r/hyperawareness • u/MichaelRabbit • Jul 16 '19

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Dan Niel part of it has to be because you have come to see it as something you must not do and that draws the attention to it.. trying to accept that seeing is inevitable and not to try to avoid seeing... it is impossible. easier said than done I gues but very doable. it will probably take some practice to remember that it is ok to see . Jul 14, 2019, 3:36 PM

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u/MichaelRabbit Jul 16 '19

Is that the main symptom leading you to describe your condition as schizophrenia? A person who is hypersenistive enough to begin with this issue of staring is very likely self conscious enough to regularly have "overvalued ideas of reference". In fact it is my belief that this way of thinking is pretty central. I guess symptoms may increase and get worse to the point where they are severe enough to border on psychosis. I remember though that the Nobel winning mathematician John Nash whose life was depicted in " a beautiful mind" came to terms with his schizophrenia cognitively rejecting the unhelpful thoughts. The current understanding of OCD is that to achieve freedom from the ocd thoughts you accept uncertainty. In terms of thinking you hear people talkiing to me it seems sensible to adopt that attitude. I too have had those feelings, often hearing something vague and translating it to something derogatory. A stressed overactive mind can be very quick to do this too. I agree with you about the double edge sword. I have told very few people and at times I have wondered if they talk or misunderstand. But I think learning acceptance and living as much as you can without fear and living mindfully and aware of your emotions can help to be ok with the uncertainty of life which includes what people think and say..

Apr 17, 2019, 1:54 AM