I’m so tired of thinking and thinking and finding new reasons to worry and new old memories to overthink and obsess about and moralize, it’s so exhausting and scary and it makes me distrust everyone around me and even myself. It’s like I everything and everyone needs to be questioned and interrogated and put into a good or bad bucket. I’m just so tired I don’t want to think anymore :( I want to turn my brain off.
me too.
Hey, I know this doesn’t fix anything, but you’re not alone. I’m exhausted too. Literally, a day ago I said I don’t care anymore, even though I’m only a couple months away from a goal. This stuff is so overwhelming and exhausting. It’s not okay, and it’s awful. None of us deserve it. You’re not alone.
Your not alone. I feel the same way, exhausted. I overthink everything. I wish it would give me a break.
Thank you for sharing. This is a common issue with OCD. We all wonder how we can turn off the endless barrage of thoughts. We will never be able to stop intrusive thoughts from coming in - so what we need to do is change our relationship with our thoughts. And that is where ERP therapy is so helpful. It teaches us how to form a relationship with our thoughts so that we do not need to compulse - that we do not need to figure it out. When I have intrusive thoughts I am much better able to say ah, ocd is back and I don’t care about ocd thoughts. If any thought makes me feel like ocd , I don’t engage. Is it possible that it is not ocd - sure - but I don’t care. I know my experience and I am willing to sit in the middle (most of the time) and not figure it out. I hope this helps.
It’s hard to remember sometimes but know that thoughts are not good or bad, they’re just thoughts. The more we engage with them, the longer they stick around. The more we try to fight them, the more stuck we get. We don’t have to like the thoughts, but accepting them and staying present in the moment is the best way to take back your control from OCD. Are you in therapy with a therapist who specializes in OCD treatment?
i'm tired of the fear of becoming something horrible. im tired of feeling like i'm an irredeemable monster. im tired of thinking about what happened every hour of my life. im tired of the fear of being a bad person. im tired of never feeling like i deserve anything. i'm tired of the ruminating, the anguish, the guilt, the regret, the pain, the anger at myself. i dont know what i want. it feels as if making my life better will be like excusing my actions. i feel like i deserve this pain. my genuine emotions feel like a facade. im so scared. i dont want to be a bad person. why did i think it was okay in the moment. why.
My brain feels so overwhelmed with intrusive thoughts, I'm finding it hard to think. It's becoming difficult to get things done because I can't establish direction. It's never been this bad before and it just keeps getting worse. How do I reset?
I’m thinking thoughts 24/7, from wake to sleep, everyday, every moment. I don’t even get a one second break. It’s exhausting. What do I do? Is this normal? I want to be able to get out of my own head. I analyze and have thoughts about every action/event, every person, and every thought. And unfortunately there’s a set of traumas my brain makes me think about tons of times everyday. The only time I can stop thinking is when I’m super drunk (don’t worry, I’ve made sure to only do this like once or twice a month.) I’m not interested in trying medication, I’ve been on meds a few times and they never helped. Any advice?
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