Anyone?

mallorygodisgood · Post by **mallorygodisgood** » Mon Apr 06, 2009 6:19 am

Does anyone get scared they have some kind of mental illness (bipolar, schizo) and then look up the symptoms then your mind is convincing you that you have those? I have been to my therapist and he says that its just my anxiety and I have pure O OCD. I am so afraid that this is more than anxiety. I do not hallucinate and im not delusional, but I just get so scared that something crazy is going to happen to me. Or that thinking about it will make it happen? Can anyone please relate? I am desperate here! please respond!

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Mon Apr 06, 2009 6:26 am

This doesn't happen to me but wanted to say I heard on one of the cd's that Lucinda felt the same way as you do. It's just anxiety, I know that may not make you feel any better but really it is just anxiety.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Mon Apr 06, 2009 7:00 am

I also do this all the time. Look up symptoms. My favorite to obsess about is that I have multiple personalities which feeds into my anxiety and pure o quite nicely (what if's).

I remember reading here one time from someone that if you actually are diagnosed with a severe mental illness (paranoid schizophrenia) you truly feel your delusions and hallucinations are real, and are not fearing that you have an illness (which is what we do).

Not sure if this helps.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Mon Apr 06, 2009 8:46 am

It does help, thank you both. This fear is very real to me even though I have no reason to fear it other than this thoughts. Thank you!