How can you tell between actually having schizophrenia and just thinking that you have it? I have obsessional thoughts that I do but it also really feels that I do have it, how are you meant to tell between thinking you having and actually having it?
Hey Lucieanna,
I think I've seen you post on the OCD baord before... I have a feeling you're just like me, and have an obsessive fear that you are or are becoming schizophrenic. The fact is, the very fact that you fear you are is a pretty clear sign that you're not. I think the vast majority of schizophrenics don't know (or won't admit) anything is wrong with them. Also, in order to actually be diagnosed with schizophrenia, you need to hav e actually experienced some pretty intense delusions and/or hallucinations. Obsessive thoughts are OCD or GAD, not schizophrenia. Schizophrenia is an all-encompassing brain disease, it affects every part of your life. Of course it is different for everyone symptom wise, but by the time you find out that this is what is wrong, you are well into the disease. You don't "feel it coming on" via obsessive thoughts or anything. I have read in a great book by Dr. David Burns (Feeling Good) that anyone who harbours the fear that he/she is going crazy is almost certianly not, while those that are really don't know it. It is the other people in their lives that tend to see something is really wrong: ie, more than just depression or anxiety. Hope this helps. I have worried obsessively about this too Lucieanna, you're not alone. I got over this fear, but now I need someone to convince me that I'm not bipolar! lol... I think you are just obsessing. Take care,
Portia
[QUOTE=Portia26]Hey Lucieanna,
I think I've seen you post on the OCD baord before... I have a feeling you're just like me, and have an obsessive fear that you are or are becoming schizophrenic. The fact is, the very fact that you fear you are is a pretty clear sign that you're not. I think the vast majority of schizophrenics don't know (or won't admit) anything is wrong with them. Also, in order to actually be diagnosed with schizophrenia, you need to hav e actually experienced some pretty intense delusions and/or hallucinations. Obsessive thoughts are OCD or GAD, not schizophrenia. Schizophrenia is an all-encompassing brain disease, it affects every part of your life. Of course it is different for everyone symptom wise, but by the time you find out that this is what is wrong, you are well into the disease. You don't "feel it coming on" via obsessive thoughts or anything. I have read in a great book by Dr. David Burns (Feeling Good) that anyone who harbours the fear that he/she is going crazy is almost certianly not, while those that are really don't know it. It is the other people in their lives that tend to see something is really wrong: ie, more than just depression or anxiety. Hope this helps. I have worried obsessively about this too Lucieanna, you're not alone. I got over this fear, but now I need someone to convince me that I'm not bipolar! lol... I think you are just obsessing. Take care,
I agree portia26..................if she thinks she may have it probably needs to go see a quilfied Dr/Dr's...........just never know sometimes people can really fool you and themselfs!....most of the time if she is lucky she is just being/overly obsessive?..
I've always said to myself "self if I start talking to you don't say a word"...lol.....but really no kidding your right bout others always seem to notice the collective behavior patterns.
I say for the most of us we have to be a little crazy/or we all will end up insane if we didn't tend to be just a little schizo!!!
I've had things that really bother me that I couldn't do a thing about/family/friends/work place/ but I've learn to not let such things bother me!!!... an "attitude adjustment" if you will sort -of -speak.....will do wonders on a lot of folks.
I posted this message in another section. If anyone wants to give me any suggestions as well to what I heard, I would appreciate it, given my history with my brother.
I was in a period where I was drinking quite a bit and one night I drank a lot. The next day I did not feel right, obviously, and I thought I heard a voice. After reading a bit, signs of alcoholism are hearing voices. However, my brother is schizophrenic and I started to dwell upon the fact that I heard one voice, immediately believing I was schizophrenic myself. I could not focus for a few days, and dwelling on the fact that I was becoming schz. I would interpret normal sounds, such as cars passing by, or a dripping faucet as someone saying my name. It went away after a few days, after I merely stopped thinking about it, but it reappeared after I had another occasion of drinking and the same thing happened. Finally, it took me a while to realize that I was just obsessing on something that wasn't there. The voice in my head was my own voice saying my name over and over. I believe it was initially a panic attack that I dwelled upon for too long. I believe your mind translates things into your fears if you let it, especially if you obsess upon it. I have also been very stressed out with death of a family member and have felt anxiety. At the moment, I have tried to stop drinking as much, being that the voice only returns on a night of binge drinking. I wouldn't fear it as much if I did not have it in my family. It is very hard to sit down and challenge your mind because you are afraid of what may come out, especially if you do it alone.
Linear Mode
