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Does switching from one theme...
Does switching from one theme to another is also a compulsion to get rid of the previous theme and then we actually end up in the loop of other themes? š
Does switching from one theme to another is also a compulsion to get rid of the previous theme and then we actually end up in the loop of other themes? š
Absolutely; I felt as though once I conquered one theme, my brain would introduce another that seemed much āscarierā in comparison! For example I went from intrusive thoughts about my relationship to unwanted sexual thoughts to intrusive suicidal thoughts etc.
Yeah this is happening with me right now although the themes are different from yours and the most disturbing for me is magical thinking
I think so! When I am struggling with ROCD I am like āwow this other theme seems less painful I wish I was dealing with that insteadā and then when I deal with the other theme I get the same thought! Or sometimes when I see someone post about other themes I think āthat theme seems less anxiety inducing than mine why canāt I worry about that insteadā
Yeah yeah same I can understand this
Hi, I donāt know what to do anymore Pocd kills me I had many themes before but this theme is the hardest for me. Iām tired. Iām on therapy and meds but I barely do erp . I donāt have a reason I just donāt want to do it but today I will because I have to. Iām taking meds and they help with the anxiety for sure. But the obsessive part is still here . Iām almost 2 months on it (40 mg on Prozac) but Iām still super obsessed like I can have thoughts 24/7 every second of the day and not leave me alone. I have experienced a thought right now for a month + . Itās a thought to do compulsion/urge. My therapist says to let go and gives me tips how to she also tell me to do more erp. But I have this thought to do compulsion for more then month. Im scared what if I donāt have ocd the thought is 24/7. Do you think I should switch meds im so tired.
Two things are happening: I get thoughts that just keep looping. They almost feel like song stuck in my head. Also, Iāll imagine something and I feel my stomach drop. Then as the seconds go by I keep getting fragments of the this thought but with different details. For example, itās kinda like how a āvisionā is portrayed. Iāll get a glimpse of the thought and then itāll rapidly expand into something worse every few seconds. I donāt know if Iām causing this or if itās just an automatic thing like any other intrusive thought. It feels unavoidable, idk if this is a compulsion or if itās just another manifestation of an intrusive thought. Apart from that remembering an intrusive thought triggers the full thought again and then it just keeps looping or expanding. I donāt know how to stop any of this. Help?
OK, this might sound really dumb, but when you guys get intrusive thoughts, do they just come once and then go away? Iāve heard that repeatedly thinking about an intrusive thought is considered āchecking,ā but it doesnāt feel like I have any control over how many times it comes up in my head. Itās not like Iām trying to check anythingāit just keeps showing up, almost like itās terrorizing me every time. I canāt seem to stop it from looping, stop remembering it, or prevent it from coming up. Every time it does, I feel horrified, and I already know itās going to horrify me. I donāt think Iām actively trying to see if my feelings have changed, so is this still considered checking? How do other people get an intrusive thought and just move on? Doesnāt it pop up a million times for them too? I always thought that was normal, but now Iām hearing this could be a compulsion, and I feel really confused, scared, and lost. Is this why my OCD feels so extreme? Because I really donāt feel like I can control how many times the thought pops up.
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