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- 6y
- Date posted
- 6y
Yes. It happens. Search for backdoor spike.
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- 6y
I'm not an expert, but you wanting to have the anxiety back means you still have the anxiety, but just not the physical symptoms. I heard this is the hardest to treat, I'm at this phase also, the panic attacks have subsided and there is only minimal anxiety, so I worry that maybe this is my truth, but I know I don't like it. Then I'm having anxiety over not having anxiety. Maybe an expert can help.
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- 6y
It’s not weird to want the anxiety back. A lot of people struggle reaching that next stage where anxiety isn’t as prevalent. But it’s a good sign! I’m not sure why you’re repeating a mantra, but that sounds like a potential mental compulsion that could be continuing to drive these thoughts. Can you resist saying it? Can you let it go for awhile? Be patient. Habituation and healing take longer than anyone wants them too. You’re on the right track. Keep going.
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- 6y
I’ve looked up all about it, but it says people get anxiety because they aren’t having anxiety. And I don’t feel any anxiety.
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- 6y
The book brain lock talks about this and how you need to replace it with something
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- 6y
I wouldn’t worry I don’t relate to this at the moment But this is one of the most asked questions I’ve seen on this app
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- Date posted
- 17w
My thoughts are here but I have no anxiety. No matter what if I agree with the thoughts it doesn’t give me anxiety. If I think about how not having anxiety means that the thoughts are my truth since I’m not having anxiety. Nothing is giving me anxiety and I don’t know why but I don’t like that it’s not giving me anxiety. Is this normal?
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- 15w
I think I’m in the recovery stage as my thoughts have settled so much & I only get intrusive thoughts on occasion and get worse only when I’m anxious, but the quietness in my brain feels so weird & I feel awful saying that because all I wanted was the thoughts to stop. This is the most quiet it’s been it’s over 7 months, so to go from non stop thoughts for a long time to quietness I don’t know how to take it. Has anyone else felt like this in recovery
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- 13w
Why am I not anxious? Like at all anymore? Is it because I'm really avoiding and trying not to think of the consequences that come from possibly being a pdfile? Is the only thing that is worrying me about it is the consequences then does it mean that I really am one? But I never masturbated to the thought of a child and actively seeked it. It came as intrusive thoughts while I was doing it yes I've had them when I see kids yes and I question and check a lot if I'm attracted to them and its just confusing me, I know I'll never do anything to hurt a child and I don't even like the idea of becoming a pdfile then why am I not anxious enough about it? The thoughts are just distressing obsessive I feel disgusting and Id say I still do compulsions but I don't know something just doesn't feel right. I don't feel anything and no real attraction to anyone or anything anymore. I just feel so disgusting and I just want to be normal but then again I pretty much did this to myself. It's weird to me I know there isn't a real indication I'm a pdfile and past experiences pretty much prove that and I've always been attracted to older guys so why is this happening now? Why am I getting these thoughts now especially right after I was trying to fix this sexual obsession/tension I had for older guys. Is my brain just leaving one thing to love and be obsessed about and going to the other? I'm really really just confused. Not anxious just distressed confused and uncomfortable. Like I want to throw up but I don't feel intense anxiety in my chest it feels like maybe I haven't processed what's going on properly. I'm genuinely so confused and I don't want to have this stay in my mind. Sometimes I just miss my ex so much because at the time I've felt something I felt so much things even though I had really bad rocd. I just miss loving people again and being alive again. I'm so scared and confused right now can anyone explain to me what is this? I genuinely just want to understand what I'm feeling or thinking because its not making sense to me
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