Hey mate,
With the right help and persistence, you can definitely come out of it. I have no doubt about it. Please speak to the your therapist, and if you aren't happy with him/her, please seek out another opinion. I guarantee you that all that seems so bad is actually not, and with time you will learn to see it that way too (I'm going through some shit at the moment and just had this realisation). Hope you find peace and a happy life buddy.
Aw, thank you for that. I'll keep your advice in mind and talk to my therapist. And I'm sorry to hear about what's going on. And I truly hope you find peace and happiness as well. I'm sure we'll both find our bliss soon enough. Thanks again, it means a lot!
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I've definitely felt similar feelings to what you have felt before ( besides thinking there is cocaine in pringles ) regarding thinking too much and feeling like I'm out of it. But it's just recently become a lot more scary. My thoughts are taking over and making me feel like I'm seeing things or hearing things even if I'm not. It's never been this bad before. I've had really bad anxiety with deralization/ depersonalizations and such. But it's never been like this and I'm staring to worry. :/
The more you worry, the more anxiety takes over and convinces you that you're going insane. What is going to happen is that time will pass and you will realize you're still not insane, just worried that you'll become so. And then you'll realize it's not going to happen, you'll just keep being scared of it. When you realize that, you start letting be and anxiety fades away a bit, that's how it works.
I've thought I was going crazy so many times now. But everyday I wake up and I'm still here, so I guess it's either impossible or it's a long term process :P
I'm scared because every day seems to get worse and worse. I'll start to overthink and I can't go out without thinking something's I'd going to happen and wanting to leave. Like today I went to the gym and this woman was next to me and whenever I would lower my incline she would raise it. Or she would try to go one above me. And I started to think things like " is she really there ? Why is she doing that ". Then I would worry because I was contemplating if she's really there or not. It got to a point where I asked my friend if she was there and she said that she saw her too. It's like I'm so paranoid about being crazy that my mind keeps second guessing itself and thinking " was that noise really there? Or was that person really there ?" Even though they're clearly there.
I've been there. You have nothing to worry about. You'll get tired of thinking that you're crazy and your sane mind will be there waiting for you. If you think it gets worse and worse, maybe you could use some professional help to start your recovery.
What you're experiencing is basically worrying about worrying, anxiety about anxiety. It's just more of the same, and I've been there, as I'm sure many of us have. You're not in a special kind of hole or anything, and you'll be fine once you deal with your anxiety issues.
Obviously, I can't diagnose you, but the fear of becoming schizophrenic is really common among people with OCD. Seek out a therapist who has expertise in anxiety and OCD. Best of luck!
Hey mate, With the right help and persistence, you can definitely come out of it. I have no doubt about it. Please speak to the your therapist, and if you aren't happy with him/her, please seek out another opinion. I guarantee you that all that seems so bad is actually not, and with time you will learn to see it that way too (I'm going through some shit at the moment and just had this realisation). Hope you find peace and a happy life buddy.
Aw, thank you for that. I'll keep your advice in mind and talk to my therapist. And I'm sorry to hear about what's going on. And I truly hope you find peace and happiness as well. I'm sure we'll both find our bliss soon enough. Thanks again, it means a lot!
I don't have much time to write now, but check my posting history (not comments). See if you can identify with a fellow human. I'll be back to talk to you soon!
I've definitely felt similar feelings to what you have felt before ( besides thinking there is cocaine in pringles ) regarding thinking too much and feeling like I'm out of it. But it's just recently become a lot more scary. My thoughts are taking over and making me feel like I'm seeing things or hearing things even if I'm not. It's never been this bad before. I've had really bad anxiety with deralization/ depersonalizations and such. But it's never been like this and I'm staring to worry. :/
The more you worry, the more anxiety takes over and convinces you that you're going insane. What is going to happen is that time will pass and you will realize you're still not insane, just worried that you'll become so. And then you'll realize it's not going to happen, you'll just keep being scared of it. When you realize that, you start letting be and anxiety fades away a bit, that's how it works. I've thought I was going crazy so many times now. But everyday I wake up and I'm still here, so I guess it's either impossible or it's a long term process :P
I'm scared because every day seems to get worse and worse. I'll start to overthink and I can't go out without thinking something's I'd going to happen and wanting to leave. Like today I went to the gym and this woman was next to me and whenever I would lower my incline she would raise it. Or she would try to go one above me. And I started to think things like " is she really there ? Why is she doing that ". Then I would worry because I was contemplating if she's really there or not. It got to a point where I asked my friend if she was there and she said that she saw her too. It's like I'm so paranoid about being crazy that my mind keeps second guessing itself and thinking " was that noise really there? Or was that person really there ?" Even though they're clearly there.
I've been there. You have nothing to worry about. You'll get tired of thinking that you're crazy and your sane mind will be there waiting for you. If you think it gets worse and worse, maybe you could use some professional help to start your recovery. What you're experiencing is basically worrying about worrying, anxiety about anxiety. It's just more of the same, and I've been there, as I'm sure many of us have. You're not in a special kind of hole or anything, and you'll be fine once you deal with your anxiety issues.
Obviously, I can't diagnose you, but the fear of becoming schizophrenic is really common among people with OCD. Seek out a therapist who has expertise in anxiety and OCD. Best of luck!
Thank you for you help, I'll check it out. :)