Can someone explain to me why I’m constantly having intrusive urges or intentions? I have a constant feeling of my brain almost wanting to “act” on these thoughts! I need advice! Medications? What?
Hello. I'm having intrusive urges as well. From what I've read, this constant feeling of your brain almost wanting to act on the intrusive thoughts is false, because in the moment, you think of an action so your brain alarms your body to get ready to have this action - It's a natural act of the brain so you don't need to worry. It might feel real but remember that they are INTRUSIVE urges. It can be scary as hell, but you got this.
If it feels like you are constantly having intrusive urges or intentions, it is probably because you are doing everything else but ride them out. This could be ruminating, researching, checking, etc. I can’t offer too much advice, because I still have so much to learn myself. I haven’t done a specific form of therapy for OCD, but I’m working on it. I will say, I was on fluoxetine for OCD and I feel like it did help. I did start on Lexipro (before I knew I had OCD) and it did not work for my OCD. However, with medication, everyone is different. Not only with different medications, but dosages too. It’s best to pair up with a therapist or psychiatrist and see what they recommend!
An urge is like any other trigger. You have to avoid compulsions around it. Including ruminating, judging, admitting, reassurance, googling, checking… Just say some form of agreeance or non judgment thought like ‘wow, great’ or ‘whatever’ and try to attach no meaning to it. Sit there, it will pass after some time if you can avoid other compulsions. All the triggers pass — urges, thoughts, sensations, feelings… if we let them. Ask your therapist about urges as a trigger.
@Anonymous I keep thinking what if I was sexually abused then I said is that why I’m attracted to triggers. But I’m not, am I saying that because I feel false attraction and I believe it’s true when it’s not
Do the urges ever go away I feel like any second I'm going to cave into these intrusive urges trying to convince me I have to do these things. Does anyone have any advice or can share from there experience. 🥺
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?!
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