Schizo OCD (Please Help!)

Hi all,

I was just diagnosed with OCD after years of anxiety turned into obsessions about having schizophrenia, which are quite severe to say the least. I really just need to reach out right now and hear what everyone else who suffers from this experiences. Any relatability would really help.

Currently, I obsess over becoming schizophrenic, which absolutely terrifies me. It's not just the thoughts though. I am constantly (and I mean constantly) freaking out over everything I hear, see, think and feel. If hear any noise in the corner I immediately think I'm having hallucinations and begin to panic. If I feel anything but normal I must be "losing my mind". If I see anything strange (like something reminding me of the government or spying, which schizophrenics fear) I must be having delusions. This is going through my head day in and day out and I cannot stop it from happening. Even during my sleep last night, every time I would dream I would wake up panicking because I thought I was having delusions (which were just dreams)! I am so worn out.

My biggest fear about all this is- what if it weren't OCD but the beginning stages of schizophrenia? What then? It terrifies me.

If any of you go through this, please leave a comment below. I cannot emphasize enough how much it would mean to me to have some people to relate to so I don't feel like I am completely losing it.
Thank you in advance.

hi J..

jedelolu wrote:My biggest fear about all this is- what if it weren't OCD but the beginning stages of schizophrenia? What then? It terrifies me.

fear of becoming schizophrenia is not uncommon for OCD sufferers and i've had this fear in the past. i'm sorry this is happening to you but i highly doubt you're schizophrenic. because people with schizophrenia won't fear they're being delusional or having hallucination. it clearly seems you're just obsessing about it. don't analyze them and stop ruminating because your fears will increase

Hello there.

I can understand what you are going through to an amount. I used to think I was going crazy when I was younger and sorta wished I was to get sympathy from people. But after I grew up some, I felt guilty about that. I know with OCD we obsess over the things we fear. I was afraid of the sun emitting a solar flare powerful enough to burn the earth to a crisp. It got to bad that I couldn't be outside for more than 5 min on a cloudless day, or be outside on a cloudless day by myself.

I got over it (although, every now and then I do get a little anxious when I look at the sun or watch a documentary about the sun) eventually.

In you case, yes, it is most definitely OCD.

Are you doing anything to relax yourself? Do you have people you can talk to when you feel this anxiety start?

These are very important things for people with OCD I find. We seem to have the most trouble relaxing and we can't quell our own worries by our self.

My best advice for when you start to question is:

If you hear a noise, don't jump to the conclusion that you are hallucinating. Use facts, and I have a ton of facts for you that will help.

Unexplained noises are often:
Materials such as wood and metal being heated up or cooled down.
Outside factors such as cars quickly passing by (different cars make different sounds and the way the sound reverberates through the walls) People doing outside activities (such as house repair, maybe dropping something heavy by accident)

If you hear ringing in quite time, this is 100% normal. I have it to. It's a disorder of the ear.

As for the government stuff, a lot of people (mostly Americans I find) feel that way towards all of what you described. Almost no one is pleased by there government.

Usually for people with OCD, when we research something of an illness we fear, it will mimic it to further the fear.

Don't worry, you aren't schizophrenic. Go to the doctor or a mental health expert.

Best wishes and I hope I was able to help some! Please try to find things that relax you and remember facts!

God Bless