So basically, after having a good past two days… I saw a man shirtless and it’s got me triggered, I’m not looking for reassurance… Somebody please just tell me what to do when I do feel triggered please?
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@Bigotina You hit the nail on the head! I don’t know why but these thoughts are obsessive, they become an image that’s burned into my mind and I seemingly can’t get it away… It’s so goddamn triggering to have this image in my head constantly, to be constantly checking for arousal… It’s exhausting. But everything you said was helpful and I just need to pay no attention to the thoughts
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@Bigotina Well, for someone with HOCD like myself. I guess you get plagued by thoughts of, “What if I found that man attractive?” And then you’re going down a rabbit hole of seeking reassurance and mentally checking and reviewing etc. and it’s just exhausting. I know it sounds really stupid but hell OCD hardly ever, if ever does make sense
@Bigotina Thing is though. 9/10, under “normal circumstances” I’d see a shirtless man and think absolutely nothing of it, it’s only when this anxiety spikes do the intrusive thoughts keep coming in.
For 3 days I had a feeling that came up pretty often and I cant name it, I dont know what is it and the more i try to see what is it the more i feel worse. Usually letting feeling be and letting yourself experience it helps but not with this. I find myself feel grumpier, triggered and more angry. Its a mix of fear, but then i get angry too and I dont find letting myself experience it helpful cause I just stuck there. It feels like its in my chest and when it gets triggered it makes things hard to enjoy. I tried to be kind with myself and see what causes it but trying to be kind with myself triggers this annoying feeling and it just gets worse... i dont know what helps thats why i ask your help, if you ever experienced this... also i what i almlst forgot to mention, what is really important is that i became really sensitive to every thought, and any thought can trigger this feeling or any thought can trigger a negative feeling that will trigger this feeling. And honestly the "just accept it and let yourself feel what you feel" doesnt helps here cause i find myself really angry that i have to let myself feel the emotions that are triggered by these intrusive thoughts...
Idk anymore it feels like being on here is a trigger. Every time I see a minor post on the app, my intrusive thoughts go haywire and then my brain says maybe you should comment something inappropriate and i literally don't wanna fucking do that. It's the last thing I want to do. And now im scared that I commented something crude on someone's post. obviously, when I went to check there was nothing now my brain is saying "you commented and then deleted". I want to think it's something I wouldn't do, but why are the images in my head so real. Children should be safe. I feel like I need to be locked away. Someone please help me.
My boyfriend keeps triggering my intrusive thoughts on purpose to mess with me. I've explained how bad they are to him before but i guess he just doesn't get it. He finds it funny when I have such a visceral reaction to him reminding me of them. I hope it doesn't sound too silly but body horror really freaks me out and this one image haunts me so bad when I remember it and he knows that, I trusted him with that knowledge but he loves to just yell out what it is to mess with my head. Now it'll flow in and out of my head for days and I'm gonna have trouble sleeping tonight. Usually distraction works but this one is particularly strong. Does anyone have any good coping skills or tips for going to sleep when it keeps haunting you?
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