verydistressed
- Date posted
- 4y
idkausernameidkausername
- Date posted
- 4y
I've had that fear for a really long time after seeing it on Orange is the New Black. I talked about it with someone I trusted but what really helped was finding out that a friend of mine had it. That triggered my anxiety at first and I got really scared. But after a while I started talking to them about it. And I felt a lot better. Face your fears and talk to people about it. And ask people in real life to help you face your fears because no matter how scary it is, it really really helps. Sending you luck and love♡
LMB034LMB034
- Date posted
- 4y
I try my best to resist the urge to test myself by asking others if they heard what I heard. Also will only allow myself so many websites for reassurance a day and gradually cut back on looking things up.
Daria AlexandrovnaDaria Alexan...
- Date posted
- 4y
I don't have a fear like that but here are some general advices that work for everyone who's afraid of something: Try to fill your life with different activities so you have times when your mind is concentrated on something else besides the intrusive thoughts. Don't google the symptoms or go through tests. Don't track how you feel and what you behave like. (it's hard so that's why I recommend different activities) Reading, music and TV shows didn't help me personally. But talking to people, going out with someone or doing sports is helpful.
coucou coucou
- Date posted
- 4y
ohh i've definitely had this before. there was a time period where i would search the symptoms of schizophrenia, that only made my thoughts around it worse though. what helped me was mindfulness, "maybe i have it, maybe i don't". it really helps (i think at least lol). because then you'll become less afraid of these thoughts surrounding developing schizophrenia:)
verydistressedverydistressed
- Date posted
- 4y
I try to tell myself that and also try to think even of I have it it's okay but them I get these images and thoughts of me getting it and never recovering so it scares me to even say it's okay if I have it. Plus the whole being hyperaware of everything thing and dissociating doesn't help
verydistressedverydistressed
- Date posted
- 4y
But I will keep what you said in mind
coucou coucou
- Date posted
- 4y
@verydistressed i get that 100%. it can be really scary. i'm not a professional but i think the best way to get a better relationship/to make your thoughts less strong is to sit with the uncertainty. it's really hard to think "maybe, maybe not." but over time it helps because you'll realize that these thoughts mean nothing. thinking a thought does not make it real or mean that it will happen<3
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