Soo i do feel like the thoughts aren’t bothering me as much but I feel like they are coming more often? Anybody else get this? I also feel like when I’m not having thoughts, I’m like searching my mind for thoughts?
We have to train our brains. I always say I wish I could go back to the “old me” or my “old brain” and UN learn certain things
@Taylor10 Yeah it’s like rewiring your brain
Yup, when things start to feel “normal” I start thinking about not having thoughts.
@Taylor10 Yes exactly Geeesh
@Taylor10 same!! whenever i notice that im calm relaxed or happy it sends me into a spiral
@sabm OMG yes that’s happening today lol I was like wait I feel good, and thank anxiety hit
@Anonymous literally makes you feel like theres no point in enjoying the moment bc you know anxiety will ruin it :/ its so exhausting
@sabm It can be, I just like ok I feel anxious soo what and eventually it goes away
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? 😅
OK, this might sound really dumb, but when you guys get intrusive thoughts, do they just come once and then go away? I’ve heard that repeatedly thinking about an intrusive thought is considered ‘checking,’ but it doesn’t feel like I have any control over how many times it comes up in my head. It’s not like I’m trying to check anything—it just keeps showing up, almost like it’s terrorizing me every time. I can’t seem to stop it from looping, stop remembering it, or prevent it from coming up. Every time it does, I feel horrified, and I already know it’s going to horrify me. I don’t think I’m actively trying to see if my feelings have changed, so is this still considered checking? How do other people get an intrusive thought and just move on? Doesn’t it pop up a million times for them too? I always thought that was normal, but now I’m hearing this could be a compulsion, and I feel really confused, scared, and lost. Is this why my OCD feels so extreme? Because I really don’t feel like I can control how many times the thought pops up.
So I was enjoying some “me time” and had intrusive thoughts, but it felt like just for a second I liked it. Like I’m holding myself back from “enjoying” the thought. And the thoughts are related to things I was into when I was younger, but sometimes I feel like I might still like it even though 9/10 I wouldn’t give it a second thought. Is this common? Or is this just denial? Thanks
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