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Ah awesome! I thought I was alone in this. Like my ears feel like they are on fire. It’s awful. And the bizzare thoughts like what if someone is here with me or what if my inner voice is actually a voice. It’s a freaking nightmare and it makes me feel better knowing I’m not alone. I’ve had this fear before back when I lived in London, but I’ve just moved to the states and I think being completely alone is bringing this fear back ten fold. I feel completely at a loss. It’s not so bad when I’m not alone.
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This paragraph right here is literally what I’ve been going through lately! Mine is the fear of schizophrenia and hurting people
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@xxxxi I’m sorry to hear you are experiencing this too. I’ve had tons of thoughts. From there’s someone in the fan to someone in the wall, logically knowing there isn’t. As you can see you aren’t alone! I have a huge fear of schizophrenia too.
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@minfoy You should try writing down a scenario of what could happen if you actually developed schizophrenia like the worst case scenario and re read it a couple times a day, that’s what I’ve been doing and it helps!
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@xxxxi Really? I’ll give it a go. I know I should be doing ERP but it’s so hard when I’m alone all the time to do it!
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@minfoy Yes you can also repeat to yourself that you have schizophrenia, and or write it down if it’s not too much of course. I’ve been doing these in therapy and just accepting the thoughts and it’s helped! I hope they also help u but if u get too much anxiety then you can stop it and try again the next day :)
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@xxxxi thank you so much for this idea... I’ll give it a shot, I really appreciate it
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I know exactly what this is like, I get the same kind of thoughts. Like I’m so paranoid about getting paranoid, I’ll question all my thoughts and things I hear. Last night a lady was at my door and my instant thought went to “she’s stalking you” logically I know that’s not true but since it’s a symptom of psychosis to be paranoid it freaks me out. I’m struggling with it hardcore rn
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Yes! These are the things I’m talking about. And my ears are super hyper aware of everything. It’s awful. I don’t know how to control them or accept them by this point because I think any minute I’m gonna hear a voice. Then I latched onto a thought about how there might be somebody in my fan and logically I know there isn’t but... here I am. Is there anything you are doing that helps? I’m sorry you are going through this.
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I’ve been dealing with this for a while now, I get a lot of physical symptoms. My ears are super sensitive to noise and I get dizzy and I get depersonalisation which does not help at all. But when it comes to the thoughts I try and just remind myself that I’ve been fearing this for a long time and it still hasn’t happened. I still don’t believe crazy things and I haven’t actually heard things. I know it sounds hard and it is because I still struggle with it but this is just something that’s kept me going, that I’ve never actually heard things I’ve just been very sensitive to noise and Ocd attacks your fears. This is a real fear for me so therefore it’ll convince me it’s happening
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I understand all that ❤️ it’s so much better when you realise someone experiences the same thing because I couldn’t find anyone who was feeling what I was feeling and it is so scary
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Thank you so much honestly. I feel less... mad.
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i have stuck thoughts...uts a question of steain brain..straining to hyperfocus on proem solving
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I also struggle to find people who experience the same thing as me so you’re not alone in that either!!
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I’m going through this as well. My thoughts are really bizarre and weird as well as sometimes I get like paranoid intrusive thoughts that I know are not logical or true but it’s like my brain for a split second believes it and then im overwhelmed with a sense of anxiety because I start to think I’m going insane or I’m developing schizophrenia. It’s so convincing I really sometimes doubt I have OCD and it’s something more. I have had this fear off and on for the last couple of years and I know how frustrating it is. You are not alone. Thinking of you. ❤️
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ok i understand, i did not know that.... maybe get a checkup so you can work on your ocd and leave the schiz fear behind... ocd loves to mimic stuff like schiz or so... classic ocd in my eyes
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It’s okay! And yes it can, it’s just hard
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for me ... requires breathing through it..
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focus on distraction and breath
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But do you ever have thoughts like that?
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I have had thoughts like this myself but have never had any certain diagnosis. It feels like I've had night terrors while totally awake. Yet when I had night terrors I was also co oletely calm, logically so
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it’s so strange, like i know someone isn’t in the fan but I guess because I have a fear of psychosis my brain is like there is, but I know there isn’t... that’s exactly what it feels like. I’m just alone a lot of the time and feel like I am going insane.
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Why is everybody scared about schizophrenia... people live good lifes with this illness, ocd i find tough and is not a much better diagnosis....
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I am scared because if I did have it that would be an issue with my visa. Nothing against the illness or anything like that, plus we cannot help what our mind latches onto.
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It’s more of a fear of loss of control. We associate schizophrenia with a lack of control of our brains(and actions). I do realize that it is something you can deal with and I by no means mean to offend anyone with the illness. I know you can live a happy and healthy life, I guess I have a huge fear of lack of control and it took you asking that question to figure it out. All my intrusive thoughts are surrounded by losing control. I’m gonna work on it and I know how convincing and scary OCD can be. You guys are all very strong. I know what a hard battle this is. You guys wake up to face it everyday. Sending positive thoughts to you all!
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it is for sure, but very tretable
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