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Overwhelm in thoughts
Does anyone else ever feel so overwhelmed by indecision they just don’t want to think anything at all? You just start to feel numb?
Does anyone else ever feel so overwhelmed by indecision they just don’t want to think anything at all? You just start to feel numb?
Yup. Not numb so much but like my brain gets fuzzy
I think the feeling of numbness can happen when people feel overwhelmed. I know that for myself, I think it just developed after years of struggling with OCD. I think it can also be a form of avoidance, from an ERP perspective you would want to not avoid making decisions as a compulsion if that makes sense. I also would recommend you talk to your doctor about these feelings too as they may be able to assist.
I feel that
Yes, sometimes I do not want to make any decision at all so I avoid it as much as possible, or I don’t want the thoughts to be triggered because I’m afraid of ruminating. It’s sometimes with things that aren’t strictly “bad” or “good” like whether or not to end a relationship or whether or not to drive somewhere. I’ve had hit & run OCD & am concerned I may have relationship OCD. But I also may want to be numb or sort of have this “flatline” or “plateau” feeling I get sometimes. It’s like opposite to when I’m ruminating & high anxiety/energy.
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