I don’t know ir this happens to anyone else, but everytime I see a really violent or disgusting new in TV or something I can’t get it off my head in all day, or even week. I have this now, and is really bothering me because when I saw the new, I was painting my room, and I just can’t stop thinking that when I finish painting, I will be like: Oh, remember?, when you were painting you saw that awful thing on the news. It always happens to me, when I buy myself clothing and I have an intrusive thought I’m like: Oh, now everytime I wear this I’m going to remember... I’m looking for a way to distract myself for that thought, to relax, or just see things in a more positive way, any recommendations?:(

don’t have this experience myself but you can use the SOS feature here. Or something my therapist taught me, you can try to exaggerate it until it’s funny/just ridiculous. For example, if someone’s afraid of spiders they could picture a spider dressed as Jason Vorheez or something lmao. And I know it sucks ass, but embracing the thought as part of ERP is probably the ideal response. I hope this helps!

I absolutely know what you’re talking about. I’ve had this issue with so many of my possessions. I’ll throw things out or hide things because every time I look at it, it reminds me of something that gives me anxiety. It’s similar with TV shows. I won’t watch certain shows because I had an intrusive thought or attached significance to the show in some way and now I feel like I can’t watch that show because it’s attached to this particular thought.

@angelbaby it does help! thanks! ❤️

God, I thought I was the only one dealing with that! Thanks for the response and also I hope that it gets better. ❤️