I am having really bad anxiety today and just want to take an anxiety pill to help me relax, but then I have ocd intrusive thoughts telling me something bad will happen if I take it or I will go crazy or something.
I can relate. Your thoughts are very understandable. When my anxiety is in overdrive, I’ve began trying to do a breathing session just me. And I will recite a small prayer I learned. And if I can keep my thoughts on those or something else positive I can usually talk myself down. But I do keep my meds near by if I can’t. I will pull for you and I hope you can feel you’re not alone before the intrusiveness starts. And if not.. breathe. Keep in mind We are in control of what we allow to rent space in our minds. That is our superpower! A therapist helped me with that little phase long ago. The reflection in the mirror IS worth the fight! 💪🏼💙
All will be good . I have this thoughts myself . But now I have less , I think it is because of the medication . If your dosage is quite low it could be not working yet .
Aww. You ok? I feel that. Perhaps try and go for a walk, or treat yourself. Maybe watch your favorite show or eat something you like. Sending love. Stay strong you got this❤️
I get it. Ya the thoughts and the meds, it’s a lot of hassle for sure. We are all in survival mode at times, and some of us need the medication. Maybe speak to your doctor about questions or concerns you may have with your rx. Once you learn more about the rx, then u you may be more trusting and able to help yourself when needed. I personally rather take meds then suffer all day and feeling drained and defeated by evening time. We all need some peace and if it means meds to calm your mind and body, then it’s worth it. Best wishes 💫❤️
I struggle so bad with intrusive thoughts. They can be so bad that I'll cry because I KNOW that's not how I feel or want to do. (Too embarrassed to say what they're about) I'll constantly try to figure out why I have them, and constantly figure out what they mean, causing me to constantly circle around and around. I had to get on anxeity meds, which helped a little but the thoughts still happen. How do you help yourself with this? How do you know that you're just not some physcopath? 😅
These past few days I was fine. Minimal intrusive thoughts ,no anxiety etc(to add I'm on medication so maybe it's starting to work although it barely is 2 weeks) and today I got a sudden wave of anxiety and it started latching on some thoughts like" what if I'm in denial and I wanna break up with my bf? And what if erp doesn't work for me because I actually wanna break up with my bf?" But they didn't really stay long usually those thoughts would make me spiral for days or so, now they lasted for some hours. And now I'm trying to trigger myself into being anxious again because if I don't it means I don't have ocd and if I don't have ocd it means I don't love my bf and if I don't love my bf it means I have to break up. Idk if it makes sense but the lack of anxiety makes me wonder if I actually have ocd or not.
I can’t stop crying. My thoughts are going insane, they’re so fast I can’t keep up. I want to tell everyone around me what’s happening (my family doesn’t even know about my OCD). I can’t seem to resist compulsions today. I’m freaking out. I want to give up. I feel like I’m suffocating in whatever is going on. I feel like I need to go to a hospital. I don’t know how to ask for help. I don’t feel okay. I don’t understand this at all. It feels like I took some random drug. I’m really scared I’m sorry, I am so panicked. It’s embarrassing but I feel so desperate for help right now I feel crazy
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