Intrusive thoughts about dissociation

Thank you so much for responding. I think I've been feeling lots of stress about this. At the same time I didn't get enough sleep for today and I've been trying, but my heart rate was faster than usual. It calmed down though. I'm aware that this is another symptom of anxiety, but I'm just trying to get some rest so that my mind is recharged. I'm really hoping that deep breathing will stop most of these symptoms. I'd also like to note that I've never ever gotten thoughts like these in the past. They've only started like, yesterday. Thanks again.

@BigGip09 Stress + lack of sleep + anxiety can all be triggers of OCD thoughts, at least for me. During the day, I definitely recommend doing some activity to get your body going; walking, hitting the gym, etc so that it will wear you out a little + get rid of some anxious energy + help you sleep better at night. As for this being a new thing, it happens! OCD is sneaky, it shapes-shifts and new fears/themes can pop up. Are you in therapy for OCD?

@Amber R I've been in counseling for my anxiety and it has been working a lot. I've just woken up from a nap and I feel a little better. I think I'm going to do exercises to get the grogginess out. I still get intrusive thoughts about reality but I'm just going to let it pass. That along with the feelings. I've had thoughts that played specifics come up before and they've gone away. This will too.

@BigGip09 Ultimately you want to get to a point where you embrace the existence of anxiety + the thoughts. Like a “alright, come on over! You can come with me while I do xyz”. One of my fav OCD instagram accounts has a great metaphor for it. https://www.instagram.com/p/CkLc0Alsmqt/?igshid=MWI4MTIyMDE=

@Amber R That sounds like a goal I'll have to reach. I love this account!! I've been following Allegra for a long time and her posts are so helpful! Lately I feel like my thoughts have shifted to strange existential themes, but like other thoughts, I can just accept them and embrace them! The tricky part is the feelings that are attached to it. For me, feelings often feel like facts, and I'm still trying to figure out how to not let that be. Might you have advice on that?

That really does help. The feelings honestly add more weight to the thoughts for me, though they don't need to. I'm also trying my best not to question it, but the feelings and thoughts could get sticky at times. I won't lie, the thoughts I have are scary, but I still have to accept them. Aside from letting them pass with accepting them, what else could be done? Maybe meditation? Deep breathing?