Why is my ocd making me think about it constantly.

Does anyone else's OCD make them think about horrible things all the time. I feel like I'm constantly having horrible intrusive thoughts 24/7 and I can't even sleep without seeing horrible images when I close my eyes. I feel like a monster because their are times where it feels like I like the thoughts even though I'm absolutely appaled by them 24/7 and they literally make me feel nauseous because of the absolute disgust I feel by them. Its just so painful because I'm constantly being attacked in my own mind all the time. Does anyone have good coping mechanisms to deal with this? I just want to be able to have peace in my mind once in awhile

Username: Dee CDee C

Date posted: 1y ago

I’m not an expert and passing along some information acquired in my OCD journey. We all have horrible thoughts. When you fight against the thoughts, you’re signaling the brain to mark them as being important. Those not having OCD will just shrug them off and not let them bother or give meaning to them. That’s contrary to those of us with OCD. It takes practice not to respond to the thoughts or to follow them down the rabbit hole of trying to figure them out or seeking 100% of certainty. Instead lean towards the uncertainty (maybe, maybe not). Without engaging them, let ‘em float on like clouds in the sky. I know it’s easier said than done and you can do it. Also know that you are not alone. And maybe consider getting help from someone specially trained in ocd therapy or reach out to the NOCD Care Team available through this app. Hoping this helps you!!!

Username: AnonymousAnonymous

User type: OCD Conqueror

Date posted: 1y ago

This is me when I’m relapsed makes it all intense

Username: AnonymousAnonymous

Date posted: 1y ago

It feels like you just described me to the tee!! I'm so sorry you are going through this by myself now how awful it is I do feel like there is hope for you and you will get past it have to realize these thoughts that you're having are not practical It's Your Mind Playing Tricks on you do not feed into them whatever OCD tells you to do do otherwise as soon as you get an OCD thought changed the channel in your head I believe that this condition that we suffer from is very habit based I feel like by changing habits and stop giving in to the OCD by doing the compulsions your mind will realize you don't need to do them anymore and the habit will break ...I wish you very much luck

Username: Neko_MancerNeko_Mancer

User type: OCD Conqueror

Date posted: 1y ago

Thank you so much for your comment. It helps knowing that I'm not alone in this. It's so hard to see through the lies sometimes but I know that as hard as it is accepting uncertainty is necessary. I wish you very much luck as well and I hope you find peace

Username: AnonymousAnonymous

Date posted: 1y ago

Honestly when I read what u said it sounds just like myself , I was in a black hole from my thoughts ...spent hours days months just trying to correct an intrusive thought , and the fact of the matter is is that you cannot correct OCD it's a waste of time there's just going to be the next thought and then the next thought that you're going to have to compulse on so the only choice we have is to change the channel in our head when we get a thought n shut it down because we cannot beat OCD the intrusive thoughts do not end by trying to correct them actually becomes a chain effect of thoughts is impossible to correct , because what I've learned through experience with this again is the more you can post the more you train your brain that you have to succeed in ending a thought by doing rituals and that won't end because it'll be one thought after the next so just get these thoughts and put them out of your head because believe me they are all a waste of time

Username: Cupcakes82!

Date posted: 2y ago

please someone give me words of advice

i saw a picture of a pretty girl on instagram just now and the first intrusive thought that came to my mind was me saying i would love to *insert the most horrible sexual abusive thing* to her. i am absolutely disgusted with my brain and i want to throw up. why would i even get that thought. i’m not even sexually active and would never do ANYTHING to hurt anyone. i get the worst sexually intrusive thoughts and it makes me feel awful because that is just not me. but my ocd makes me feel like it is. i don’t want to think like this anymore. why does my ocd make me suffer in this way. i would take any other form of ocd over this. does anyone else get these intrusive thoughts or is it just me

Username: MyLifeIsOCD

Date posted: 1y ago

Thinking about "it" 24/7

Im thinking about it (the obsession) 24/7. If my mind wanders off for like 4 seconds, it goes right back to the thought and Id be like: yes, at least I didnt think about it for 4 seconds, 4 seconds release. Im constantly checking if I still think about it (even though I try not to it goes automatically) and that there is the thought/obsession again, I think about it. Its there 24/7, during everything I do, during every conversation, etc. I cannot live on autopilot, wander off or think about something else for more than 5 seconds. This goes on for months. Its driving me totally crazy! Is this normal for OCD? Does everyone with OCD have this. Is thinking and checking if still thinking about it 24/7 common in OCD?

Username: OCDisAwful1204

Date posted: 1y ago

Thoughts

Does anyone else’s intrusive thoughts just repeat over and over and over again? I have harm ocd and sometimes the thoughts will just be like “K!ll him” over and over and over again. It freaks me out so bad. 😭 maybe I’m just actually horrible and this isn’t ocd. This makes me feel like it’s probably not ocd because this probably doesn’t happen to anybody else.

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