Intrusive thoughts about dissociation

I think I've been a little stressed about school and about what I usually do in my life because I've been getting these occasional, annoying thoughts about dissociating. I know it's not something I normally struggle with and I know for a fact I didn't think about this kind of stuff without anxiety, so naturally I tie these intrusive thoughts with a form of anxiety. Lots of overthinking. I want it to go away so I'm just giving it time. Has this happened to anyone else?

Magical Thinking OCD

Amber R

User type: OCD Conqueror

Date posted: 2y

Absolutely, when I started treatment with NOCD last year, my anxiety was so high and I started experiencing depersonalization + mild disassociation. When I researched stories about other people’s experiences with those feelings, I found they can sometimes be a survival/coping mechanism the brain uses in times of high stress. Unfortunately for me, I developed a little bit of an OCD theme around it. But that’s okay! I started treating the feelings + thoughts like I would any other OCD theme and got through it. So all that to say, you are not alone and you can use ERP on it too. You’ve got this!

BigGyro09

Date posted: 2y

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.

Amber R

User type: OCD Conqueror

Date posted: 2y

@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?

BigGyro09

Date posted: 2y

@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.

Amber R

User type: OCD Conqueror

Date posted: 2y

@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=

BigGyro09

Date posted: 2y

@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?

Amber R

User type: OCD Conqueror

Date posted: 2y

Allegra is the best, she has helped me so much through the years!! Absolutely! I also struggle with the feelings that come with them. But funnily enough, we just treat those like we treat thoughts; maybe they mean something, maybe they don’t. While our experience of having an emotion is valid, our feelings aren’t always justified. Treat the feeling like a thought!

BigGyro09

Date posted: 2y

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?

BigGyro09

Date posted: 2y

The thought alone triggers this but when I'm not focused on it I'm ok for the most part. This just started happening yesterday and I'm doing my best to just let it pass as an intrusive thought

guts

Date posted: 11w

intrusive thoughts

does anyone else constantly suffer from intrusive thoughts? it makes my head ache & i can barely think straight.

nae nae

Date posted: 11w

Question! Is this a thing?

Are intrusive memories a thing? Because I have memories pop up throughout the day, usually regrets or mistakes from when I was younger, but it's almost uncontrollable? It sort of feels like I'm testing myself to see if the memories still make me anxious or something. I can't tell if I'm willingly thinking of them or if they just invite themselves in. They're just always at the front of my thoughts unless I'm really engaged with something else or out and about with other people... I'm trying to treat them like I do with intrusive thoughts, but occasionally, it's like I can't resist NOT ruminating on these past events. I try not to, but then that only makes them more persistent. I'm just curious if anyone's dealt with this or possibly has advice? I'm guessing I'll just have to sit with it. I don't think I've asked about this before, but I might be wrong lol. I forget easily 😭 I'll probably speak with my psychiatrist about this, too, but our next appointment isn't until August. She's not an OCD specialist or haver, so I thought I'd ask here, just in case anyone can help! 🤍

ocdisnotaslay

Date posted: 6w

Scary thoughtsss

Is there something wrong with me if I’m not disgusted by my intrusive thoughts anymore like the disgust feeling has been gone for months now and why are my thoughts feel like they’re literally so close happening inside my brain why can I lowkey physically feel the images of that makes sense,Why do I get adrenaline why do I get a weird tingle my lips sometimes make an awkward like position when I get the thoughts it’s like I’m having a glitch idek which thought is intentional which one is intrusive but there bad thoughts and I don’t want them to be the truth about me but I literally cannot get myself to just feel relaxed even if they’re present like I actually get genuine headaches and feel uneasy for hours after having intrusive thoughts and I hate how it’s always the same kinda thoughts and sensations feelings etc around those thoughts out of nowhere when I’m just chilling they come in before when I had it is be like okay ew weird thought now I’m like what if I actually like this and I’m in denial uGHHH HATE MY BRAIN

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