Does anyone get extremely triggered by news stories, specially the recent Idaho events? Today really triggered my ocd and I’m scared to sleep etc cuz I’m convinced someone is after me just like those stories
No I feel you. I have been the same way since the Idaho killing. I’ve had nightmares about that and I have had consistent nightmares about school sh00tings because of the news. I’ve learned to turn it off and turn on breaking news reports on my phone so I am able to know what’s going on but make sure it doesn’t trigger me. But it’s easier said than done. I literally can’t go to school sometimes because I’m so scared. I hate the world we live in.
You are not alone! I also use to get very distressed watching the news but now I see it as an ERP opportunity. Unfortunately “bad” things will always be on the news so changing your mindset to seeing it as an opportunity to use response prevention can be helpful. Whenever I see the news now and have intrusive thoughts - I use “maybe, maybe not” statements or agree with the intrusive thoughts. It can help stop that rumination process that wants to occur. You may want to give it a try!
Yessss every time I hear about a bad event I get so much anxiety!
Yeah I haven’t slept in 4 days
I have a therapy appointment tomorrow for this reason & I’ll share tips!!
My mom is a kindergarten teacher, and today there was an active shooter at her elementary school during field day. Thank god no one got hurt, but a lot of children/teachers were left incredibly distressed, including my mom. This is my exact fear I’ve been dreading. I’ve been engaging in checking compulsions where I check my moms location every hour of every day. I’m pissed off about our gun laws for this exact reason. I’m so angry. Fortunately I do ERP, and it helps so much. However, what do you do if/when your ocd fears come true?
Just bombarded with the guilt of past mistakes. Not knowing the outcome of things makes it worse. Seeing things/signs that are associated with the real event I obsess about everyday. I see it in tv, you tube, songs and everything. It's so scary how it's everywhere
I’ve been triggered so bad this week I’ve had bad anxiety and feel depression coming on. Last night I had a thought oh let’s plan it and I immediately thought why would I think that and started crying bad. I’ve had these thoughts for 7 months I really don’t know why I’m having these thoughts, if I knew I would work on it. Like people say has something happened in your life for you to have these thoughts and nothing has happened, it all started off from what if thoughts , like “what if I’m a psycho” because I saw this fb post saying introverts are more likely to become psychopaths and it all spiralled from there I started getting thoughts about harm towards others and myself. What do you think guys should I treat it like ocd or do you think there’s something seriously wrong with me.
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