I’m sitting here trying to calm down so I can go to sleep at some point at every time I hear a plane my brains thinks it’s some bomb now even though it’s obviously not. Even fire sirens freak me out now and of course I’m lucky enough to live right near a station. I’ve been so paranoid so intensely lately and I genuinely don’t know what to do anymore. Talking to friends and family only does so much.
I know therapy isn’t an option for some people but it is extremely helpful. I went to CBT therapy and it helped a lot with sound/touching behaviors. The behavior hasn’t gone away but I’ve learned some tricks on how to remain in control of those thoughts and calm myself down which helped the paranoia.
I experience this as well. From a small town moved to Houston & now I live smack dab in the middle of Houston & I have fears of terrorist attacks, bombs, etc constantly. Or even a plane crashing into our complex cause they go right over us too. What helps me (most of the time now) is as soon as I hear it I just say “ok that’s a plane going to Alaska or that’s a plane going to wherever. Nothing bad is happening” & I continue telling myself til I can’t hear it anymore
Talking to people who don’t experience it or understand it unfortunately doesn’t help often. While it’s important you talk to your loved ones so they know what’s going on with you I’ve realized I feel better when deeply talking about my ocd moments to people who have also experienced my experiences
@Amethyst Girl Thank you, that is actually really helpful. You’re right, it’s hard to have a productive and understanding conversation with someone lacking that experience they look at me like I’m crazy.
@Ghost._ Right & they try to tell you to just shake it off or “don’t think like that” & that’s when it hits you like “damn they don’t understand what I’m going through” it’s just not that easy
But I hope you find some peace soon even if it’s just a little bit that’s a start
Hi everyone. So recently I have been feeling so scared and paranoid of going crazy. I am terrified of i will go crazy and turn schizo. I’m so hyper aware of everything. My mind convinces me that I will end up like this but I really don’t want to.It’s my biggest fear and I think abt it almost everyday and I can’t handle it anymore. I just want to be ok. I have told my parents this and they say it’s all in my head and just laugh at me. I know it’s in my head but I physically feel sick to my stomach being constantly scared. Please someone help me please please. Thank you.
Hi everyone! I’m not sure if anyone has had any issues with sleep and anxiety but these past couple of weeks I’ve been suffering with anxiety when trying to sleep. My mind will latch on to the idea that I won’t sleep and I’ll continuously try to fall asleep and end up psychoanalyzing everything im doing . Usually I end up freaking out and not sleeping and waking up with maybe >2 hrs a sleep a night and have an awful day the next day. I’m lowkey hopeless in this situation, I’ve tried melatonin, sleeping early, limited screen time and nothing will work.. does anyone have any tips and tricks on what to do?
I’m having a very bad evening with my intrusive thoughts. I was doing really good dealing with them but tonight one hit me hard. I’ve been having a lot of different intrusive thoughts but I’ll have one occasionally about hurting my mom or my dog who I love and they’re the only family I have in my life. They’re my world. I was helping my mom put away the dishes and I had the big kitchen knife in my hand and my intrusive thought was you could stab your mom. And then my brain said I had a twitch in my hand and that meant I wanted to do it. Let me just say that I wouldn’t hurt a fly. I actually caught a fly in a glass and put it outside instead of killing it this evening before this intrusive thought happened. I’m such a gentle and compassionate and caring person and these thoughts instantly cause me to have a panic attack. And I have no one to talk to them about. I know they’re hard for my mom to hear and I don’t want to be any more of a burden than I already am. I do desperately want to tell her and have her reassure me that I’m not crazy or a psycho. Then my thoughts wander to if your hand did flinch could you be a psychopath. Is hurting someone in you. I know it’s not but I feel like my mind is out to get me and hurt me. I’m working so hard and I thought I was doing so good but I need to know why I have these thoughts. They’re not ok. I need someone to help me make sense of why. I know we aren’t supposed to ruminate but I shouldn’t have thoughts like this about people I love and care about the most in the world.
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