I’ve been going through a weird phase where I’m not feeling much anxiety, the thoughts are still there but it feels weird not feeling anxious about them, I have harm ocd and it feels too real when the thoughts come without the anxiety, after feeling anxious almost every morning.
It definitely feels odd not to feel anxiety after experiencing it for so long. But not being anxious is a good thing! It means that your brain doesn’t perceive the thoughts as dangerous or a threat. Worrying about not being anxious is very common and normal in recovery - and that doesn’t mean you like it or agree with those thoughts.
@blazed It’s like I don’t want to feel anxious but when I’m not anxious I need to feel it to know I don’t like the thoughts.
Well take it as a recovery point, and the fact that you feel like it’s real and you’re not feeling anxious means you’re recovering and ocd is trying to get with the backdoor spike, DONT FALL FOR IT, it’s when you get anxious for not feeling anxious about your thoughts but sit with the discomfort and I completely agree with the person before me
@Zahra991 Literally makes me ruminate on the thoughts again and question why I’m feeling better, and what if those thoughts become real now.
@Daniela Oliva Let ocd throw its tantrum, act like you don’t care, and I know it’s gonna feel so real cuz it wants your attention but like just don’t care
I’m experiencing this right now with harm ocd. Did it get better? Makes me think I like/want the thoughts.
@OCDisAwful1204 It does get better. OCD is so tricky! Once I stopped giving those thoughts attention that fear went away. I know exactly what you mean, it makes you think you want/ like those thoughts but you don’t, I learned you have to lean into it, if it tells you you like those thoughts then you say maybe I do maybe I don’t but there’s nothing you can do about it now so let’s just continue our day with something you actually want to do. I promise it does get better!
Hey guys so I suffer from Harm OCD and thoughts about violently harming other and today I’ve been having super minimal thoughts . I had such horrible intrusive thoughts that it feels weird. I’m in constant fear that the thought will come back randomly and the urges will come back stronger than ever. And I’ll actually commit to my urges and act out on them. Like I still Feel weird because even though I don’t have anxiety ... the killer thoughts are in the back of my head. I gueninly don’t dee normal Anymore.
So my ocd is raging today. I have had a lot of intrusive thoughts that really disturb me but I don't get anxious from them anymore. I know I don't like those thoughts but why am I not getting anxious from them anymore?
So lately I've been able to control OCD after a long time. If I have a harm intrusive thought or image, I just let it go. By doing this, I am able not to feel anxiety with these intrusive thoughts, and therefore improving over time. But sometimes I start to feel anxious for not feeling anxious with these thoughts. It's like: "If I don't feel anxiety with these awful harm thoughts/images, does that mean I want to do them??" It drives me crazy. Also, as I tend to have intrusive thoughts and sudden images at some point everyday, I think "what if maybe it is not OCD, but another kind of mental issue? What if I don't treat myself and I go crazy over time? What happens if I think I'm improving, but I'm not?" Anyone feeling this way as well?
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