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- OCD Conqueror
- Date posted
- 2y ago
How to stop being afraid of
How to stop being afraid of Being Arrested.. And thrown in jail? And never being able to prove my Innocence?
How to stop being afraid of Being Arrested.. And thrown in jail? And never being able to prove my Innocence?
If the anticipatory dread of reading it is making you anxious- consider doing so sooner rather than later. If the erp sessions was really intense from writing it out, give yourself a break and permission to do something you enjoy as a reward and a calming tool. If you are too anxious to do that try breathing and mindfulness - I like this one: https://www.mayoclinichealthsystem.org/hometown-health/speaking-of-health/5-4-3-2-1-countdown-to-make-anxiety-blast-off đ
Wonderful thank you so much.... Can I ask you one connected thing please? When doing the worse case scenario script... I have to read it 10 minutes a day repeating it What should I be doing when I get the fear and anxiety?
ERP therapy to help you manage the fears.
@Erin P Exactly this!
I started the ERP Today it was to write out the worse case scenario but I am so jacked up after the ERP session today What would you recommend ladies? I have to read it next few days Any tips?
Feel and accept it. For me just feeling it doesnât work. But when I accept it could happen and feel the feelings they do go down and it gets easier each time. Itâs hard but you can do it. Sending you strength.
Thank you Erin... I'm ready to do this :)
@donnocd You got this.
Your brain is trying to protect you. Thatâs why the anxiety feels so real but itâs a false sense of danger. Intrusive thoughts canât hurt you and youâre in no physical danger and no one else is either. Itâs a false alarm. Your brain is on lock good news you can get it off lock you have to learn how to put all this power you put into the ruminations and anxiety into other productive activities then you can accomplish amazing things.
Fear will kill you you canât fear anymore you canât be scared you need to show your brain irrelevance and show your brain Youâre not scared. Itâs a false alarm youâre perceiving a false threat. ďżź Once youâre able to change your relationship with your thoughts, thatâs when your healing will begin and once youâre able to say youâre not scared, youâll begin to heal.
Jacked up in a bad way Feeling very anxious that's been hours now
Iâm really struggling right now. My mind is racing and Iâm panicking about the content that I watched in the past because I donât have a way to âproveâ that it was safe and consensual. I stupidly caved in and googled âwhat happens if an accidentally saw illegal pornâ and I ended up making my anxiety so much worse. What if the images I saw in the past had underage people in them? Am I going to jail? Will my ip address be tracked? My brain is making all sorts of scenarios up and they feel so real. At this point I donât know if Iâm a bad person or not, I just feel like something terrible is about to happen. Although I know Iâd never intentionally look for that kind of stuff thereâs still a chance that I could have seen things without realising, and I actually donât know what to do. Iâm in total panic mode
Terrified of aggressive homeless right by my apartment 4 times already this week I have been continuously stalked, verbally threaten, and shown the middle finger. These 2 homeless people stay everyday at a nearby park just 1 minute from my apartment and loiter around on either sidewalk beside my building and surrounding residential neighborhood. I have filed police reports and been told to avoid the area but I live in this area so l am always encountering these terrifying people. They definitely know my appearance and dog So l am change my clothes and dog haircut I am terrified stepping outside my home and returning to it . I've informed my property manager as well. And I do have pepper spray and a taser but just freeze up and afraid to use it confidently Fear I could be looking like the assailant on these "defenseless homeless" ?? I've even asked the local homeless outreach to intervene and get these individuals help. How can I feel safe again? I am obsessing they will physically assault me given the verbal threats they will hurt me. Paranoid they know my every movements, when I leave home , trying to walk a different route and a different time and when I go home. Constant looking at my surrounds and behind my shoulder. Trying to stay close to groups of families, well lit area, restaurants Overall have not had such horrible encounters in this neighborhood until now (edited)
Paranoia⌠I need to know because Iâm feeling very alone in this. Iâve never met someone with the level of paranoia that I have. I can logically explain things to myself and somehow my paranoia convinces me of another story. Iâm constantly thinking exaggerated thoughts that there are so many scary possibilities. Am I alone in this or what? If so any suggestions on how to calm these thoughts
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