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!!
So I have harm ocd for sure and I get triggered by some m1rder cases like for some reason my brain gets latched to them and the perpetrators my brain goes ‘what if they’d find you attractive’ ‘would you be one of their victims’ and it feels like they’re watching me, if that makes sense, like they’re watching me, is this a symptom of any type of OCD? Please no judgement I’m super scared and I hate that my brain does this
I feel so triggered after another youtuber was accused of p*dophilic activity and MAP (minor attracted person) behavior and my pocd is saying that my real events ocd (from my previous past) situation is as bad or worse than theirs....
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
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