Hi i’m new to this forum and i thought that someone might be able to shine some light on my situation. So, long story short, i keep having this belief that my mind is broadcasted/people can read my mind/walls are cameras etc.
I’ve had this belief since march i think, some time this spring it begun and i thought that it would’ve gone away after i’d graduated highschool since i was always anxious there, but it stayed with me and i just thought i’d come here and talk about it because i assume that a lot of you have dealt with similar issues and might be able to help me.
To be clear, this belief doesn’t take over my life, it doesn’t stop me from going out/go to work and whatnot. However, it’s like i’ve accepted that it’s a truth, like it doesn’t matter if it makes me anxious or not, if anything happens i immediately connect it to that belief.
I don’t believe that i have schizophrenia, but i would like to get some tips on how to stop these thoughts, because they are pretty annoying at times.
The best thing is to see a doctor. I’ve had thought broadcasting/telepathy in the past also I had paranoia(cameras etc). Meds were needed to sort it all out.
Thanks for the reply, i used to see a therapist but i stopped going to her about 1-2 months after the thoughts begun (i never mentioned them). Perhaps i should talk to her again
The feeling that everyone’s spiritually connected as with thought broadcasting is definitely reduced with medication. With any luck it’ll remove the belief entirely, but I still have some of that phenomena left over during times of stress.
The thing is that is the beginning stages of psychosis. I always used to think I was being recorded in my house for years. Then I had the breakout psychosis in like 2013 where I thought people were reading my mind. Not to scare you but if you don’t see a doc now it will probably turn into psychosis. Let me just tell you that psychosis is no fun. I almost jumped off a bridge when I was in psychosis, I threatened a congressman, I was put through whata amounts to torture being locked in a all white psych hospital, I lost my family and worked barefoot in psych hospital garb for three miles till I passed out on the side of the road. Please seek treatment!
Been there, Tyme. And I’m hopeful that my new doctor, the best in the area, will help me find a medication to curb these ridiculous believes and let me have my life back.
Thank you for the response Tyme, the thought of psychosis does scare me a lot, but your answer motivates me to seek treatment. One of my parents are bipolar and when things got ugly 1,5 years ago i thought that nothing could fix it. But, with the right treatment everything is stable now, so i suppose that i just need to be brave enough to ask a doctor for help.
Thank you for your answer Gorrister, it made me read about prodrome and seeking treatment seems like the only way to deal with this, wether that treatment is medication or anything else.
You should get it checked out. Things can spiral pretty quickly. I had strange thoughts/fears all throughout growing up but it never took over my life either. Then in hs things got super out of control and I went into a full psychotic episode that was so awful I got ptsd from it. Get help as soon as you can A doctor will help. Also don’t feel discouraged if you don’t have a good experience w doctor or therapist after mentioning psychosis right away. Many mental health professionals (a distressing amount really) do not have much experience w psychosis or have a lot of stigma against it so it may take time to find someone very helpful!
A doctor will help. Also don’t feel discouraged if you don’t have a good experience w doctor or therapist after mentioning psychosis right away. Many mental health professionals (a distressing amount really) do not have much experience w psychosis or have a lot of stigma against it so it may take time to find someone very helpful!