- Username
- GHOST22
- Date posted
- 24w ago
Everything seems to be a sign:Real Event
Everything I see or read or hear, I seem to find some connection in the thing that I obsess about. Been going on for about a year. Is this normal?
- Username
- Wolfram Wolfram
- Date posted
- 24w ago
This kind of reminds of the movie, the number 23. Slightly different though. Also, yes people have that with ocd. I had something similar in omen reading etc and magical thinking
- Username
- MusicDude123MusicDude123
- Date posted
- 24w ago
Absolutely man. For some reason my brain would always associate a certain number to the obsession. Usually a year or also it could just be the initials of the obsession. I usually took it as a bad sign. Meaning it was no good or something bad would happen. If I was reading a book or an article, something as simple as one word could trigger the obsession and I would go down the loophole. The more the signs seemed to bother me the more of them it felt I would see. Words, songs, pretty much any object my brain would try and tie to the obsession. Trying not to give meaning or look too deep into it is for sure challenging. I was always very superstitious and once ocd really kicked in, it made things much more difficult. I feel for ya my friend.
- Username
- GHOST22GHOST22
- Date posted
- 24w ago
Yeah some of the “signs” or things that trigger me are things that are almost or exactly what I obsess about. It’s like I will read a word or watch a video and it will have something in it that talks about something associated with the real event. I’m like how is that possible? Is my mind just subconsciously looking for this stuff and always points it out
- Username
- MusicDude123MusicDude123
- Date posted
- 24w ago
@GHOST22 I so relate with you on that. I’ve had that happen many times while watching tv. Whenever it happens, my brain is literally telling me that it’s a sign of proof and that it’s more than just a coincidence. After awhile it really does feel like the brain is just searching for ways to tie things together. Minds can do some crazy things.
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- coccorocco
- Date posted
- 3y ago
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- Username
- iamokay
- Date posted
- 2y ago
does anyone else have this? is this normal?
okay so i’ve had anxiety since i was atleast 8 and ocd since i could remember. and i’ve always done this thing where i’m like omg what if this is a sign and it stresses me out so much.. lately i’ve been having harm ocd thoughts worrying about hurting my partner and then yesterday i came across a tik tok video of a girl doing a reading and in the video she said whatever you’re thinking just do it and make that change and then in my head i’m like " what if this is trying to give me a sign about my harm ocd thoughts, what if it’s telling me to do it" but the thing is i would never hurt anyone nor even want to think about doing it.. these thoughts make me so anxious is this overthinking and does this count as intrusive thoughts as well? i’m always worried and think that what if one day i start to listen to my thoughts about thinking it’s a sign and it makes me SO ANXIOUS. is this normal for ocd/anxiety and how do i get rid of it?
- Username
- Anonymouss
- Date posted
- 1y ago
Question
I was wondering if anyone else is experiencing what I’m experiencing right now. So I get like super obsessed with like shows and celebrities where I shut out the whole world and stop doing things I should be doing, and then I like research about them or just watch videos about them. I saw something saying it’s like hyper-focusing I’m wondering if it has something to do with my OCD or anxiety. Does anyone else have this happen to them?
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