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- 5y
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If it helps I have been there - its the old brain playing tricks. I cannot suggest mindfulness enough. Us OCDers have too much time to think - we need to fill our lives with more productivity. Do you have a hobby? Getting outdoors will work wonders. Some days I just want to stay in, but when I force myself to go out I feel so proud and a lot happier. Concentrating on the now (mindfulness app) takes a lot of the worries away as you begin to focus in the moment.
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Thankyou for this help, i appreciate it! Have you ever felt frogginess with your ocd?
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frogginess? do you mean foggyness? like brain fog? All the time. I recently had a "trauma" in my life and when this happens I tend to get these OCD issues - always been a dramatic person. If you let your brain dig you will only go madder. The art is letting go and realising your thoughts arent as important as you think. Its bloody hard but if you dont expect a miracle, things will change, slowly.
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Hahahah yes i meant fogginess!! Lol so sorry! && thankyou for your help i will try doing those tips
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I used to have this theme too (still do but rn a different obsession took over). When it’s not at the front centre of my mind I can be a lot more rational and realise that even if I was schizophrenic, I’m being monitored so it can be treated early. That being said, I know how difficult it is to think straight when it is your main obsession :/
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I went through this exact thing. This was by far my longest obsession. It took me almost 4 years to get out of it, but I was also unmedicated and had zero coping skills. I stayed in a fog the entire time. Follow the advice of Anonymous up there. They’re completely correct! Our minds overwork, so without something to do, we have too much time on our hands to let our minds wander. I know it’s hard, but try to stay busy, find something you enjoy and stay active with it, and no googling symptoms. Stay strong!
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- 25w
Alot is on my mind u feel like I’m going to lose my mind , not really a lot but if I think too hard I think I’m gonna lose my mind , I was trying to slp n I think I’m gonna lose my mind , I’ve always been having thoughts about going crazy it never really changed , I have other thoughts and triggers but they always somehow lead Bk to me thinking I’m going to lose my mind , guys I’m so tired , do I even have ocd
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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 🙏🏻
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- OCD Conqueror
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- 17w
Hi guys! I had really bad harm ocd about 2 years ago and I went through therapy and eventually got really good at handling it when it would pop up. The other day, I was scrolling on TikTok and came across a girl talking about a guy who was presenting a lot of schizophrenic symptoms but no one paid attention and got him help, he was having a lot of delusions, hallucinating, thinking everyone was out to get him, thought he was Jesus and his dad was the president and ended up doing horrific things. The day after that, I was dealing with some work drama and had the thought of “what if all my coworkers are against me and trying to get me fired”. That really stressed me out, cause I don’t normally think about them like that and I went down a rabbit hole of thinking that was the beginning of me developing schizophrenia, ended up googling stuff all night, taking tests, crying and seeking reassurance. I had a thought the other day “your dad is the president”, this one didn’t stress me out as bad as I knew it was just the video I had seen and it was an intrusive thought about it, and I also didn’t believe it. Today I was with some friends and I got a prize at a place we went and it said “lonely” on it. I do have my moments of feeling lonely and this week has been specifically trying so I had a thought like “oh someone’s out to get me cause I got this”. I know this isn’t logical and it wouldn’t make sense to just randomly get it if someone was truly after me and it was just a stupid prize at a random place, anyone could’ve gotten it. Im just struggling a lot with schizophrenic OCD and thinking I’m in the pre stages of it. In my good moments, I don’t think I am at all and it was all just sparked from the video I watched but in my bad moments, these thoughts feel real!! They really stress me out and make me feel like I’m going to lose my mind causing me to lose my job/ end up in a psych hospital/ never live a normal life/ end up alone, never see me my loved ones/ hurt my loved ones. I just want to feel normal and not like I’m about to lose my mind and everything I care about. Please help!!! Anyone else going through something similar and can help me get through this!
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