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Mental Health Scare: What is this and how do I cope with all of it? (Hearing voices, demons following me, trying to get me)
Over the past year I have developed some unusual ways of thinking and behavior that I have no idea how to handle. I have become more and more socially withdrawn. I never leave my house, and rarely get out of bed. My fiancé has been trying to get me to be more active socially and physically, but I somehow always end up staying home. This has gone on for over a year and has become worse and worse as each day passes. It's not that I'm scared to leave my house, I just don't want to deal with people, and I am paranoid that everywhere I go people are watching me, talking about me, and judging me. Next, I have become very unorganized. I used to be a complete control freak and now I have piles and piles of clothes everywhere, dirty dishes, food wrappers etc, and I have no interest in cleaning because I know where everything is. Next (This scares my fiancé the most) I have become very paranoid and scared about demons. I think they are out to get me. I somehow convince myself that when I open the door to my room, or the shower curtain, or when I look in the mirror a demon will appear and try to hurt me. I constantly think about this and it keeps me from getting out of bed, getting out of the shower, and looking in the mirror. When I lie in bed at night and close my eyes, I always feel like a demon is hovering over me. Or when I am home alone, I feel like they follow me around and end up running everywhere I go. The fear is paralyzing. Next, I have trouble concentrating and communicating with my fiancé and family because my head is so cluttered with thoughts. There's always a million different thoughts going on at once, some I can make out, some I cannot. Some are whispered thoughts, and some are screaming thoughts that won't go away. They all have different tones of voices, some more aggressive than others. I don't know if I am making any sense. This is my most recent symptom, and it's keeping me from falling asleep. These symptoms are starting to ruin my life and I don't know what to think of them. I know they are not normal. What do you think it is, and what are some steps I can take in dealing with this?
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You need to get help right away.
I have a mental illness, and how I finally got properly diagnosed and treated was:
Step 1: Go to a therapist.
They can figure out what exactly is going on with you and set up a therapeutic treatment plan. (Therapy helps tremendously)
They will also determine whether your condition needs to be treated medically (medications) and refer you to a doctor that specializes in mental disorders.
Step 2. Go to the Doctor.
Step 3. Follow your treatment plan! The results of feeling better again are worth it!
I hope this helps, and I hope you make an appointment right away.
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I'm no doctor. I think maybe you should start seeing a therapist who you can talk to. I really don't know what to say.
I'm sorry.
~Andrew~
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You are NOT well my friend. I say this having gone through bipolar disorder and the mental health system. I cannot tell you what ailment you have but you are in or headed for crisis.
You MUST get some help. This won't go away on its own. Hearing voices directing you to so something or non-stop thoughts rushing like a freight train in your head is symptom for a variety of mental-illnesses as is paranoia and irrational thoughts of people or things out to get you.
What you MUST do and the most sensible thing to do is go to an emergency room tonight. Tell them exactly what you told us here and don't hold a thing back. An on-call psychiatrist will interview you at length about when this started, the beliefs, voices, and constant thoughts.
He or she will then figure out which illness you have and hold you at the hospital 72 hours for observation in this instance and figure out medication and treatment to get you well.
What likely will happen is this: Based on the symptoms above they will keep you in hospital for a rest and to get better and rid of all the symptoms and paranoia and then release you. It does take time but you absolutely have to get it done.
They do this because those voices and the illness can lead you to harm yourself or in some cases others so they aren't taking chances as it is indeed a dangerous situation left untreated and is definitely a situation for the ER. Drop everything and get a medical assessment.
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It sounds like your expereincing some positive symptoms of schizophrenia.
I'm not a doctor, but I know that you need to speak to one.
There are 5 different types of schizophrenia, you're clearly demonstrating symptoms of the disorganised and/or paranoid type.
Schizophrenia affects about 1% of the population, and it's onset can be accute (develops quickly) or chronic.
Like I said, I AM NOT making any diagnosis here, I'm just saying my opinion, and my advice is to speak to a doctor who can get you referred to the right person.
Good luck
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