Urges and Feelings

I feel like the OCD thoughts or images wouldn’t even be a big deal to me if there weren’t false feelings or urges or arousal attached to it. That’s what makes this so freakin hard. It just feels like you are truly becoming what your mind is saying you are. Does anyone else feel these feelings or urges that you want to do it but you know you don’t but it feels like you’re fighting against these emotions. It’s so terrifying that it feels like you’re fighting against your mind.

Saraa

75d ago

Yep, always! But remember that this is how ocd works, and you can learn to deal with it and take your life again! There are a lot of possibilities for healing, like therapy, books, erp, cbt, online videos, accounts on insta like anxiouslovecoach etc, mindfulness etc! There are really a lot of opportunities to try out; and find what works best for you! My advice is DO NOT FIGHT. You are scared about something. Ocd see that; and to "save" you will send more intrusive thoughts and emotions. If you fight them; by ruminating, checking, doing compulsions etc, you are sending the answer to your brain that what he did was helpful, so he will send you more and more toughts! You need to not fight toughts or emotions, nor accepting them! Simply acknowledge their presence in your mind, and feel your uncomfortable feelings. By doing that, you are saying to your brain that the intrusive thoughts and emotions were useless, that you are safe anyway! So eventually it will stop!🙃🙃

Jul14

75d ago

So to add to it, it sometimes feels like it’s my feelings or desire even though I know deep deep down it’s not. But it makes me feel like I’m repressing it when I try to fight it. Which scared me even more. Cuz sometimes it gives me urges to m*sturbate to the images even though I know I don’t want to. It feels far to real to be ocd sometimes. I just can’t take it anymore :(