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I just had a moment where I confused my intrusive thoughts for āhearing voicesā and now Iām freaking out⦠anybody ever experienced this?
I just had a moment where I confused my intrusive thoughts for āhearing voicesā and now Iām freaking out⦠anybody ever experienced this?
iām so sorry youāre going through this :( iāve had this before and itās important to remember that these thoughts are just that: they are thoughts. they are not you, and they are not voices. i promise you, you are not crazy. ocd likes to convince us all sorts of horrible things but we must remember that itās just ocd. i really hope youāre doing well x
Typical OCD. I suggest speaking to your OCD therapist about this so you can do ETP on it. Also, hereās stuff to do at home: -Instead of giving into your OCD, read this article about ERP scripting and do exactly what it says: https://www.shalanicely.com/aha-moments/erp-scripting-for-ocd/ -Read The Hidden Power of Swearing at Your OCD: https://www.psychologytoday.com/intl/blog/beyond-the-doubt/201711/the-hidden-power-of-swearing-at-your-ocd
@Nica That swearing article is excellent! Thank you for sharing!
A good way to tell apart intrusive thoughts and hearing voices is to identify whether the voice youāre hearing sounds like your own or if it sounds like someone elseās voice other than your own. If the thought sounds like your own voice itās likely intrusive. If the voice sounds very different from your own voice you may want to talk to a professional and get their opinion on what that means for you.
@alyzza Thatās great advice. It is my own voiceā¦
Iāve had many types of OCD, but I gained control over them over the years, but a new one has started to arise. Do yāall ever have scary thoughts about something you might do? Recently Iāll get extremely uncomfortable no matter where I am because I canāt stop thinking about āwhat if I screamed really loud in my lecture class tomorrow?ā And other stupid stuff like that. Also, this one is kind of funny, but sometimes when I use the bathroom I pause before because I think āwhat if Iām actually in class right now?ā I also cannot control the thoughts about past embarrassing moments. I know everyone does, but I will become visibly uncomfortable and harp on something from years ago. This happens all throughout the day. Also, does anyone else do things that resemble tics when you get these thoughts. Like when they happen Iāll curse under my breath or like jerk my head a little bit. When Iām in public I keep it low key but when Iām alone sometimes Iāll physically get up and pace or something when those thoughts happen. Just curious if anyone has had these experiences
Recently ive had ocd thoughts that are really weird and make no sense (they sound like thoughts that someone would have if they were in physcosis eg. What if trump can communicate with you through your head) like what??? Sometimes it feels like i believe it??? Which stresses me out and im constantly worried that im going through physcosis since i sort of belive it? I know deep down its ridiculous but it almost feels like i believe it?? Im scared. Like sometimes im calm with the thought. Im like oh okay maybe. Then sometimes my brain tries to imagine him like talking to me through my head??? Am i going through physcosis.??
I have been struggling today, most likely due to lack of sleep. I had a thought that I would consider intrusive, but what really unsettled me was that I felt like I liked it, **not just in the sense that I lacked anxiety over it, but that I genuinely felt like I wanted it.** It left me feeling really confused. It happened during intimacy, which makes it even more unsettling. The thought was incestuous, I found myself imagining and comparing the moment with my boyfriend to my father :/, and what really alarms me is that I felt like I wanted it there, both mentally and physically. I was having a really nice time, so maybe the physical sensations got mixed in somehow, but it still worries me. I did my best not to ruminate in the moment and avoided checking. I tried to move on, but the feeling of genuinely liking the thought was so clear that it is hard to shake off. Has anyone else experienced something similar? This is one of the first times it has ever happened to this extent.
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