Does anyone ever get or even force yourself to think an intrusive thought to test your response and then think that didn’t make me anxious enough therefore…. I like the thought or I could end up doing the thought
I 100% do this. I always question if I feel anxious enough about a thought or I like, test how I feel with certain thoughts, and if I don’t feel really bad, I freak out internally. It’s the absolute worst
I don’t know if I force myself but I am experiencing something VERY similar. I’ve gone numb to my thoughts. I find myself checking for the thoughts when I don’t have them and therefore causing myself to think them. I’m always worried that I’m not worried
Oh my god someone finally put it into words. I do this and then feel bad for not feeling bad and then worry I’m a bad person ugh
Relatable
I actually did a double take at this post, omg yes
Hello does anyone get such severe panic and anxiety that comes along with bad intrusive thoughts. Then the thoughts give you more panic because you feel you may act on them? Then I worry I’m going crazy, can anyone relate? Thank for reading
I recently had a intrusive thought and felt the need to go over it to make sure I didn’t feel anything sexual. Part of the reviewing included creating a scenario similar to the intrusive thought to see if anything was felt. Thankfully no evidence of any feelings. However I can’t seem to find anything on the internet about creating scenarios when checking a previous intrusive thought. Is this common and what is it called has anyone experienced this. I feel very alone. Any feedback would be helpful
Is anyone else sort of desensitized by their intrusive thoughts? I still get slight discomfort, and I don't like them, but I think I've been becoming numb to them in a way? It might just be a mental drain. I've been having an anxiety spike due to them for a month now.
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