- Date posted
- 1y
I think I know why OCD comes in to “ruin things”
Hi friends, I may have figured something out. I’m not a doctor, I just play one in my own mind. 😆 Ok, we all know that OCD usually acts up under stress. This is a given. I would go as far as saying it comes in as almost a “defense mechanism” (an automatic one) whenever something is causing us anxiety or extra stress. Perhaps it is a distraction (?) I believe it is. What backs this up is if one OCD theme or game doesn’t hold your attention, your mind will try a different one to see if that one works. So then why does it like to come in and “ruin” the good times as well? You’re not under stress, you’re excited and happy, or doing something you really enjoy. Or looking forward to something. It comes in and ruins it. I think the OCD part can’t distinguish between “nervous-excited” and “happy-excited”. It just comes on in because it is an automatic defense mechanism, and it has no idea that the excitement it’s picking up on has nothing to do with anxiety. It just knows that part of your brain is all revved up. It does not know that you’re all excited because things are going well. This is why when you’re having a good time somewhere and you’ve ventured out of your comfort zone and you feel all proud of yourself.. guess what’s coming right around the corner.. 😵💫 Thoughts? No trigger warning. This ain’t scary. Just a theory.