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Can ocd appear as feelings to?
I always am ruminating on how depressed, or numb, or sick I feel. Is this also ocd how do I do ERP for intrusive feelings?
I always am ruminating on how depressed, or numb, or sick I feel. Is this also ocd how do I do ERP for intrusive feelings?
Yes definitely - I am trying a new technique - labelling - I just acknowledge the feeling in my head - “I’m feeling queasy” or just saying to my self “nervous energy” and I really do my best to just carry on with what I’m doing and not go down the path of - “hm why am I feeling nervous? I thought I was better but I still feel nervous.. there must be a reason I feel nervous.. oh god I’m never going to be better” spiral. I hope that helps? Just label your feelings and do not engage. Best of luck and strength to you x
@sford84 Thank you very much for the help I will do my best to apply this
@YaBoio You are welcome - hope it helps xx
I’m sorry to hear that you are dealing with OCD and the unwanted feelings that come along with it. It is very common for intrusive feelings to come along with OCD so you are not alone. Practicing non-engagement techniques can help stop the OCD cycle. You got this!
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I’ve asked this before and got no response but can ocd try to make you feel a certain way that you don’t actually feel? Such as telling you you’re jealous or upset in a situation when you don’t even care or feel that way at all. Can ocd cause you to feel the emotion along with the intrusive thought even though it’s not your true feelings?
I posted about this the other day and a therapist responded that if it has the usual ocd tells, then it’s most likely ocd. I’m just wondering if anyone else has experienced this. They say even if it’s new for you chances are others have had the same or similar ocd experience. So, this is new for me and just like when I get an intrusive thought i’ve recently been getting what I call intrusive emotions. I will feel something like sad or jealous in a situation when in reality I don’t feel that way at all. For example, my ocd targets certain family members and if one of them is watching tv and thinks a woman is pretty i’ll suddenly feel sad or jealous when I don’t actually care or feel that way because that’s my family member and I don’t think about or feel for them in any inappropriate way. Also, sometimes when I have a harm intrusive thought my ocd will say that I want something horrible to happen to my family member and I will feel like I actually want it but that’s not what I want or how I feel at all. Is there anyone who has had this or something similar happen?
I suffer from religious ocd. My only goal in life is to live in God's will and to serve Him - to live and enjoy His eternal purposes & His presence. Jesus Christ is my life. That is my only desire on this earth, this short trip into eternity, and it's being stripped by ocd thoughts and intrusive thoughts 24-7. I have read many times that ocd can 'feel real', and this is true, our minds lie to us because of fear and anxiety we can't and were never meant to carry. I have begged and tormented myself in every way to find an answer from God. I think His answer may be that this is OCD, but I'm not sure. I started therapy again because I am so exhausted and this had stolen so much of my life in a spiral of negativity, depression, and constant anxiety & intrusive thoughts. I have spent about 2 years trying to figure out if my thoughts are real or not, especially with ocd it can deceive so easily as a spiritual matter when in reality it is just a thought, which is confusing and scary to say the least. Can anyone share their experiences with this sensation? No matter what the theme is... Thank you & Praying for your comfort
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