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- 2d
So afraid of psychosis
Fear of of crazy ocd theme. I’ve been dealing with this theme for a while but I read about a new symptom of psychosis and my ocd has really latched onto it, it’s called having “ideas of reference”. Basically some people with psychosis think their tv is talking to them or about them or random billboards or random things are specifically directed toward them. Well, surprise surprise, now every time I listen to a YouTube video or TV, my brain gets this weird intrusive feeling for a split second, that the video is talking directly to me. I absolutely don’t believe this to be true whatsoever but it’s weird, my brain gets this split second feeling and I turn my head or react as if what the person just said in the video was about me or talking directly to me, it’s more so an intrusive feeling rather than a “what if” thought. It’s the same kind of kneejerk reaction you get when you hear someone call your name, except I’m getting that while listening to YouTube videos or music or similar things, as if it’s being directed to me. Like I said, I KNOW 100% this is not true and I don’t believe it at all but this intrusive weird feeling is freaking me out so so much and brining me great distress, I’m so afraid this is just the beginning stages of psychosis and I just so happen to still have enough insight to tell.