Fear of devolping schizophrenia

[Dudeman]

Thanks heaps forwell means alot and panic cured im on my ipod and diffucult to type haha sorry

[tucker12]

Hi Dudeman,
I have been going through the exact same thing!! It has been 2 weeks now and it seems to be just getting worse. I was diagnosed with GAD and the beginnning of depression. I also think that i might have OCD over this whole Schizophrenia obsession. I get so scared and anxious that i always have to come onto the computer and research symptoms of schizophrenia and then its like my mind actually tries to get me to think that im hearing voices or that people are after me...which i know is absolutly ridiculous!! I have anxiety 24/7 and i can never relax! I can go to sleep ok but then i wake up a couple of hours later in a total state of panic which is really starting to get annoying!! Another big thing that is bothering me is the constant random mind chatter which i get alot, and no its not voices im hearing its my own voice thinking about everything and also just random things which pop into my head at the moment and thats what usually starts my panic attacks, because i keep thinking that im going crazy and my thoughts will not stop. Sorry im ranting, but i just wanted you to know that you are not alone!!!

[tucker12]

I was wondering if anyone else has been through this, or am i really going schizophrenic?

[alankay]

Dude, you are just anxious. First and last. Everything else is but another symptom of anxiety.
No worries on typing. It's alllll about helping here as best we can and we know many are a bit upset while posting etc.
Alankay.

[Dudeman]

Okay thankyou and tucket hearing voices from the day like your mates talking mum calling your name while falling asleep is normal happens to everyone but because we are anxious during the whole day we tend to notice it more which just empowers it your not alone

[ThePhoenix]

I think you will probably find the more you look for something the more you will find it. Even though you might not feel like you are looking for the sounds your subconscious will be hyper aware so any sound that you arent 100% sure where it came from you are stressing about. Trust me, if you had schizophrenia you wouldnt realise it, the voices would be talking to you and you would think it was completely normal.