Can ocd put a thought in your head that feels like you are actually the one thinking it? Not like a normal intrusive thought where it is more like someone else saying untrue things to you?
Yes. It did this to me like an hour ago. It often does this to me when I’m sleepy and on the edge of falling asleep, a thought will come in but because I’m nearly unconscious I don’t fight the thought, so when it lingers for a few seconds or maybe even a few minutes it has the same affect as those dreams you have when you’re falling down and you hit the ground and jump up. That happens with me and then boom, I’m fully awake and in panic. Then it takes me anywhere from a few minutes to a few days to calm down. You’re not alone.
That’s kinda my question. All my thoughts feel so realistic and so now I doubt if they are ocd and if I just can’t make my mind up about something and I’m using ocd as an excuse or something idc I feel like this post is word vomit.
Does your ocd ever start to tell you that you’re having a psychotic break? I have such a hard time telling what are ocd thoughts and what are real thoughts as it is. But now my newest ocd thought is that I’m losing my mind. Please tell me I’m not alone in this!!
When an intrusive thought comes I can’t just say “that’s not true” and just move on. I always feel like I have to disprove the thought and be able to say it with confidence but the problem is that the ocd doesn’t allow me to feel and say it with confidence so I get stuck for hours or even days. How can I stop feeling like I need to do this?
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