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I actually experienced this when I was going to a concert. The whole day leading up to it, I was fighting off thoughts fearfully. I didn’t want anything to ruin it for me, which in turn only made it worse because I was trying NOT to let it get in the way. I still had a good time, but I had to go around so many obstacles just to be normal. Sigh. Anyway, you might be right about that brain thing.
But yes, when you are excited or nervous about an event, your anxiety increases and your rational mind turns off. This is when OCD attacks. Then you analyze every thought and begin to dig deeper into that hole. Your irrational mind is never going to leave you feeling content. OCD aside, I encourage you to try and be very open minded with events, holidays etc. It’s a great time to practice letting thoughts come and go. The better you get at that, well from personal experience they go away.
Yep, that’s it. I’ve also had it before important meetings, but the actual concentration in the meeting seems to negate the thoughts. After the meeting, I sometimes revisit the thoughts, but they have lost a lot of their punch.
Yeah I have a holiday coming up with my new partner and I CANNOT relax and look forward to it completely. I started convincing myself I have STDs even though I’m clean and therefore I can’t afford to relax because my partner will leave me and the holiday photos and memories will kill me when he does Although my previous relationship DID end immediately after returning from a first holiday so maybe it’s that triggering me
Yup I have this. I’m dreading my birthday and Christmas because I feel so undeserving of kindness from anyone. So fuckin shit.
Yeah, I have been battling OCD for a long time now, but these exact circumstances were very prevalent for me in the past. I feel that now with practice, maturity, and the help of a specialist that I have tackled that era of OCD. Unfortunately, OCD seems to morph rather than disappear.
Hey you guys. I’ve been away for a work conference the entire weekend. So I’ve only read your post and comments now... The last two(!!!) weeks leading up to the conference, I was a nervous wreck... had to take time of from work, couldn’t concentrate and so on... it felt like my head melted ?? The thought of being alone, not having my kids and my partner with me, not having the control over anything.. everyone told me to just relax, enjoy the free food, comfy bed and all the exciting speakers... if they only could see all the obsessions inside my head...
Anyone else experienced something like this? You’re doing something normal, and you start thinking, what if my ocd attaches to this? And then you make it. Or you’re thinking, what if I can’t do this normally? And that inhibts you from doing so.
Has anyone ever experienced this? I'm at the point in my life where I'm happy. I have good friends, I'm going out, it's almost summer etc. But I'm also struggling really bad with ocd. It's latching onto the fact that I'm enjoying life and giving me so many intrusive thoughts how it could end. I'm so afraid of getting every illness mostly rabies right now. I'm trying really hard to just enjoy life but at the back of my mind there are always these thoughts that scare me so badly. It's like my life is finally worth living and ocd hates that.
Does anyone else get this sinking feeling in their gut, like something terrible is about to happen? I use to panic over it but now I know it’s my OCD, it’s just so random, like all the sudden my brain is like SOMETHINGS WRONG OMG OMG DONT BE ALONE DONT LEAVE OTHERS ALONE 🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨
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