What can intrusive thoughts be about? I’m fearing right now that I’m becoming delusional with a thought that popped into my head and now I’ve gone down the rabbit hole and it’s creating so much anxiety. I’m afraid that I believe it or will start to believe it. It’s causing me so much distress.
They can be anything.
Hey I have this similar fear of believing something or starting to believe something absolutely crazy so talk to me if you want.
Would love to talk, thank you.
@ambernicole So do you want to write out the thought?
@kctg I’m so nervous to write this too because it’s going to sound crazy. But last Sunday I was having a great day, I nornally have harm ocd and was starting to feel better. Then I started reading some posts on a fb support group and it triggered my schizophrenia and phycosis ocd. One woman said she thought she heard something by in a man’s voice in her head and I had they fear before and someone commented on it saying she had phsycosis. So it triggered me and all this week I’ve been having bad anxiety over really random things. I’ve been afraid I was becoming paranoid like a schizophrenic and afraid to pick up the symptoms then I had a surge of anxiety and I wondered by and for some reason the thought of the Texas shooter came into my mind and when it did I went omg what if I start seeing his face on people because I’m becoming schizophrenic. Then a thought came into my mind last night that he possessed my son. And that sent me spiraling because it’s crazy! And Im so scared that I’m delusional and it’s not intrusive thoughts, that I have lost my mind. Sorry for the long post. I’ve been so anxious about this and it’s just gotten worse all week and I was doing so good.
@ambernicole Firstly hun it’s your ocd! Iv had it for 20 years and had harm ocd then pocd and then the one being scared of schizophrenia… it’s very common as an ocd worry and your ocd creates the phantom symptoms - worst thing you can do is research any more x
@ambernicole Oh you are so not alone in this. I have this exact fear rn where I don’t know if I’m actually crazy or if it’s just ocd. It’s really hard
@loo2367 Thank you soooo much. I stopped myself from reading others posts. I’m so scared and I hate that ocd always attaches to my son. I don’t want to feel anxious around him. I love him so much. I need this fear to leave!! I’m also like a day away from my period too so I’m wondering if that is also contributing to the reallt high anxiety that I havent felt for a while.
@ambernicole Definitely … I had it after having my daughter some absolute random scary thoughts …. Ocd is cruel n gets ur biggest fear and then makes you think it’s true … but then you know your not psychotic because you don’t have … this, this n that …. Then guess what …. Your ocd gives you this this this and that … hope that makes sense . Please bbe just try try to do your normal things and it will subside but there will be good and bad days x
@kctg It is really hard. It’s awful. I’m so sorry your going through this too. Yesterday I swore I was loosing my mind. I hate it.
@loo2367 It sure does mess with you. I’m struggling so much with this. Feel like I’m going back to square one. It’s awful. I ‘ll start to feel a little better and stronger but then a thought will come in about it and then I go back to panicking and thinking I’m insane and go down the rabbit hole. Thank you for being so kind and replying to me. You’ve helped a lot.
@ambernicole Welcome xx
It can be about anything mines absurd!
What is the thought
I’m afraid to say it
I don’t know how to explain this so I’ll do it to the best of my ability. Does anyone experience “co-intrusive” thoughts that try to negatively support the initial intrusive thought? Example: Me: “Thank God I never acted on (scary intrusive thought) & I’m getting better!” Intrusive thought: “What a shame you didn’t” These types of things send me into a spiral. It makes me think that it could lead to a desire instead of staying a fear. Like an intrusive disappointment that I didn’t follow through with the thought? It’s been a long fear/obsession & I think my OCD is trying to trick me that the only satisfaction would be to act on the thought. (I know that’s bs) But IS that why it sends me the negative co-intrusive thoughts? That’s the only explanation that makes sense. Then I wonder is it something else? Am I a grenade waiting to explode??? I simply cannot relax in any moment because I think what’s the use if I’m just going to (xyz) one day?
I need advice for intrusive thoughts. I used to feel like I could handle them. They weren’t nearly as bad as the things that related to my actual life. But now, I’m suffering. I haven’t had a sexual experience in over a year that didn’t involve constant intrusive thoughts. Most are somehow related to kids and I keep chasing off the thoughts but it’s so bad. I know you’re supposed to ignore them but I don’t know how I can just ignore that and continue what I’m doing. But they’re coming on stronger. I had one earlier I could not get rid of just as things finished so the thought came on strongly just before my orgasm hit and now I feel absolutely disgusting. I hated the thought and I know it’s not me and it was not enjoyable but it still feels like I was getting off to it. I feel sick. I’m so fucking tired of these thoughts. They’re in my every day life too and it’s all the time. I just want it to stop but ignoring it feels so wrong. What should I do?
I have been ruminating on why I have been having intrusive thoughts on a specific topic. Anyone know why? Where do they come from? It freaks me out and makes me think that it came from a real memory (I struggle with false memory OCD)
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