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 don’t known if you are getting counseling from NOCD. I have for the last 1 1/2 years. It has helped a lot. When you mention the intrusive thoughts are getting louder could it be because you are trying to reason with them or reject them. There are two things you can try with them. 1 Say “Yep that may be true it may not be true. I may never know”. Or what helps me is to say “Yep. You’re right. I am a bad person” or “Yep. What I said insulted them and they are going to tell others about how bad I am”. Over time my brain gets tired of that thought and let’s it go. Does it take work? For sure. Is it worth it? Absolutely. OCD has one weapon and that is doubt. When I don’t care about certainty in a situation and the doubt or uncertainty can be there and I don’t care, I just disarmed OCD, but when I try to figure things out or reason away the uncertainty I am stuck in the OCD cycle. For me I take it one trigger at a time and try not to do give into it. That is something we have in common. You’re not alone. The only difference between you and me is what triggers us. I know you can say “No” to OCD 👍.
Headspace guided meditation!
The juxtaposition of headspace and the subway. If only I had noise canceling ear buds.
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This has happened to me too. Sometimes it feels like the thoughts will never stop, but they will! When I find myself in this situation, I try to remember this ACT/mindfulness acronym, ACE: Acknowledge how you’re feeling Come back into your body. Engage with your environment. This can help you get out of your head a little and connect with what’s going on around you. But this won’t make all the thoughts go away, it just helps us stay mindful/anchored. I definitely recommend contacting a therapist who specializes in the treatment of OCD who can help you understand + implement ERP therapy. You can do this!
Your mind is working so hard! Maybe try sitting and *not* thinking for a few minutes, and if intrusive thoughts pop up, don’t try to figure them out, just sit not thinking. It will feel uncomfortable because we want to chase our thoughts, but it would be good to give yourself a break from all the thinking 🙂
Through mindfulness and meditation I have found a way to combat intrusive thoughts and have succession a good amount of time. Now, I feel my thoughts have transition into feelings which feels much worse than the actual thought. It’s by far the worst I’ve felt and only pushes my worries and concerns further. Why is this such a difficult battle? Ughh
I’m having constant intrusive thoughts and it’s driving me crazy. I will go through these periods where everything I do I get an intrusive thought and it’s just my brain is so loud. Anyone else?! How do you stop the constant intrusive thoughts when you can’t really do an exposure for every single one?!
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?
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