Voice in my head- can anyone relate???
For a good few years now it feels like there’s a voice in my head telling me that bad things will happen if I do something specific.
It’s usually things like say if I’m listening to a song and I’m enjoying it, suddenly I just think, “If this song ends my family will die.” And I have no idea why. But I stop listening to the song anyway even though I know it’s just my own voice in my mind.
Or if I’m on a walk and I see a car coming down the road, I think, “If that car passes me in three seconds, I have to kill myself, I will die in a week, etc…”
I know it sounds so ridiculous, but it’s just a subconscious voice that pops up and it freaks me out. Is this just a normal paranoia thing or what?? Anyone else having a similar experience?
It’s usually things like say if I’m listening to a song and I’m enjoying it, suddenly I just think, “If this song ends my family will die.” And I have no idea why. But I stop listening to the song anyway even though I know it’s just my own voice in my mind.
Or if I’m on a walk and I see a car coming down the road, I think, “If that car passes me in three seconds, I have to kill myself, I will die in a week, etc…”
I know it sounds so ridiculous, but it’s just a subconscious voice that pops up and it freaks me out. Is this just a normal paranoia thing or what?? Anyone else having a similar experience?
Thats called either paranoia or schizophrenia
get help
Depending on how old you are you can go to the Child and Adolescent Mental Health Sevice (CAMHS) They should be able to help. if you need to dm im always here \
NB: the number for camhs is https://contact.org.uk/help-for-families/information-advice-services/health-medical-information/health/camhs/
get help
Depending on how old you are you can go to the Child and Adolescent Mental Health Sevice (CAMHS) They should be able to help. if you need to dm im always here \
NB: the number for camhs is https://contact.org.uk/help-for-families/information-advice-services/health-medical-information/health/camhs/
I have something similar but with the opposite effect - e.g. if I flip this coin and get a heads, I'll have future success. Never has anything to do with death though, you should seek help as I would be terrified.
Original post by Anonymous
For a good few years now it feels like there’s a voice in my head telling me that bad things will happen if I do something specific.
It’s usually things like say if I’m listening to a song and I’m enjoying it, suddenly I just think, “If this song ends my family will die.” And I have no idea why. But I stop listening to the song anyway even though I know it’s just my own voice in my mind.
Or if I’m on a walk and I see a car coming down the road, I think, “If that car passes me in three seconds, I have to kill myself, I will die in a week, etc…”
I know it sounds so ridiculous, but it’s just a subconscious voice that pops up and it freaks me out. Is this just a normal paranoia thing or what?? Anyone else having a similar experience?
It’s usually things like say if I’m listening to a song and I’m enjoying it, suddenly I just think, “If this song ends my family will die.” And I have no idea why. But I stop listening to the song anyway even though I know it’s just my own voice in my mind.
Or if I’m on a walk and I see a car coming down the road, I think, “If that car passes me in three seconds, I have to kill myself, I will die in a week, etc…”
I know it sounds so ridiculous, but it’s just a subconscious voice that pops up and it freaks me out. Is this just a normal paranoia thing or what?? Anyone else having a similar experience?
I have smth similar too. But its never been negative. It has mostly been things like if I spot a green car before I enter the gates, the day will go good for me or if I guess the next song on this playlist right, then Ill have a good life or something stupid like that. I cant think of any negative thing tho. Seek help!! It must deffo be scary. Hope you recover soon!
Do you hear the voice through your ears or just kind of in your head?
Original post by Anonymous
For a good few years now it feels like there’s a voice in my head telling me that bad things will happen if I do something specific.
It’s usually things like say if I’m listening to a song and I’m enjoying it, suddenly I just think, “If this song ends my family will die.” And I have no idea why. But I stop listening to the song anyway even though I know it’s just my own voice in my mind.
Or if I’m on a walk and I see a car coming down the road, I think, “If that car passes me in three seconds, I have to kill myself, I will die in a week, etc…”
I know it sounds so ridiculous, but it’s just a subconscious voice that pops up and it freaks me out. Is this just a normal paranoia thing or what?? Anyone else having a similar experience?
It’s usually things like say if I’m listening to a song and I’m enjoying it, suddenly I just think, “If this song ends my family will die.” And I have no idea why. But I stop listening to the song anyway even though I know it’s just my own voice in my mind.
Or if I’m on a walk and I see a car coming down the road, I think, “If that car passes me in three seconds, I have to kill myself, I will die in a week, etc…”
I know it sounds so ridiculous, but it’s just a subconscious voice that pops up and it freaks me out. Is this just a normal paranoia thing or what?? Anyone else having a similar experience?
this is ocd not schizophrenia wtf is every1 on abt
Original post by Cinnaroll18
this is ocd not schizophrenia wtf is every1 on abt
That's what I was thinking.
Though if the voice has its own kind of presence it could be a symptom of schizophrenia. Hence me asking if he/she hears it through their ears. I know the voices I hear will tell me this kind of ****.
Original post by Sabertooth
That's what I was thinking.
Though if the voice has its own kind of presence it could be a symptom of schizophrenia. Hence me asking if he/she hears it through their ears. I know the voices I hear will tell me this kind of ****.
Though if the voice has its own kind of presence it could be a symptom of schizophrenia. Hence me asking if he/she hears it through their ears. I know the voices I hear will tell me this kind of ****.
yeah but those phrases r so common with ocd and I feel like op just says they hear voices bc they can't explain it but they mean their inside voice/subconscious
Original post by Cinnaroll18
yeah but those phrases r so common with ocd and I feel like op just says they hear voices bc they can't explain it but they mean their inside voice/subconscious
Yeah, hence my asking.
Original post by Sabertooth
Do you hear the voice through your ears or just kind of in your head?
Just in my head. I agree with Cinnaroll18 as in its my own voice/subconscious rather than someone else’s, but despite knowing that it’s just my own voice talking in my head I get so worried anyway.
Also just to add to my post as I forgot to mention: it’s not necessarily always things involving death, however it is definitely always negative.
The most least death related thought I can think of is to do with magpies. I literally have no clue when this started or why, but I suppose suddenly one day I thought to myself that if I didn’t say the exact words, “Hello little magpie, how has your day been?” I’ll have an awful day and either me or my loved ones will get hurt. And to this day whenever I see a magpie I feel like I have to say those words or something bad will happen and I sometimes panic in case I saw a magpie and forgot to say it. And if there’s a flock of magpies I have to stop what I’m doing to count them to say the sentence that many times. I feel so self conscious in public, because obviously I must look weird muttering to myself about magpies. That’s just one example; I wish I didn’t feel like I had to do it and I don’t understand why I can’t just stop. I always thought it was something everyone went through for some reason.
The most least death related thought I can think of is to do with magpies. I literally have no clue when this started or why, but I suppose suddenly one day I thought to myself that if I didn’t say the exact words, “Hello little magpie, how has your day been?” I’ll have an awful day and either me or my loved ones will get hurt. And to this day whenever I see a magpie I feel like I have to say those words or something bad will happen and I sometimes panic in case I saw a magpie and forgot to say it. And if there’s a flock of magpies I have to stop what I’m doing to count them to say the sentence that many times. I feel so self conscious in public, because obviously I must look weird muttering to myself about magpies. That’s just one example; I wish I didn’t feel like I had to do it and I don’t understand why I can’t just stop. I always thought it was something everyone went through for some reason.
Original post by Purdy7
There’s a few things going on. First thing is to get a medical check up. Secondly internal voices can be caused by anxiety. There is also the persons inner conversation, which can sometime be derogatory if one has low self esteem etc.
See your Gp for a check up and go from there.
See your Gp for a check up and go from there.
It could be, I am diagnosed with anxiety but I never really thought that those thoughts were linked to it as it was never brought up and likely has been going on since I was a child, however it may be the case. Thank you.
Heyyyyy it’s defo not paranoia or schizophrenia!!! It’s ocd, and I know it because I’ve had the same exact thoughts as you, they can be really tiresome and make you stressed throughout the day. The guys here don’t know what the difference between schizophrenia and ocd is so don’t listen to them.
Go to your GP and defo get referred to a psychiatrist, listen if they say that they’ll make an appointment for you with a therapist or counsellor DO NOT ACCEPT and keep asking for a psychiatrist. If they don’t listen, defo complain because I was in a situation like that. Some doctors unfortunately don’t understand how serious and horrific some illnesses are and want to go through the cheap and easy way which is through counselling and therapy.
Defo get referred to a psychiatrist, then while you see the psychiatrist to get diagnosed and get meds coz they re really really good especially for someone like me with ocd that’s dying down now.
Then you can ask to get therapy as well from the psychiatrist, so besides seeing the psychiatrist you can see a therapist too. You could even ask for one specialising in ocd.
Basically this is how you kill two birds with half a stone, if you immediately accept the GPS proposal about seeing a therapist or counsellor before actually seeing a psychiatrist, then you’ll just be going in a never ending cycle of terrible healthcare where there aren’t qualified or serious people.
If you have any questions, please tell me.
Also you can search this up: intrusive thoughts ocd
And I hope that will be able to help you calm down a bit as you’ll know you’re not alone.
Go to your GP and defo get referred to a psychiatrist, listen if they say that they’ll make an appointment for you with a therapist or counsellor DO NOT ACCEPT and keep asking for a psychiatrist. If they don’t listen, defo complain because I was in a situation like that. Some doctors unfortunately don’t understand how serious and horrific some illnesses are and want to go through the cheap and easy way which is through counselling and therapy.
Defo get referred to a psychiatrist, then while you see the psychiatrist to get diagnosed and get meds coz they re really really good especially for someone like me with ocd that’s dying down now.
Then you can ask to get therapy as well from the psychiatrist, so besides seeing the psychiatrist you can see a therapist too. You could even ask for one specialising in ocd.
Basically this is how you kill two birds with half a stone, if you immediately accept the GPS proposal about seeing a therapist or counsellor before actually seeing a psychiatrist, then you’ll just be going in a never ending cycle of terrible healthcare where there aren’t qualified or serious people.
If you have any questions, please tell me.
Also you can search this up: intrusive thoughts ocd
And I hope that will be able to help you calm down a bit as you’ll know you’re not alone.
Hey, these sound like intrusive thoughts to me - unwanted thoughts which cause distress. They can be a symptom of OCD, but might not be when I have similar ones, it helps to remember that you get those thoughts *because* they bother you - if you were an uncaring / “bad” person you wouldn’t, so just try to accept the thoughts and don’t worry about them. Just accepting the thoughts and not dwelling on them makes them less frequent I’d recommend looking it up online for yourself, to see if that fits your experience! <3
when I have similar ones, it helps to remember that you get those thoughts *because* they bother you - if you were an uncaring / “bad” person you wouldn’t, so just try to accept the thoughts and don’t worry about them. Just accepting the thoughts and not dwelling on them makes them less frequent I’d recommend looking it up online for yourself, to see if that fits your experience! <3Original post by Anonymous
Also just to add to my post as I forgot to mention: it’s not necessarily always things involving death, however it is definitely always negative.
The most least death related thought I can think of is to do with magpies. I literally have no clue when this started or why, but I suppose suddenly one day I thought to myself that if I didn’t say the exact words, “Hello little magpie, how has your day been?” I’ll have an awful day and either me or my loved ones will get hurt. And to this day whenever I see a magpie I feel like I have to say those words or something bad will happen and I sometimes panic in case I saw a magpie and forgot to say it. And if there’s a flock of magpies I have to stop what I’m doing to count them to say the sentence that many times. I feel so self conscious in public, because obviously I must look weird muttering to myself about magpies. That’s just one example; I wish I didn’t feel like I had to do it and I don’t understand why I can’t just stop. I always thought it was something everyone went through for some reason.
The most least death related thought I can think of is to do with magpies. I literally have no clue when this started or why, but I suppose suddenly one day I thought to myself that if I didn’t say the exact words, “Hello little magpie, how has your day been?” I’ll have an awful day and either me or my loved ones will get hurt. And to this day whenever I see a magpie I feel like I have to say those words or something bad will happen and I sometimes panic in case I saw a magpie and forgot to say it. And if there’s a flock of magpies I have to stop what I’m doing to count them to say the sentence that many times. I feel so self conscious in public, because obviously I must look weird muttering to myself about magpies. That’s just one example; I wish I didn’t feel like I had to do it and I don’t understand why I can’t just stop. I always thought it was something everyone went through for some reason.
This could be the obsessive thoughts part of OCD.
I have negative thoughts but not like this.
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