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So I was outside with my mom buying fruits and i was enjoying it and no really bad thoughts were in my mind.Then we went to pay and i just looked up and there was a doll (one that appears in a horror movie,i don’t want to write the name because of anxiety😭)and when i first saw it i just thought it was cool and that’s it.then after a minute my mind said that its going to kill me or my family, or harm me going to poison my food (another type of intrusive thoughts i struggle with) and it just kept repeating itself even when i was thinking my own thoughts it interrupted and i couldn’t stop thinking about it.I told myself it literally makes no sense and to stop being scared about it but it just made it worse and i just started being really mean to myself for being scared of these thoughts i’m still anxious about it 😭🤦‍♀️

Username: JerseygalJerseygal

User type: OCD Conqueror

Date posted: 40w ago

This was posted by one of the members here. Hope it helps. 'The tiger in the cage' Negative thoughts and judgments have a depressing effect. And suppressing thoughts only makes things worse. Try it yourself: Do your best NOT to think of the number 8. It can't be done. Trying not to think of the number 8 is in fact thinking of it! This effect is even stronger when it comes to negative thoughts. What you can do, however, is to become an observer of your negative thoughts. Imagine that your negative thoughts are a tiger at the zoo, pacing back and forth behind steel bars. You are standing in front of the tiger's cage and observing it (i.e., your negative thoughts). There is nothing that the tiger can do to you.

Username: jayqrcjayqrc

Date posted: 40w ago

@Jerseygal Tysm! I screenshot this so i can hopefully use this to overcome my thoughts 🤍

Username: Anonymous 567Anonymous 567

Date posted: 40w ago

I’ve had this too. Same situation and same thought. It’s just ocd trying to scare you and ruin your day.

Username: jayqrcjayqrc

Date posted: 40w ago

@taylor1234 knowing that someone else has thought this same thing makes me be less hard on myself so thanks for saying this

Username: weregonnabeokayweregonnabeokay

Date posted: 40w ago

😭 not the doll- but anyways dont blame yourself or feel bad for having OCD or the OCD thoughts- its out of your control- and it happens against your will. OCD can latch onto anything and make you feel uneasy... 😭 Instead of being mean to yourself- be mean to OCD 💀😭

Username: jayqrcjayqrc

Date posted: 40w ago

@weregonnabeokay true i’m just really mad at myself for being scared of such dumb things 😭😭 but i’ll just remember it’s ocd messing with my brain

Username: Clockwork

Date posted: 2y ago

Recently

Theres been a recent situation thats been eating at my mind, it was 3 days ago i got a really nasty and worrying intrusive thought and at the time i couldnt help withdrawing and ruminating over it. But suddenly i cant stop thinking about it and its making things so hard because i dont want to. But then i start to question why i keep thinking about it and why it wont leave my head. I cant eat or focus on anything else im so scared right now. How do i let it pass, how can i let this kind of thought go or not pass judgement on it. It seems so impossible

Username: RAAM000001

Date posted: 35w ago

Harm

So I saw a knife in the kitchen two days ago and my anxiety went off the charts. And my brain is now saying I might do something to my mom. What the hell is going on with me? And now I feel scared, worried and don’t even want to be in the kitchen. So sone help me. What is this abs what do I do??

Username: Anonymous

Date posted: 16w ago

Scared and Tired

Does anyone else get the theme of fear of going crazy or into a psychosis ? I’ve been having that fear lately and it has been the worse ever. I’ve never had these thoughts before and I don’t know what triggered them that they won’t go way. I couldn’t eat for days from how scared I was of these thoughts. I keep having intrusive thoughts like what if you’re imagining it for example I was at TJ Maxx with my mom and I was looking for her and when I saw her a thought popped into my head like “what if that’s not her and your imagining it” it was so scary that I wanted to cry. Of course apart of me knows that’s not true but the thoughts keep popping up. I’m so scared and just want to be myself again. So if anyone has gone through this theme can you please tell me what helped you. I’ve also struggled with harm ocd, suicidal ocd and a lot of health anxiety. I can’t afford therapy so if yall have any recommendations on what helped your ocd please let me know. I’m so tired and feel so helpless. I want my life back.

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