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I fear that my ocd will cause psychosis or that it already has..
I fear that my ocd will cause psychosis or that it already has..
I have this a lot as well as really upsetting harm thoughts. The combination of the two is really difficult to deal with. I keep feeling like I'm going to be locked up and won't see my family. I wish I could offer you some good advice but I'm struggling myself. I basically worry that after 20 years of OCD I have developed schizophrenia. When I used to have OCD thoughts before I would think to myself "it's just OCD" but now that doesn't work.
@tenby Same!! I used to not feel like this and could deal with the thoughts. But now with this fear I can’t. It feels all to real
@tenby Oh my goodness, you sound just like me!!! My ocd has been going on since before my teens and it's exhausting.
@0cD&ME_20 The fear is horrendous, I'm not sleeping well, I get headaches and feel irritable which then just makes me feel like a horrible person and then I worry that I have something terrible. Would love to know how to get out of this loop.
@tenby Me too! It absolutely sucks! It also sucks being home by myself with my babies. Especially since my ocd is attached to them! It scares the living crap out of me! I got triggered at the store earlier because of all the chatter going on making me think i was hearing whispers. The fan being on makes me think so too or the air kicking on. I’m constantly double checking to make sure I’m hearing things right. Or I’ll here a certain sound and my brain will make up a word that it sounded likea usually a word that goes with my theme. It just sucks!!
@0cD&ME_20 Yes I currently experience Audio pareidolia in fans it’s a common phenomenon in white noise or specially fans and I only realized because of this schizophrenia theme. I was constantly scanning to find a problem and because of this I am constantly hyper aware of noise and every noise I hear actually triggers a anxious response because of the audio pareidolia this theme is so horrible. It feels so real. Are you on meds??
@Lilly2442! Yes ma’am I take Zoloft!
This theme definitely feels so real. I’ve had harm ocd but this THEME IS HORRIBLE. I constantly think I’m going to start seeing things or hearing things any minute especially when my anxiety is high or I have a panic attack
@Lilly2442! Yes! It does it sucks so bad! That’s the way I feel!
I feel the same way it’s so scary mine just started two months ago and I don’t know how to handle them.
@strongwoman1979 I understand! It’s very scary!
@0cD&ME_2O Hey how are you doing now??
Hi everyone, I am currently experiencing what I believe is an OCD flare up. I have been diagnosed with OCD and I primarily suffer from Harm OCD. I used to only experience it about once a year but since my second child was born, I am experiencing it a lot more and live with almost constant anxiety and maybe depression? So the new thing is that I'm afraid I am developing psychosis. I am scared to look at my oldest daughter (4yo) because it scares me when she spaces out and stares off into space, chooses the color red for anything, or has dark circles under her eyes (she has asthma and always has them). I guess the fear is that I will be one of the those psychotic moms (specifically like Laurie Daybell) and think my child is possessed and hurt her. It is literally hard for me to look at her and I feel terrified to be alone with her. On top of that, I have intense guilt because it seems to be more towards her than my youngest. Has anyone experienced something similar? What type of ERP was helpful? Looking for a therapist now but it is so hard to find one that understands. It's so hard to talk about. Thanks for reading.
I feel like im loosing my mind. I feel like i experience derealization or what. I feel confused like very very confused. I cant even think normally. Im just tired. I feel like im loosing myself. Im scared that everyone tells me that i have OCD, but what if this is all true? I dont think and im scared that other so-ocd sufferers dont feel this way as i do. I feel literally, LITERALLY so convinced that this must be true. It feels like i already accepted that this is true. Im done. My brain is broken. I even started to have thoughts like what if i have schizophrenia or dissociative identity disorder. Help me please. Do i have psychosis or what?
I feel so upset right now. Can anyone relate? I keep having this delusional-type thoughts that my mom is out to hurt me. We live together and at night when I’m trying to sleep I get the thought that she is going to come in my bedroom and hurt me. My mom is so kind and loving, she’s my best friend. I know OCD attacks what we love, but I can’t let this go. I try to just reply with a “maybe, maybe not,” but then it comes back full force and says “you’re in denial, they’re brainwashing you to think that way, etc.” and it freaks me out and makes me feel so down. Like it says “your life is in danger, don’t dismiss this!” I keep thinking I’m in psychosis. Like if someone asks me if I truly believe these things, I want to automatically rely “I don’t know.” Because the doubt and realness of the thoughts/feelings deal soo real like I’m convinced of these things. I just feel so lost and confused. It makes me feel sick. I confess all of these things to my mom, which I know is just me seeking reassurance. I try to say to myself if I truly believed she was out to hurt me, I probably wouldn’t even be sharing this with her. But then again my mind always has a rebuttal to bring me back into rumination. I want this to be easier. I want my life back. I have been dealing with ocd for years now and this flare up has been the worst yet. Please, I know I’m seeking reassurance, but can anyone relate to any of this?
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