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You’re good. You’re ok. I’ve been there. I’ve been so bad I couldn’t be left alone. Don’t look into any symptoms unless a therapist advises you to. Don’t go to any other forums and seek other people’s experiences they’re all unique. The obligatory you wouldn’t know if you’re going crazy is needed but the best thing you can do is not let these fears hold you back. Don’t avoid anything. Has it stopped you from living normal at all? This theme is so common it’s unbelievable that it isn’t mentioned by professionals more often.
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Thank you so much, I'm just been having such a hard time
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No it hasn't let me stop living it's just a problem that I need to fix right now
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@Dean01 Ok it’s important that you don’t start avoiding. It’s good that you recognized this problem before it took control of your life.
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Hey! This is my theme, too. Empathize with your pain, it can feel very overwhelming. As others have mentioned, researching or checking online isn’t ideal. It’ll give you more fuel for your obsessions. Try employing “‘maybe or maybe not” statements. One careful note is to be conscious this isn’t a compulsion. So when you’re doing them really lean into the “maybe it is” part. You want to accept the uncertainty, not that the thoughts aren’t true. So, for example, if something triggers me I’ll think, “Because I had that thought, it might mean I’m developing psychosis. Maybe I will, maybe I won’t. I’m going to keep doing what I was doing.” Notice how the thoughts come back, but observe them. If you notice tension or hesitance, relax yourself and let it come. You’ll see that the anxiety dissipates on its own fairly easily. But if it doesn’t, just keep trying. It’s training your brain to react differently. Don’t let perfect be the enemy of good here. If you struggle or backslide, just begin again. Every moment is an opportunity to start over.
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You can look a couple posts down and see someone with the exact same fear. With this theme I’ve gone through everything you could imagine but I’m still here.
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@lulu23 can you say something about how you were feeling during your schizofrenia theme ? Or it will be reassurance?
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@dean01 this is my theme rn too .
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Yeah it's just fucked, I don't want to be this way, and I know that schizophrenia is super rare, but it still wants to fuck with me
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It's the worst . I think worse is harm OCD.
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I have that too
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They all seem scary but at the end of the day it’s not harm ocd or schiz ocd or hocd or pocd. It’s all just OCD and we can beat them all the same way.
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Amen to that shit, I'm only 18 years old, and just want to get this handled now
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Thanks lulu. I hope we all will be alright
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@dean01 in your age I had terrible ROCD . But my ex boyfriend was so stupid that I couldn't tell him anything cause he thought mental diseases are from imagination .
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And I actually discovered I have OCD when I was 18. Be strong! This age is difficult . Do you have family support ?
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Of course, my dad doesn't understand, my mom somewhat does, they still want to help but they don't know how
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Do you have OCD therapist in you city ?
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Don't know
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Don't really know how to cope
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I'm in highschool and I'm a very social and interactive person, I feel sometimes that I'm going insane, even I know insane people don't realize that there insane but it is very scary for me, I just want my head back a don't trip on everything
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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.
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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
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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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