I have a friend who is extremely intelligent he is defenetly the smartest person I know and I tended to trust his opinions a lot. About a year and a half ago, he told me that I might have schizophrenia. At first I didn’t believe it, but I’ve always struggled with hypochondrya(i am not diagnosed i just assume as i have always had severe health related anxieties ), so that idea really got into my head.
For about two years after that, I had panic attacks, developed a stutter, and couldn’t even read out loud in class. My anxiety was severe. Now, I don’t struggle with anxiety anymore, and I’m confident that I don’t have schizophrenia and I’m not really looking for reassurance about that.
But those two years changed me. I feel dull, numb, and kind of indifferent now. My mental state doesn’t feel right, and it seems like it might be getting worse over time.
Has anyone experienced something similar after a long period of anxiety? How did you recover from it?
My memory has also gotten much worse. I feel like I can’t remember things properly anymore, even older memories like parts of my childhood or academic stuff. On top of that, I don’t feel emotions the same way I used to. I have been struggling to experience any form of love even towards my girlfriend and it has affected my relationship to the point where I’ve almost ended it.
Has anyone experienced something like this after a long period of anxiety? How did you recover from it? Ofc Not everything is connected to the belief of having schizophrenia bc i kinda always struggled with my mental health but I just dont want to over analyze myself anymore.