Happiness anxiety

So lately I’ve been feeling better and happy I’ve been laughing with family and friends but sometimes when I do laugh because I get a burst of happiness I instantly get anxious and get intrusive thoughts trying to tell me that it’s weird that I’m happy.. that something must be wrong because I feel happy.. or I feel happy it must not be real My brain goes through everything trying to convince myself that my happiness isn’t real and it ruins the whole moment for me when I feel the happiness… it scares me. Any reason why this is happening or can anyone relate and give some advice?

Username: iamokayiamokay

Date posted: 1y ago

I think I haven’t felt this happy in so long also that when I do feel genuinely happy it doesn’t feel like me and that scares me the most

Username: Bidese91Bidese91

Date posted: 1y ago

I just made a post like this a few days ago! The fear of feeling good. This is the constant doubt OCD gives us. Did you laugh because you told yourself to laugh? Most likely you didn’t. Therefore, I would say your laughing is genuine and you are legitimately happy! Try accepting that you are feeling better and these new different feelings are completely normal. Try to use the affirmation, “It’s possible to be happy with OCD.”

Username: Brynnie BearBrynnie Bear

Date posted: 1y ago

I get that I sometimes feel like I don’t deserve to be happy but the truth is that we all deserve to be happy OCD is a liar! 💕

Username: JenniesOCDBrainJenniesOCDBrain

Date posted: 1y ago

hey there, i totally get how confusing and frustrating it can be when your brain throws a wrench into those precious happy moments. 😔 it's like you finally catch a break and then bam, your own mind starts questioning it. even though my obsessions from pure o are different, the struggle feels super similar. just know that i'm here to listen and that you're not alone in this weird, twisty journey. about the free ai ocd therapy tool "unstuck" my therapist mentioned - i think it could be a good fit for what you're going through. when your brain starts doubting your happiness, "unstuck" can help guide you through those tough moments. it's like having a mini-therapist in your pocket, ready to help you challenge those intrusive thoughts and the anxiety that comes with them. you just type in what's bugging you, and it'll walk you through steps to manage it, kind of like what an erp-trained therapist would do. i promise i'm not into promoting apps for the sake of it, but this one's been a real game-changer for me. if you wanna chat more about it or have questions, i'm all ears. here's the link: www.AIOCDtool.com 🌟

Username: Drepet123

Date posted: 5y ago

I’ll feel fine for a few weeks, then get a scary thought like “what if this isn’t real” or “what if this is a video game or made just for me” scary things that I stupidly read one time can indicate “psychosis” or things like that. Now I know it’s not truly psychosis as the thought scares me and isn’t a “belief” it is an anxious intrusive thought but my mind always is like “but what if you have other mental illness”. I’ve been told by countless psychologists that I have anxiety and occasional OCD thoughts. But my question is has anyone else experienced that before, and if so how did you get through it and not focus on it? The anxiety sucks because the body sensations that go with it, but it just makes me hypersensitive and overly aware of everything. Advice?

Username: Rxbytuesday

Date posted: 2y ago

i’m not sure if this is an ocd thing or just an anxiety thing but i find it very hard to sit comfortably with being not anxious. i used to be involved in a lot of stressful/anxiety inducing relationships or situations in the past and now i’m in really good relationships with friends and my life is a lot less stressful but my brain is stuck in that anxious zone. if i have a good week and i think my life is going really well then the next week i start overthinking everything and searching for something to be wrong and then i make myself anxious over these problems that don’t even exist. it’s like i can’t relax because i expect something bad to happen. i’m not sure if many others have this issue but any advice is appreciated

Username: Anonymous

Date posted: 47w ago

Confused Emotions???

I’m really struggling these past couple days. I had a thought like “what if my anxiety turn into happiness? Or what if this isn’t anxiety what I’m feeling? Like whose to say what anxiety is? What if this feeling I’m having towards harmful intrusive thoughts is happiness, thus meaning I like the thoughts or want to act?” Idk I feel really deep in the rabbit hole. Like I’ve thought myself to no return. Constantly checking and thinking about my feelings. I’m numb. Can’t remember coping skills. I feel very confused. I’m having obvious distress and anxiety but I keep thinking what if I think that’s a good feeling or happy feeling? Because like my brain is all twisted up. Idk. It doesn’t make sense

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