Does anyone else struggle with always searching for something to be wrong, especially in good times? When things are good or I get good news I am looking for the next terrible possibility.
Yes sometimes my negative thoughts are like 🍿 in a microwave. It can totally bring me down so I try not to react and then breathe which helps me remember how illogical I feel by only focusing on one part of the spectrum versus big picture. Like going to a museum, seeing a lovely painting but only focusing on the wrong brushstrokes or something. Just probably wouldn't you know, I know it's not the same but analogies help me a great deal maybe they will help you or already do 🙏🏼
I wish there was a haha button. I have always been like that. Even when OCD is not out of control.
I sort of relate. I get over-excited about great things that my body produces too much adrenaline, and I get anxious, which leads to OCD/panic attack getting in the way of me enjoying said good thing. Just let me be happy!!
All the time.
anyone get paranoid when things are going well that you anticipate something bad?
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
I’m always waiting for the next horrible event to happen, and it’s sapping the joy out of my good days. I’m just waiting for the next time the house needs a major repair, or I’m waiting for the next family member to die horribly (even though no one is sick right now). I’m waiting for the next time my relationship takes a dive due to miscommunication. I’m preventing myself from making art my career because I’m convinced I’ll just mess it up, or I’m convinced no one would pay actual money for something I’ve made. I won’t go back to school because I’m convinced I’ll fail again, or worse, I’ll be too focused on myself to take care of my family. I’m so sure that everyone I’m close with in my life secretly hates me, and I know it’s the OCD but some days I’m just waiting for them to tell me I’m right, or I’m waiting for them to all leave me. I know I’ve felt joy, love, and acceptance at one point in my life, but those warm feelings don’t reach my heart when I’m stuck waiting for the next moment life kicks the chair out from under me.
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