Hello. I'm a 16 year old male. I really
don't have any of the symptoms of
schizophrenia but I'm scared I have it.
Like, I start thinking about it and I get
all worried and I attribute the worrying
to me having it. lol, I dunno.. It's
weird. I always google diseases and I
think I have them for acouple days. I just
cant get this thought out of my head.. and
it's kinda freaking me out. I don't hear
voices or anything, but I always double
check with someone if I hear something
abnormal, you know.. just to make sure
it's not all in my mind? I know all of
this is just going on in my head and that
there is a reality, but sometimes I start
thinking "hmm, what if this is a dream?"
and I get really worried and I think that
it's cause I'm a schitzo I'm thinking
these thoughts. Honestly, I just want to
stop thinking about this. I want to know
if I have it or not. I
also talk to myself in my head sometimes,
I know it's me and I can control the
thoughts. I always second guess myself
too..
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CarolDiane
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I hear ya Posted: 07-01-08 20:45pm
First thing you need to do is stop going
to these diagnois sites where there are
only way to many explainations and
symptoms. I will just about guarentee you
will have at least half of them. You can
talk yourself into having just about
anything. I had taked myself into having
MS. I did not. I say a neurologist and
ruled that out. What I did have that
looked like it on the MRI wound up to be
harding of the arteries. At my age that is
normal. I am old enough to almost be your
grandmother LOL. So, don't phsyc yourself
up with this. You can listen to opinion
and others that have similar symtoms but,
have go to stop going compulive on looking
for symtoms to back up that compulsion.
You are going to drive yourself nuts. I do
not belive you fit the schitzo in total
discription. That is just my opinion.
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antigone
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Posted: 07-01-08 21:13pm
I agree with CarolDiane. You can drive
yourself crazy looking at all this
information. If anything you have a
compulsive tendancy that drives you to
look at these medical sites.
Enjoy your youth and good health. Aging
brings on many physical ailments. This is
not you. Relax and enjoy being well.
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YoungKid8D
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Joined: 01 Jul 2008 Posts: 5
Posted: 07-01-08 21:36pm
hmm. yeah, I guess you guys are right.. I
really only get worried when I'm alone and
bored lol.
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YoungKid8D
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Joined: 01 Jul 2008 Posts: 5
Posted: 07-02-08 14:37pm
hmmm, see. I still cant get the thought
out of my head. I attribute everything to
me having schizophrenia even though I
don't have it. Is this some kind of OCD
thing? when I read stories
of people who really have schizophrenia
and they talk about stuff like they hear,
and that they are being watched and they
are going to die and stuff, I begin
thinking these thoughts as well, and
automatically get extremely frightened
that I have it. I dunno, I was never like
this. The more I keep reading about it,
the more I worry. I just cant go without
ten minutes without thinking I have the
thing. Could this all be because I am
currently at home sick & bored with a
throat/sinus infection? When I go places
and hang out with people it seems to go
away, and I think "wow look, I don't have
it!" but once I realize I thought about it
lol, I get all scared again. What a
terrible cycle..
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CarolDiane
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Hi again Posted: 07-02-08 14:50pm
Yes, I do agree that if you are home that
could be an attribute to what is going on.
Don't get us wrong. We are not saying you
do not have it or do have it. All we are
trying to do is help you overcome the
"Triggers" that set you off. Like looking
things up that you feel are common with
you. I use to do it mayself like I told
you. I had myslef having everything from
MS to some other neurological disorders.
This is not good for you. You are getting
to addicted to Medical web sites. That is
why on this site, we try and help you not
only from reaserch but, personall
experience. Most of us here have
researched our illnes or disorder that we
can give you a deltailed history withoug
even thinking.
I would see how you feel when you are
better and able to get out a bit. Solitude
is not the best thing to go through. Away
from your peers and such.
Carrie
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YoungKid8D
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 01 Jul 2008 Posts: 5
Posted: 07-02-08 15:06pm
haha, I wish I could stop. I just get the
urges to when I'm worried. I just over
react and over think ever thought that
pops into my head. I know it's all in my
head, I'm not in some lala land. I know
there is a reality and everything, I'm
just scared. I feel allot better when I
think about stuff like school or going to
shows again. I feel relatively calm right
now. See the thing is, about 3 weeks back,
I had my first panic attack, and from then
on.. I've felt like this.
I
also talk to myself in my head sometimes,
I know it's me and I can control the
thoughts. I always second guess myself
too.. 
