I'm struggling terribly please if anyone has any words of guidance. I've had a breakdown these past few months and my suffering of harm ocd has gone through the roof. I am also feared to death of bring schizophrenic and I'm worried that what I have thought are "intrusive thoughts" for all these years have actually been me hearing voices. my harm ocd has always been centred around my little girl. my intrusive thoughts are mainly images in my head but otherwise they can present like a sentence beginning with I or you. does anyone else intrusive thoughts come across as a sentence that it feels like your saying in your head.

thankyou so much for your reply, I know you suffer with the same as i do with your thoughts around your little girl as I follow your posts. its just really scared me to think maybe they arnt intrusive thoughts maybe its schizophrenia. I feel like I don't feel much emotion and just literally feared that I've got something more than OCD as never been diagnosed. thanx again for your support. xxx

@Kimberley* When I was in my group therapy there where a few people with schizophrenia and they said they heard voices in a different accent. That helped me when I was going through that because the thoughts were all my voice in my head. I hope that helps some. Did you know OCD was apart of anxiety? I didn't know that till I was doing group therapy and we went over different mental illnesses.

@Emart yes mine have always been in my voice aswell,and I try to latch onto that but I think my OCD has gone so far now that it's just completely taken over. I worry its the start of schizophrenia. I also feel I don't have compulsions because its all in my head which frightens me. yes I became aware of it being an anxiety disorder whilst researching which I do too much. like tonight I've been reading loads of schizophrenia stories which has only made me feel worse. xxx

thankyou for your reply, sorry to hear you are suffering too 😥 how long have you suffered for if you don't mind me asking? x

Aww I'm sorry to hear that. I have one daughter and its against her. I hate it.

I know same here. The guilt I feel too. Its like they don't deserve this. 😭😭😭

Thank you for your words!! Yes, we are not alone with this shit!

I see a therapist tomorrow via Skype

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thankyou for your reply, I today have phoned to book an appointment with a psychiatrist to have an assessment. these past weeks I feel I have convinced myself I've got schizophrenia. I feel very emotionless which has only fed my fear that I'm capable of my fears and that its not OCD because it goes to the extent where it makes me feel like its something I want. I've analysed every feeling every emotion over the past 9 years I just don't know myself anymore. sorry to be heavy. xx

@Kimberley* I have these psychosis/schizophrenia obsessions for 5-6 months. I don't want to give you reassurance but the fact that you got this fear proves the point that you don't have schizophrenia. All this analysis also proves that propably you got ocd (clearly seems like a compulsion). Although I know it is so f* hard, try to sit with the anxiety and please don't ruminate! Choosing to go to therapy is by far the best first step to get better! Hope everything goes well! You are not alone, and whatever the mental illness we are here because we want to recover and build mental health fitness!

thankyou for your reply, I hope it gets better soon too. not trusting your own mind is horrific. I too struggle with the financial side of therapy. xxx

@Kimberley* The same!! Exactly the same here!!

Exactly!