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Hi everyone i have recently been diagnosed with Pure- O OCD, my obsessions hover around the fact that i think im going crazy and that im schizophrenic. i am always OBSESSING about wondering if what i hear is what im really hearing, im afraid to look at tv because im afriad the people are going to start talking to me (i know this is irrational) and whenver i hear any noise i literally check everything to make sure i know that i actually heard it. just today tho i was walking down the street and this thought hit me that i was being followed and the government or something was watching me, now in my head i KNOW that this is totally irrational and could never be true but the thought would not go away and i tried to reason it out and it just got stronger, im feeling better now but still rattled that i had this thought and im afriad now that i may really be schizophrenic!? anyone has anything similar happen to them, am i going crazy!?
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But in any case, you know you are not schizophrenic. You are playing mind games with yourself. So do this, okay. Once the thought just begins to peak in your head, stop it dead in its tracks by saying "this is my OCD and this is an irrational thought and I am not giving in to irrational thinking" You may spend the major amount of your day repeating this same phrase but after a while you will get control over the thoughts. They will no longer scare you and will simply become a non issue.
Alternatively, you could see a therapist and discuss medication options or cognitive behavioral therapy options. Medication got rid of my OCD and I was able to function again. At that time I took Prozac along with Klonopin while I was waiting to build up the prozac in my system.
Lastly, there is a book you can get called Self-Communication by Joseph Luciani. I found it to be very, very helpful this last go around for me which was the beginning of May. I am now on Wellbutrin and doing fantastic.
So please make an appointment to at least see your general doctor and go from there. The book is a good start and the self-communication I mentioned above should help you as well.
Post again if you have any more questions about OCD. After 30 years, I think I'm an expert at having it.