I am so afraid of developing schizophrenia or completely snapping im always checking to see if im hearing voices or if im seeing things im always making sure that I really heard what I heard from people and not in my head.
Hello Yessi32, I see you are experiencing intrusive thoughts about experiencing deteriorating mental health. When dealing with intrusive thoughts, they feel like an imminent threat, as if a fire is burning around you. This leads to an attempt to "fix it", which only temporarily relieves the distress. This might be checking or asking others to confirm your reality matches theirs. The conundrum is that they very act of checking is what continues to make the thought feel dangerous. Have you instead tried to introduce uncertainty? Were you able to let your distress pass by? Did you struggle finding where to start? At NOCD we are trained experts in the diagnosis and treatment of OCD and related conditions using Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP). ERP is the gold standard of treatment for OCD and related conditions, with the better part of the past century's research backing the efficacy of ERP. If you would like more information on OCD and ERP, please visit our website at www.treatmyocd.com. If you are seeking to begin/resume your journey of recovery, you may reach out to our member advocate team at care@nocdhelp.com. I hope this message reaches you well and know that at NOCD, we are always here to help! Take care, Ian M. Reeder
I thought I was the only one that experienced this, I feel this way too. To a T. And I have to constantly reassure myself that nothings there or it’s not voices and people with schizophrenia can’t differentiate those things the way I can. It’s very common with people that have OCD to have this fear. And then it’s debilitating always looking for reassurance. I feel this way and have a huge fear of developing psychosis. You’re not alone. 💓
I had this exact thing and honestly deciding to stop checking on the sounds and things I saw made it soooo much better. It barely bothers me now... Just a fleeting thought here or there. Try accepting the idea that it could happen and you could deal with it if it did. Response prevention would be not checking or asking for reassurance.
Same
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.
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
Since I read that it's symptoms of schizophrenia voices in head who order to do bad things Usually I can deal with it but when I'm highly stressed I start to panic and idk if I believe voices and then I imagine living with it 24/7 it's horrible Im like it's unblerable part to feel pot in my stomach .. Am I in psychosis guys My psy is on vacation help ..I feel hopeless 🥺 Every time I read an symptoms on internet my mind manifest it but it's been a while my mind imitate voices because it's what scare me the most 🥺🥺🥺 A side note : I can attest that before reading symptoms it never even happened to me in my whole life
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