hiii, could you please comment your responses to your intrusive thoughts? like the “maybe, maybe not” sometimes that one doesn’t really works, i’ll comment some as well, but please, help meee ❤️🩹 ty
i have a whole list, but they work depending on the obsession haha, hope they can help you like they help me * that could happen * we’ll see * could be * i don’t know and i’m not ever going to know * who knows * if that happens i can deal with it * that’s tomorrow’s problem * im not fixing or solving this
- so what ? - who cares !!! (my favorite) - it doesn't matter - ok and ?
samee im like, yeah yeah who cares, i love that one
There's a song that I like called "Is That All There Is?" It goes: "Is that all there is? / if that's all there is my friends /then let's keep dancing / let's break out the booze and have a ball / if that's all there is." Sometimes, I sing that at my OCD.
ohhh nice, i’ll look it up, maybe it’ll help me, thanks cutie
When mines really bad I curse at it. Probably not the best idea but I can’t help it
@diamondteacup Lol same
HAHA right, im like stfu and leave me alone. doesn’t work but god im so tired sometimes
i have a few! • that’s a good one • who knows / who cares • we’ll cross that bridge if we come to it • we’ll see • there go the busy bees! 🐝 • did i ask ? • ..and ? • whatever floats your boat
I usually try to observe my own thoughts as if i were an outsider. While doing this, i use objective expressions as much as possible. For example if i have an intrusive thought at a moment i would say: "Right now there is an intrusive/unwanted thought in my mind. And my body is showing signs of anxiety. However my mind knows that this unwanted thought is not important and will pass if i don't dwell on it." Or sometimes i try to make fun of my thoughts like this: "Oh here you are, i was wondering where you were. So what nonsense did you come to tell me today?" "Uh huh so what? Who cares? Well i don't!" "Is this the best you've got? I was expecting something better from you. You are getting more and more boring. Next time be more creative."
I struggle so bad with intrusive thoughts. They can be so bad that I'll cry because I KNOW that's not how I feel or want to do. (Too embarrassed to say what they're about) I'll constantly try to figure out why I have them, and constantly figure out what they mean, causing me to constantly circle around and around. I had to get on anxeity meds, which helped a little but the thoughts still happen. How do you help yourself with this? How do you know that you're just not some physcopath? 😅
I find that the intrusive thoughts that hurt me the most are the quiet ones. The ones that, at a glance, can be hard to differentiate from your own thoughts. The louder thoughts are easy to diffuse, to say "maybe, maybe not" to but the quiet ones leave me ruminating for hours trying to figure out if they're mine or OCD's. They leave me feeling disconnected from those around me and even from myself. I can go from happily thinking about marrying my boyfriend in the future to feeling like I have never actually loved him in a matter of minutes all because a thought was a whisper rather than a scream. This is my first post and I'm not sure what I'm looking for in making it. Advice? To know I'm not alone? I guess if there's anything you feel the need to share I'd love to hear it.
What's a piece of advice you give when someone has constantly intrusive thoughts and ruminations that won't stop? Interested to see what you tell others.....more on this when I see some replies!!!
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