I got up early at 6am to go to a gym class that was at 7am. It was my first time going and I really enjoyed it. However, since then my mind has been spiralling. I've been having horrible intrusive thoughts and feelings, and I've been feeling more sensitive to my triggers. I don't know what's going on, is it due to lack of sleep or maybe having a new experience like going to the gym class??
Good for you, that’s healthy for your mind and body! In my experience, to best not to try and figure it out. It doesn’t matter anyway, it’s how you handle the intrusive thoughts that is important. There are always things that come up, do your best to not engage with the thoughts, including trying to figure out why they are there.
Imo, it’s just ocd trying to set you back bc you did something amazing for yourself that helps physically and emotionally…try to do something that relaxes you and tell ocd, tough cr*p…I’m going to keep going to the gym.
i woke up this morning with anxiety and i started spiraling and i had to continuously tell myself that i’m okay and i’m fine which i feel as if i’m doing it over and over again. my ocd is telling me that since it’s been a few good days that i want all of these things to happen and be real. im hoping to be able to move forward after this morning. does anyone else get like this or feel this way or is it just me?
I have had a huge increase in Intrusive Thoughts this week. It’s making things super difficult for me, I am on my period but I also think I’m having more intrusive thoughts recently because things are going well for me right now. I just keep waiting for everything to fall apart because my mind makes me believe that I don’t deserve more than one good thing at a time. My mind is in constant fight or flight mode. I cannot stop thinking about every past mistake or how someone may have thought I had bad or malicious intentions when I didn’t. I keep thinking I’m going to get in trouble for something and go to jail, I’m especially scared about work and messing up someone’s check out and getting fired or arrested. I hate feeling this way, there is just so much going on in my head and I’m terrified and stressed all the time.
I’m new here! I just started, and I wanted to ask if anyone has any helpful ways to cope or take your mind off of the intrusive thoughts. I couldn’t sleep last night because of what I’ve been thinking about. (The following could be a trigger for anyone, especially anyone with existential OCD/death OCD) I can’t get my mind off of the inevitability of death and what comes after. I thought talking to my boyfriend this time would help like it usually does, but for some reason it really has a hold on me. I did manage to fall asleep, but the second I woke up, I got the intrusive thoughts again.
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