sit in quiet because all I'm focusing on is what I'm hearing, and searching for any sounds I can't distinguish, when there's background noise I get so anxious if I think I heard something but im not sure I did or I'm just anxious, I'm terrified I'll start having delusions and sometimes my brain confuses some sounds for other sounds for example say I'm hyper focused and I breathe and my nose makes a whistling sound my mind interprets it as a scream and I freak out thinking I'm hallucinating only to focus closer and realize it's my own breathing, earlier I was so anxious that I couldnt tell if I had an intrusive thought or heard something, I don't know how to make it stop, I've been through this theme before I just forgot how hard it was I'm having a panic attack please help
cows12465
- Date posted
- 18w
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.
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