Afraid of going nuts.

[Walking Circles]

A long while back I screwed up and read an article about people with Schizophrenia hearing random noises for a while before they really develop in to the illness. Ever since then any time I hear a noise I can't immediately identify the source of it scares me.

Today while I was in the bathroom getting ready to shower I thought a heard a couple of sets of rhythmic buzzing, you know kind of like an old school buzzer alarm but faint and hard to discern. I asked my wife and son if they heard it and of course neither of them did. Then my wife said the most helpful thing she could in the situation "It's probably just in your head!". Lol so that really made it better.

There wasn't any obvious source of the noise, though it wasn't loud. I was near a window and there were lots of birds chirping. Maybe that was it?

Anyone else ever struggled with this one or had it happen?

 

[MATD]

Yep, it’s just part of being so hyper vigilant, on edge. Just like thinking you saw something. I’ve learned to not give it any room to grow. Now that I’m in recovery, I am able to accept it and not react to it when it happens. As you recover, your mind and body slowly relax and this phenomenon gradually ceases.