Those who keep having fears and thoughts that you might be schizophrenic, how do you deal with that? Because my OCD tends to come at me in the form of direct statements or commands, it picks at that specific fear as well. I try to avoid looking up any symptoms of schizophrenia but I keep doing compulsive mental checks of whether I’m hearing things or seeing things or not when I know I’m not, but I keep checking because I’m afraid of what if.

This is one of my main obsessive themes, so maybe I can help. I’m also hypersensitive to my environment and find myself searching for sounds and checking if I’m hallucinating or not. How did I move through it? Lots of ERP. Face your fear and run towards it, not away from it. Am I hearing things that are not real? Maybe, I do t know for sure. The uncertainty around this thought makes me feel anxious and uncomfortable, because I truly do not know for sure. I am going to keep telling myself this any time I feel myself doing a compulsion...including mental compulsions like mental reviewing and scanning.

It’s hard because I know my ocd will obsess over it ?

Battle what fears you have. You can start slowly. Don’t avoid anything that may trigger you. This is one of my main fears and I let it get to the point where I couldn’t be alone. And had to work my way out of it. It gets better if you live your life by your standards and don’t let your fears control it. I couldn’t even say schizophrenia now I can watch those who have it online and realize that their life isn’t over like I feared mine would be.

I was just reading something about it too and freaked myself out.....I’m on the same page...

Ooooof my biggest OCD. I have a lot I could say but at the moment all i got is that you’re not alone and things truly do get better if you work your treatment — whatever that may be for you individually. “The only way out is through” Lots and lots of love