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I used to be fine with horror
| I just kind of felt like venting about this, and I'm kind of curious if any of you have something similar to this. Something that made it so horror suddenly started fucking you up.
Whenever I watch horror stuff now I get flashbacks (used loosely, not the actual definition of flashback) to the worst times I had to deal with hallucinations during the time I possibly was on the brink of developing psychosis.
| Hey OP, idk what kind of responses you were expecting to this, but I just wanna say that I'm glad that it sounds like you're doing better than in the past.
I've never had this exact experience myself, but I have experienced trigger factors for my paranoia and dpdr for years, often in media.
All I can really say is like.. stay on the peaceful path. Keep away from negative stimulus, and only indulge in it when you know you can balance yourself back out.
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Oh and also don't live in fear. Don't work yourself up with all this "being scared makes you see things more" stuff. The only thing that's gonna make it worse is your own belief in it. Living in fear of anything will only make it worse, and that's not to say that fears aren't healthy. You should be scared of some things, like falling and probably bears, but you can't let those fears rule you.
| You shouldn't be scared of bears while you're walking through a big city, and likewise you shouldn't be scared of the issues of your past while you're just trying to live your life.
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I guess I was expecting stories of similar experiences, but not this. I am definitely doing better now with certain things. I haven't hallucinated in months.
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Yeah, I don't. In the moment I might stress about it a little, but I'm good at rationalising things and getting over the fear it causes pretty quickly.
Thanks for the wholesomeness and advice man. Not want I was looking for, but it's very much appreciated :)
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| Now though, it's a different story. It's weird. Jumpscares and horror stuff in general has never really affected me too much, but after I had some experiences with hallucinations caused by mental illness last year, I get scared. It's not because the horror media is genuinely scary to me, but it makes me worried that I'll start seeing things like that again, which is fucked, because I believe my therapist said that being scared of seeing things can make it happen more frequently.