Still obsessing about going crazy, HELP!

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Mon May 25, 2009 3:21 am

Dearest Mallory,
I never get "sick" of reading your posts!!!
I am here for you, anytime you need someone to talk you!!! It is an honor to help you, in any way that I possibly can!!!

You, also, are more than welcome to PM me anytime, you feel the need to do so!!!

I am sooo thankful you got a good night's rest!!!

You are going to be fine!!! God Bless

mallorygodisgood · Post by **mallorygodisgood** » Mon May 25, 2009 4:03 am

Okay thank you so much everyone for your responses.

R0xyg4l · Post by **R0xyg4l** » Wed May 27, 2009 1:58 pm

I wanted to wish you the best of luck. I also agree with the post that was made in reference to that if you're schizo or have psychosis it's not something you realize. So I'm sure that both you and I are completely sane. I constantly think I'm going to go insane and just snap. I think what makes me any different from the people you see on the news? Well I think it is that I don't want to hurt anyone. My mind isn't working right and sends me these crazy thoughts but I just think "Oh it's a chemical imbalance". And try to move on with it. I guess the trick is weakening the thoughts. So if they do come they don't cause as much distress. My husband even said "I have thoughts about hurting other people too. But I think 'Oh thats silly, I would never do that' blow it off and move on. I don't understand why you don't do the same." Well... I suppose if I knew the answer to that question I wouldn't be here lol. Best of luck and please let me know if you'd like someone to talk to as we go through this.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Wed May 27, 2009 2:07 pm

The fact is that your not going crazy. My phsychologist told me people who are crazy do not recognioze that they are crazy and that is fact. By listening to you you are no where near crazy just struggling with fear like the rest of us. Keep your chin up.. you'll make it through this and come out stronger. Take care

mallorygodisgood · Post by **mallorygodisgood** » Wed May 27, 2009 2:59 pm

Thank you for your responses, it is good to know I am not alone. This fear is very scary for me to even talk about it...so that is a step for me! Roxyg4l..i would love to talk. You are welcome to private message me anytime!

clearsky27 · Post by **clearsky27** » Thu May 28, 2009 2:01 am

Your not crazy. Crazy people dont worry about being crazy they just are. I too worried about this and my doctor said OCD and things like schizo are like oranges and tables. I asked her if they were like orandes and apples and she said they are even more different.

Faith_TX · Post by **Faith_TX** » Thu May 28, 2009 2:28 am

My doctor said it's like "little c crazy and big c crazy" LOL

She said . . . if I want to call it crazy go ahead but at least I'm not imagining that the people on the radio are giving me special messages or wearing a tin foil hat to keep people from reading my thoughts. That cracked me up.

She told me that she sees people like me all day long (and this was when I was seeing my family doctor, before I decided to go to my psych.)

It really helped to put it into perspective!

Joygirl · Post by **Joygirl** » Sat Jun 06, 2009 10:10 am

Hi everyone,
Cannot believe how helpful this post has been!!! I have literally told myself for 4 years that since I have ocd thoughts of being mentally ill that I will have to be put away and be taken care of! To the outside world no one would ever suspect that I feel so out of control. You want to talk about scary when a thought can have the power to threaten to steal your life away!! I feel much comfort in reading these responses from you guys and know that I am not alon ever!

Naustin · Post by **Naustin** » Tue Jun 09, 2009 1:59 am

These post really help me out. This is actually the root of a lot of my anxiety. Thank you Mallary for posting. I have been to a therapist for a year and she insist I am normal. I will feel much better when I just believe her. I deep down know that I am not crazy. It is just when the thoughts run sometimes you think. "why would anyone think this" My therapist told me everyone does think those thoughts from time to time. We just react to them different.

clearsky27 · Post by **clearsky27** » Tue Jun 16, 2009 5:28 am

I have been to two different therapists and both have said the same thing. You are not crazy nor will you ever go crazy. They have told me that people who are crazy do not worry about going crazy they are just that way. I used to have this one bad. I would spend hours and hours getting myself into these negative thought patterns where at the end i was so drained I even felt off. I would go on the internt (which I suggest you dont do) and start looking at all of these sites for schizophrenia. This just made it worse. You will get over this. Trust your therapist, she knows what shes talking about!

Also everyone does get these random thoughts. I asked my fiance and he says he gets them once in awhile but he gives them no attention because he thinks there ridiculou and just thoughts. We on the other hand think they mean something and they dont. We look and look for some hidden meaning and the truth is that there is none. They are just thoughts! Head up!