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Hocd
I can't tell the difference between a normal thought and a intrusive thought .....what this mean
I can't tell the difference between a normal thought and a intrusive thought .....what this mean
Ocd has no meaning , it is not logical thinking. I have been there ,but ocd is not logical, so you can not figure it out. I recommend learning how to treat ocd , ERP and how not do compulsions. If you learn about ocd that will help you understand how ocd works and what is a ocd thinking pattern vs normal thinking. After you learn what are your compulsions , you will be able to know when are doing your ocd cycle and work on breaking it, by stop doing compulsions. If you learn to stop doing compulsions your brain will stop reacting to your ocd thoughts and treat them like how I think non- ocd people treat intrusive thoughts, like nothing/ do not care and just move on. I have stoped reacting to some of my ocd , still working on completely not reacting to my ocd. I hope this helped , stay strong
If you’re worried about whether it’s an OCD thought or a normal thought then it’s probably OCD haha
@L_e_d I have struggled with this plenty
@L_e_d What do u do to reduce the feeling
@Samuel66 This is going to sound counter intuitive… but hear me out! Anxiety/uncertainty/OCD gets its power from feeling forbidden. For example you might think “well if I can figure out if this thought is OCD or not, I can figure out if I’m actually a bad person or if something bad will happen and so on” and it creates more anxiety because there is no way to know. You will never be certain of these things, but the good news is that you don’t need to. Take away the forbidden nature of the feeling. When you are questioning and anxious, say “I want this feeling right now. It’s welcome here because I know it will make me stronger, I can sit with it and handle it and I want more of it” Saying that and meaning it even if you’re scared takes away the power of the feeling because it takes away the forbidden nature. All of the sudden it’s welcome to feel those feelings and think those thoughts because they are JUST feelings and thoughts— they cannot hurt you.
@L_e_d Thank u no one ever explained it to me they u put thanks I bet ..enjoy ur day
@Samuel66 Of course! ERP is the practice of doing exactly what I said, putting yourself in a situation that triggers those feelings on purpose, and welcome them! Eventually they lose their power! Stay strong💪
it means nothing, you’re deep in an ocd spiral and trying figuring it out will make it worse
I really am thanks I can't if it's OCD or I'm have my 1st call today my mind feel Crack
It's normal to have intrusive thoughts. People without ocd have intrusive thoughts and let it go. People with ocd think they have to get rid of intrusive thoughts, or do something about it. That is the lie we accept. We can't stop intrusive thoughts just like other people. Going into a spiral trying to figure it out only makes the thoughts and feelings worse. Let it go and stop responding/feeding the ocd monster.
Thanks I hope it helps me
Like I can’t think straight. This is making me doubt everything I’ve thought about myself and even makes me feel like I like the thoughts when I know I don’t. Like I would be less anxious at a time while I still have the thoughts and my mind would go “oh so you like it you must be gay” or the other one where I’m not anxious and I think of my attraction for girls that I’ve had my whole life and my mind goes “see now you’re not into them you’re gay” like it’s so stupid but so effective. I clearly remember being into girls my whole life but my mind is making me believe that all these attractions and feelings for women were all fake or “a thing of the past”. But I can still get aroused by women but I have this weird anxiety going on which brings these sensations/feelings and it’s so weird. Today I’ve spent my whole day thinking about it like I’ve been doing for 5 months now. I know that this aint normal but my mind just won’t let me live in peace. I never cared about my sexuality cuz I simply liked women my whole life but now my sexuality is a fundamental philosophy. I hate this.
I’ve been struggling with HOCD for years, and it started with an intrusive thought about being gay when I was younger. It came up at age 12 and ever since, I’ve been trapped in a cycle of doubt and anxiety. I obsess over whether or not I’m secretly gay, even though I don’t feel that way at all. What makes it worse is the fear that I might have internalized homophobia, and that’s why I’m having these obsessive thoughts. I worry that my anxiety is a sign that I’m repressing something or rejecting part of myself. It feels like my mind keeps repeating the same question—am I gay?—and no matter how much reassurance I get, the fear doesn’t go away. I used to pray for my family members, fearing that if I didn’t, something bad would happen to them, and now it feels like I have to control these thoughts, or something will go wrong. For a while, it was quieter, but a week ago, the thoughts spiraled up again, and now the anxiety feels overwhelming again. It’s exhausting, and I don’t know how to break free from this constant loop of doubt. Has anyone dealt with the fear of internalized homophobia alongside HOCD? How do you manage the anxiety that comes with it?
This shit has to be one of the most confusing subtypes of ocd because no matter what you will never find clarity. When it started it wasn’t as bad and confusing because it was mostly anxiety. But when it started getting physical that’s when it got extremely confusing because I feel tension and fear when thinking of gay stuff but while testing I get arousal sensations so the big question is “if I am afraid of it how can my body respond as if I’m into it and if I’m into it how does my body respond with fear as if I’m not” and it’s endless. I wish I never started testing my arousal so I never started getting groinals to gay stuff in the first place. But there’s no going back now.
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