I’ve never felt fear like I do now, after experiencing psychosis. I’m always scared, always hypervigilent. It feels like something terrible is going to happen all the time.
Is anyone else scared?
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I’m often fearful to the point of being immobile. Some reasons I have to be afraid are legitimate reasons but often i am terrified of anything especially if my phone rings I always think if I answer something terrible will happen.
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I feel irrational fear a lot. When someone asks me what I’m afraid of I just say, no idea, I just know I feel afraid. It comes and goes but is awful when it is happening.
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I am hypervigilant, too @anon1517417. More so when i go out in public but at home also. I always feel like something could happen at any time.
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Yea I have my days where I feel like that too. The constant noise and the barrage of thoughts don’t help either. I just have to wait for it to pass and hang in there.
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@anon1517417 try taking slow breathing technique and focus on something in the room like flowers or a painting…something you like…sounds like panic disorder…I had that…you have to defeat the panic or fear with your mind by not caring about it anymore…easier said than done…but I overcame it, you can too.
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This feeling of fearfulness could be caused by the meds. About 5 or 6 years ago I lived in fear. At that time I was taking invega 9mg. This feeling of fear lasted for about 3 years. Then in 2013 I made a switch of meds to Amisulpride. The feeling of fearfulness disappeared soon after that switch.
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Yes.
I have felt like what is like terror and anxiety and overwhelming feelings n that I can not handle it not cope .
It is a awful feeling .
I tried listening to guided meditation and/or taking medication or going to 
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It usually comes afternoon evening or sometimes if my bf gets called out.
Also about my closest that I love so much and miss.
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I might not of made that connection.
Glad I read your post.
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Yes. I feel scared all the time.
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Yes I used to feel a sense of dread when things are going well. But I don’t attribute it to my one time psychosis. Have you tried many meds already? That’s the only thing I can think of that might help.
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@anon1517417 I have often felt irrational fear. I used to carry a knife because I felt so unsafe and so certain that I was about to be attacked. I wouldn’t go out alone except to let my dog go to the bathroom, and I only did that right off our patio. If anyone walked past, I would grasp my knife in my pocket, ready for them to come for me. If cars passed, I would memorize their license plates in case they kidnapped me. In my house, I would get so scared, I would run into my bathroom after grabbing a baseball bat, my dog, and two phones (cell and landline). I could hear men in my house.
I used to call my psychiatrist’s office, but she eventually told me that she thought I was hearing external voices. After that, it kind of made sense, so I stopped calling her and would call my husband instead. When I see demons, I freeze in fear. No fight or flight, just deer in the headlights, frozen. I haven’t had either problem for a little while now, and I am so glad it has stopped. It is horrible to be scared.
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