Anxiety to Schitzophrenia?

[armira]

Hello..! I would like to know how likely is an anxiety/depression person would be a schitzophrenic?I don't have any mental history in my family but I fear so much that I may develop schitzophrenia.I fear to deth.Because of that I left public places and now I am housebond because I have fears that " what if I lose control" ,"what if I start see things","what if I hurt anyone",what if.......! I'm worry about this 24/7 I'm not quite even for one minute,I'm obsessed with these thoughts.I'm not quite even in my home becuse every moment I fear I would go crazy.Everytime I left my house,even for few feets away, I start having so bad panick atack ,my anxiety gets worst.I really don't know what to do because I'm not feeling good even in my home.I live with my family and if I am alone i panick because I fear I would see my dead grandmother.If I am with one family member I fear I would hurt him or kill him.I don't know what to do I'm feeling so so so bad.I'm in therapy on Remeron for 8 werks now but it isnt helping me at all.My pdoc said I would never ever go insane but I think that he maybe just wanted to make me feel quite :'(

[anxiety860]

I mean does develop later in life. anyways not important, just wanted to fix my error

[anxiety860]

Your neighbor likely has a mental illness that is 100% NOT anxiety.  schizophrenia doesn't develop later in life in most people, this could have happened to her.  Anyways, I don't want to try to diagnose her.  But nursegirl is right, people who want to harm other people don't fear those thoughts.  Keep trying your medication and therapy. If your medication does not improve in a couple weeks try something else.  You'll be ok, step by step you gotta beat this.

[armira]

Thank you so much for your help as always.I fear of losing my mind becaise I saw many people who were fine and now are in mental hospitals.For example,my neighbor was a good student ,a good person but now her family keeps her locked because she lost her mind and she's harmful now.I hear her singing,screaming,crying etc.This bothers me because I'm afraid one day I may be like her :'(
I don't want to be crazy,better I would die :'(

[nursegirl6572]

I've told you many times before that an anxiety disorder (ie panic disorder) and a psychotic illness like schizophrenia are apples and oranges.  You cannot "develop" schizophrenia from an anxiety disorder.  The fear of losing control or being "crazy" is extremely common among anxiety sufferers (especially people with panic disorder).

The things you're talking about are intrusive thoughts, and while scary, are not harmful, they are not intentions.  People who want to do harm to others aren't fearful of those kinds of thoughts, they welcome them, enjoy them, and have to try hard not to act on them.