- Username
- Pink Dinosaur
- Date posted
- 6y ago
Hey I think this happens to everybody. It’s like when you have your headphones in and you keep thinking you heard someone call your name lol. I’ve had moments like this, too.
Hyper awareness scanning the environment for a perceived threat like the ARMY mobilizing for a parking ticket.
When you have OCD your already stressed out, well at least most people are. Excess stress and OCD about having OCD is common also. I know I have ocd about having ocd and excess stress hormones creates what’s called hyper vigilance . It’s scary as all hell because even when your brain hears something in your case a phone ring then you keep hearing it ring it’s not a hallucination or really anything to be concerned about. Easy said then done I know! The first time these types of things started happening to me I was like yup that’s it I’m definitely fucking crazy now for sure. I heard voices in my head at times of sever lack of sleep and in times of my life where I’m maxed stress or having arguments at home or something is not right where I lay in bed ruminating I can still sometimes hear the odd whisper or sound that’s not there. The good news is it’s just another one of OCD many tricks up it’s sleeve to reassure us all that we must doubt ourselves and we must be bipolar Schizophrenic ! Because why am I hearing my clock still ticking when I already removed it from the wall. I personally think that having OCD about having OCD makes people really over analyze almost every single motion , sound, thought , or feeling! It sucks but when it happens just try brush it off and go on with your day. Remember it’s not the anxiety or the anxious thought that is why we’re all in this app looking for answers, it’s because we’ve all reacted to our thoughts in such a way that we have allowed ourselves to develop a particular way of thinking that questions almost every thought that hits our mind. We would not have OCD had we all learned to control our reactions to the thoughts , feelings and emotions that we have had that has brought us to this beast of a mindset!! Oh if I could only put myself in a time machine and go back 20 plus years I personally know that I would love to opportunity to be more compassionate to my mind and more accepting to my thoughts !!! F U OCD ? and the horse ? you rode into my brain ? on !!
Wow that you now for the in-site! I actually just learned what tinnitus was yesterday I have a fellow I work with that has had sounds of ocean and now severe ringing in his head since 1982 which is the year I was born 36 years !!! Also I’ll note he’s one of the most intelligent well rounded most respected people in the oil company that I work for ! I’ve not heard of musical tinnitus but if your saying that it’s common in people with OCD then you just put me at ease because I’ve woke up to music playing in my head for over 18 years. It never used to bother me I always just thought I liked music and would actually just sing along all day. As my mental illness has progressed the music is not enjoyable anymore and often even just one verse may get stuck in my head and I can play it over and over and over sometimes for a day or two at a time from morning till night. I think it’s also one of my compulsive actions as to avoid being in the present moment or a distraction from worrying?? Not sure but you just made my day !!! ?? cheers ?
This has been happening to me too, with alarms and even the other day I woke up around 10 am to what sounded like hello whispered in my ear. I was majorly scared so I did read up about it and apparently it’s a type of dream where you hear door bells etc too! I know what you are feeling like, you’re not going crazy so don’t worry about that x
A type of dream? Do you know the name? I’m curious too.
@Lrose I wasn’t in bed though, I was in class. :/
I’ve read it could be hypnagogic hallucinations, it was weird as if someone was there to wake me say hello, thing is I thought I was going mad or crazy but the more you read of things like this the better it helps you understand you aren’t the only one. Xx
@curtis Thank you! Very insightful, per usual. I’ve actually read up on pseudo hallucinations and musical obsessions and honestly, I think this might be what’s at play here. Also, musical tinnitus is surprisingly common in OCD as well. I’m really holding onto these explanations. I’d imagine that if I was schizophrenic, I’d have less insight and I’d attach meaning to what I hear. Either way, if it gets worse I’ll tell someone but for now, I think I’m fine. I’m just going to have to keep reminding myself that it’s OCD.
Does anyone else’s OCD cause them to be hyperaware or background noises (hum of refrigerator, fan, distant traffic, etc.) and make your hearing incredibly sensitive? If so, how do you push your way through it? Mine gets to the point where I can hear all these things that the mind normally tunes out, and then I fear I am having “hallucinations” because I get thoughts about how “I mean it kind of sounds like a whistle, or this or that” and then it causes panic due to my health anxiety and fear of psychosis. My psych has said this is a part of OCD and that I’m focusing on the noises and coupling them with intrusive thoughts, but I’m curious how others have fought this and gotten through.
few weeks ago i developed this fear going crazy and i was having hypogogc hallucinations then i talked to a doctor and she explained me and i was doing so good but again now im anxious for some reason and i feel like im hearing voices. maybe they’re outside sounds but i get scared and keep overthinking if i actually heard it or nope. does anyone have a smillar experience and can u tell me how did u cope with it bc im so anxious rn :(
I’m wondering if anybody else deals with an intense inner dialogue. It seems like my thoughts overlap each other and sometimes don’t make sense. Whether it’s a song stuck in my head, a million thoughts at once or both. It seems to never stop, even my dreams are super vivid. More recently I’ve been noticing random words or sentences that somebody has said before that has no meaning to what I’m thinking about, it will just pop in my head for no reason. For example I’ll be in the shower and “hear” a sentence one of my friends said. It sounds like their voice but it’s just in my thoughts if that makes sense. My core fear is losing my mind, so this spirals and my ocd tries to convince me that I’m hearing voices. Can anyone relate? If so what are some things that you have found to be effective when it comes to staying present. I hate not being as involved in conversations or not giving my 100% attention to things happening around me
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