Schizophrenia - General Discussion
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Nothing lasts forever.
Everything can be healed. Unless you decide to give up on yourself first.
Everything can be healed. Unless you decide to give up on yourself first.
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Schizophrenia - General Discussion
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briskgull27 said:Actually, I've always been an open book, and I still am today.
I'm not quite sure how I could be of help, other than suggesting this: prepare yourself for the possibility that this might be a lifelong journey. God bless.
But I don't have schizophrenia,
I'm just terrified that if I start imagining the symptoms, they'll actually become real.
My diagnosis is depression and anxiety.
That's from two different psychiatrists.
Schizophrenia - General Discussion
in Psychology & Therapy ·
I’ve always been incredibly shy, withdrawn, and just a total introvert.
I didn't even really start going out much until I was 16.
Things finally started to shift when I moved away to a bigger city for college.
But once I moved back home after my junior year,
it felt like everything just reverted right back to how it used to be.
I’m terrified of letting anyone get close to me because I’m scared they’ll end up hurting me emotionally.
So, I just keep everyone at arm's length.
I'm living with my parents, and they still treat me like I'm a little kid.
There isn't any history of mental health issues in my family.
My mom struggles with panic attacks—she worries about everything—so she probably passed that anxiety down to me and my sister.
My sister is two years older than me and is also dealing with depression.
The difference is, she’s actually an open person, very social, and has been in a relationship for three years now.
I didn't even really start going out much until I was 16.
Things finally started to shift when I moved away to a bigger city for college.
But once I moved back home after my junior year,
it felt like everything just reverted right back to how it used to be.
I’m terrified of letting anyone get close to me because I’m scared they’ll end up hurting me emotionally.
So, I just keep everyone at arm's length.
I'm living with my parents, and they still treat me like I'm a little kid.
There isn't any history of mental health issues in my family.
My mom struggles with panic attacks—she worries about everything—so she probably passed that anxiety down to me and my sister.
My sister is two years older than me and is also dealing with depression.
The difference is, she’s actually an open person, very social, and has been in a relationship for three years now.
Schizophrenia - General Discussion
in Psychology & Therapy ·
Hey everyone!
I'm 24, a college student, and I've always been highly sensitive and pretty introverted.
I’ve never actually been in a relationship, and honestly, I have this paralyzing fear of social interaction—especially when it comes to men.
About two years ago, I decided to see a psychiatrist because I was terrified that I was developing schizophrenia. I was having massive panic attacks and was scared of absolutely everything: leaving my house, being around people, death... just everything.
As it turns out, my diagnosis wasn't schizophrenia; it was depression, neurosis, social phobia, and OCD.
My doctor put me on Zoloft, which I took for a year. After that, she tapered my dose down from 50mg to 25mg a day.
Then, about five months ago, she tried to get me off Zoloft entirely.
But after three months without it, those same dark thoughts from two years ago came rushing back.
I feel totally isolated, like nobody loves me and like the whole world is against me.
I started searching for schizophrenia symptoms online, and I somehow managed to convince myself that I was experiencing all of them.
I became paranoid.
When I told my psychiatrist, she insisted again that it isn't schizophrenia or paranoia,
so she put me back on Zoloft. I've been back on it for 18 days now, but I still feel terrible.
I'm also taking Xanax.
I just can't shake these dark thoughts. I constantly feel like something terrible is going to happen,
like I'm going to die or lose my mind...
I'm genuinely scared that I'm already losing it.
Is there any way out of this? I really can't do this anymore. I can't eat, I can't sleep... my head is a total nightmare right now.
Help!😕
I'm 24, a college student, and I've always been highly sensitive and pretty introverted.
I’ve never actually been in a relationship, and honestly, I have this paralyzing fear of social interaction—especially when it comes to men.
About two years ago, I decided to see a psychiatrist because I was terrified that I was developing schizophrenia. I was having massive panic attacks and was scared of absolutely everything: leaving my house, being around people, death... just everything.
As it turns out, my diagnosis wasn't schizophrenia; it was depression, neurosis, social phobia, and OCD.
My doctor put me on Zoloft, which I took for a year. After that, she tapered my dose down from 50mg to 25mg a day.
Then, about five months ago, she tried to get me off Zoloft entirely.
But after three months without it, those same dark thoughts from two years ago came rushing back.
I feel totally isolated, like nobody loves me and like the whole world is against me.
I started searching for schizophrenia symptoms online, and I somehow managed to convince myself that I was experiencing all of them.
I became paranoid.
When I told my psychiatrist, she insisted again that it isn't schizophrenia or paranoia,
so she put me back on Zoloft. I've been back on it for 18 days now, but I still feel terrible.
I'm also taking Xanax.
I just can't shake these dark thoughts. I constantly feel like something terrible is going to happen,
like I'm going to die or lose my mind...
I'm genuinely scared that I'm already losing it.
Is there any way out of this? I really can't do this anymore. I can't eat, I can't sleep... my head is a total nightmare right now.
Help!😕