Hey guys i know I’ve posted a bit now. But Can your body go into fight or flight without the thoughts coming first? Is that normal? Or is this an indication of another health problem like thyroid issues?
Personally, I often get the onset feelings of impending doom and dread before the thoughts come in. I just feel wrong and it comes, its very rarely the other way around.
@Anonymous If you don’t mind sharing, how do you deal with these feelings? They are actually scaring me quite a bit lately and it’s just making me panic more I’ve been taking medicine but I would also love to just help myself calm down
I can get them before thoughts sometimes as well, which is frustrating - it's like generalized anxiety, I suppose.
Part of my OCD theme is somatic so when I feel a sensation or emotion a lot of times it’s a precursor to the intrusive thoughts. Or I compulsively start monitoring my feelings, which inevitably leads to intrusive thoughts because I’m worried about that feeling of impending doom.
@Phillip91 Omg that’s what I do too! I have suicidal ocd and when I feel really depressed sometimes I get triggered Beyond belief
@JBird88 Yes! When I was very depressed earlier this year it triggered suicidal OCD because I was so afraid I’d wanna do something, even tho more than anything I didn’t. When the depression got better this theme disappeared. I wanna stop monitoring my thoughts, feelings, and emotions and just experience them for what they are again. I’ve been slowly working on practicing mindfulness to get back to that. It’s def a challenge but we’ll get there!
@Phillip91 Yes we will!! I believe in us!!
Today and other days, I got the feelings before the thoughts
Personally, for me the feelings are accompanied by my brain telling me to do some sort of compulsive action. When I try and resist it or refuse, that is when the feeling intensifies and then the thoughts start appearing.
I am new to this and exploring the community chat. Is it normal to have anxiety reading the posts? I keep looking for something that I can relate to, but I have hot “zings” going through my chest and down my torso while reading. I have been scrolling for over 30 minutes, which I guess is a sign of my newly diagnosed OCD. I am having a hard time verbalizing any “fears” - any advice to begin this journey?
I posted the other day and I'm still panicky and nervous around my girlfriend. It all started over a week ago with the first panic attack I've ever had while at the store with her. I looked over during it and saw her face during it. A day later a thought popped in my head that I should "break up with her." I fight the urge every day as it is not something that I want. I don't want to give up on her but the more I fight it the more my body seems to get stressed and anxious. As it stands right now my back is going crazy, tense as anything along with a tight feeling in my stomach and chest. It's causing me so much distress. Is this normal?
My thoughts are here but I have no anxiety. No matter what if I agree with the thoughts it doesn’t give me anxiety. If I think about how not having anxiety means that the thoughts are my truth since I’m not having anxiety. Nothing is giving me anxiety and I don’t know why but I don’t like that it’s not giving me anxiety. Is this normal?
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