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I have that fear now , I just talked to my counselor about it yesterday , if you want to talk you can text or add me on IG “sherrie_irwin” I have schizophrenia fear and harm ocd . My therapist said I have no characteristics of schizo
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Hey, I’ll add you now, will be nice to talk to someone who can relate :)
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@Sher Hey how did you get over this fear? I’m so lost rn
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I am having the same fears. Feel you. My therapist also told me it's not schizophrenia but a constant fear and doubt of developing it. Hope some more tell us about their experience. Keep trying , you are strong!
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It’s scary because ocd can make it seem so real! Think it’s also hard that not many people talk about it and it’s not really classified as a subtype, so made me worry even more that it’s not ocd anymore
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@geo Yeah that's true , OCD can get really tricky. there are times I think stuff like did I hear something or did I see something that isn't real. It can get exhausting. Try doing things you like so you can keep your mind busy
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@Dimitris Yeah I always keep checking whether I actually saw or heard something and it’s really draining and upsetting. It feels so real and it’s hard to deal with
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I have both of these themes too- harm ocd and fear of going crazy ocd... i know it’s literally all in my head but sometimes your thoughts can convince you of things. It’s miserable and i completely understand how you are feeling... just know you aren’t alone!
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Thank you, stay strong!
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Perhaps not as common as some themes, but also not rare. This is my current theme at the moment!
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It’s really scary and the thoughts seem so real, I just worry what if it’s not ocd?
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@geo We all have that same fear, for sure!
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@NOCD Advocate - Carl Cornett I can’t afford treatment in the uk, this is so hard to deal with by myself :(
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@geo If you’re on Snapchat, you can post your username and I’ll add you if you ever want to chat.
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@NOCD Advocate - Carl Cornett @sherrieann23 add me too
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@Sher Added!
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@NOCD Advocate - Carl Cornett Hey my name is geob33 and would appreciate being added
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I’m going through this at the moment! It’s my biggest fear.. I’m always doubting if this is really ocd or if it’s turning into schizo.. So now “delusional” type intrusive thoughts keep popping in my head, which is making my fear a 1000X worse. Hang in there! I’m here if you need to talk
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Hey, would really appreciate talking about this with you :)
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How are you now? This is my ocd theme
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i have been diagnosed with OCD & generalized anxiety disorder. for some reason, i’ve been very hyper aware of everything. like the way i talk, the way i see the world, how certain things sound/look/feel, and it’s very distressing. i feel like the hyper awareness makes me afraid of things? like for some reason, my mind attached to cartoons, and i was hyperfocusing on it, and got extremely scared, like scared of the cartoon for no reason? i’ve done this a lot, and i get scared i have psychosis or schizophrenia, or something that makes you afraid of things for no unknown reason. i feel so scared that this is my new normal…. im heartbroken. so many what if’s. did i just ruin my own life?? 💔
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I have been having these fears about developing schizophrenia, it reached a point where i am starting to almost hear things or the smallest sounds and my mind tells me you're schizophrenic, and i feel this weird sensations in my ear as if someone is whispering yet i can barely hear them, the thing is i am not diagnosed yet because i never work with an OCD therapist but i study psychology so i just used what i learnt to give a meaning to my suffering, many themes of this fear have been happening before and this schizophrenia fear is the last one. I want to know what advice you can give me or ways to make my brain calm down a little bit, i also don't have and can't afford a therapist that's why i am here in the first place I also want to know more informations or experiences with this theme if anyone habe experienced it and what helped you with it I remember feeling better for a while but than i collapsed back, but i am hoping to get better soon too or anytime in the future, I don't want reassurance so make sure you be as real as you can, and thanks 🙏🏻
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Hi guys! I had really bad harm ocd about 2 years ago and I went through therapy and eventually got really good at handling it when it would pop up. The other day, I was scrolling on TikTok and came across a girl talking about a guy who was presenting a lot of schizophrenic symptoms but no one paid attention and got him help, he was having a lot of delusions, hallucinating, thinking everyone was out to get him, thought he was Jesus and his dad was the president and ended up doing horrific things. The day after that, I was dealing with some work drama and had the thought of “what if all my coworkers are against me and trying to get me fired”. That really stressed me out, cause I don’t normally think about them like that and I went down a rabbit hole of thinking that was the beginning of me developing schizophrenia, ended up googling stuff all night, taking tests, crying and seeking reassurance. I had a thought the other day “your dad is the president”, this one didn’t stress me out as bad as I knew it was just the video I had seen and it was an intrusive thought about it, and I also didn’t believe it. Today I was with some friends and I got a prize at a place we went and it said “lonely” on it. I do have my moments of feeling lonely and this week has been specifically trying so I had a thought like “oh someone’s out to get me cause I got this”. I know this isn’t logical and it wouldn’t make sense to just randomly get it if someone was truly after me and it was just a stupid prize at a random place, anyone could’ve gotten it. Im just struggling a lot with schizophrenic OCD and thinking I’m in the pre stages of it. In my good moments, I don’t think I am at all and it was all just sparked from the video I watched but in my bad moments, these thoughts feel real!! They really stress me out and make me feel like I’m going to lose my mind causing me to lose my job/ end up in a psych hospital/ never live a normal life/ end up alone, never see me my loved ones/ hurt my loved ones. I just want to feel normal and not like I’m about to lose my mind and everything I care about. Please help!!! Anyone else going through something similar and can help me get through this!
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