Fear of psychosis or schizophrenia!

I started having major problems thinking and forming thoughts, about 3 months ago like it feels like there is some mental block in my brain preventing me from being able to think. I'm having some memory problems too and I'm having this strange phenomenon where i see someone in public and think they look familiar or I feel like they look like someone I know, I also get moments where I get like deja vu type feelings. Also sometimes I feel like I have no control over my thoughts anymore it's those same types of thoughts you would get just before you fall asleep or just as you wake up, it’s like random phrases, words, and especially songs pop into my mind and it feels completely out of my control. My thinking doesn't feel the same. Then last night I kept thinking I was hearing things and all day today I have been checking every sounds. . My daughter’s friend said she read where the prodromal stage of schizophrenia causes concentration problems and sensory issues and overall cognitive decline. So after she told me that I’ve been freaking out. Im going to see if I can start erp for this but im not sure if it’s even a thing??

danny02

Date posted: Yesterday

The thought is completely out of your control. We can’t control thoughts. If we could control thoughts we would never have a bad thought ever again. So be compassionate to yourself you have these thoughts, they are not your fault. The more you try control them or figure them out the more amplified and stuck they get. Let them go and let them flow and be kind to yourself for having them. ❤️❤️

alan87

Date posted: 19h

@danny02 Danny, you are the best! You are such a kind and loving dude. Thanks for posting and responding and encouraging everyone the way you do. That is a good way to put it that we cant control our thoughts. They aren’t our fault, and it’s best to just let them flow and not figure them out.

danny02

Date posted: 12h

@alan87 Aww thank you. I’m just happy I can help.

Strawberry 🍓

Date posted: Yesterday

Hi! I’m so glad you posted this because I experience something very similar! I am no professional, so please don’t take my word alone but I also have constant thoughts around having schizophrenia. It can really spiral and I convince myself I have this mental health condition. It’s important to first consult a professional, but then also reminding myself that I do not have it because what I experience is not based in reality and does not actually match the symptoms. As well as reminding myself that if I had schizophrenia, I wouldn’t be able to recognize it as easily. I also experience memory problems too and for me, it’s all a symptom of anxiety. Hang in there, the fear will pass and everything will be okay. Rooting for you xx

This Ocd Lif...

Date posted: Yesterday

@Strawberry 🍓 I have a therapist and I tell her about my symptoms, but she just tells me to not engage in it and sit with the uncertainty! lol that’s easier said than done sometimes! But I just keep telling myself this too will pass! Thank you for your kind words!

This Ocd Lif...

Date posted: Yesterday

@Strawberry 🍓 Also, I don’t know if it’s just me but it’s such a relief when someone comments on my post going through some of the same things I’m going through.

Strawberry 🍓

Date posted: 7h

@This Ocd Life Sucks I completely agree! It’s nice to know that other people experience the same thing I do (as terrible as that sounds) makes me feel like I’m not in it alone! I’m rooting for you! Xx

This Ocd Lif...

Date posted: 7h

@Strawberry 🍓 Most definitely! Thank you I’m rooting for you! Xoxo

Amy B.

Date posted: Yesterday

This might not relate at all, but I was having memory problems and problems focusing and thinking clearly, and mine turned out to be really bad brain fog from eating sugar (turns out my body is sensitive to it). I cut my added sugars down to a max of 10 grams a day (you have to read labels) but I myself don't worry about natural sugars like in fruit. It has made such a huge difference in my life... I really thought I had early onset dimensia before cutting sugars, and now my memory is great and I almost never have brain fog like before (only from OCD spirals now, lol). Just a thought :) ❤️

This Ocd Lif...

Date posted: Yesterday

@Amy B. Hmmm I might try that, I mean it won’t hurt. lol I’ll try anything at this point! Haha

Amy B.

Date posted: 19h

@This Ocd Life Sucks I was eating things like yogurt and cereal and just didn't realize the crazy amounts of sugar the food companies put in stuff. In addition to my brain fog going away, I also get sick less often, and when I do it's not as bad. And i also lost a few pounds :) It's been great for me.

alan87

Date posted: 19h

I have this fear as well. That maybe I’m going crazy or have undiagnosed schz, or what if I lose control and go crazy, hurt someone I love, etc etc. what if what if. It is not fun at all. Just know you are not alone. Im in therapy and have brought this up as well, so hopefully can go through erp for it.

This Ocd Lif...

Date posted: 13h

@alan87 It’s definitely very hard to manage, but I have therapy at 4 o’clock today and I’m gonna talk to her about it. We’ve just been focusing on my contamination OCD, but I really feel like we need to focus more on this.

alan87

Date posted: 12h

@This Ocd Life Sucks Good luck today! You got this. I need to bring up other themes with my provider. Theyre not through ocd, and my appt isn’t until Tuesday the 15th.

This Ocd Lif...

Date posted: 7h

@alan87 It went ok, she didn’t seem concerned about the things I told her. Soooo idk at this point! Hopefully you will have better luck than I did. 🤞

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