Does anyone have the type of OCD that feels like it is constantly them? For instance, my mind will generate an intrusive thought about anything in my immediate visual field? A plant… the blinds… literally ANYTHING. Turning something harmless into an instrument or object of horror.
I have this exact thing happen to me all the time. Especially if my day is going so good my mind just has to find something that will make me feel and little bit on edge for the whole rest of the day.
@Livi_luwho426 This is literally it! I used to feel so weird for it. Like how can a plant transform into something so scary. A pole. The floor… literally anything. I guess the OCD is just desperately latching onto something!
@JamesAGlover But it makes me sad sometimes because I wish that I could just go a day without it and be at peace somewhere Like I will be in a park and then think that someone will rob me or I will get kidnapped even if I was once at peace in that moment my mind just can't accept it
I have the same and with with words as well,every word gets changed to something scarey.
@tenby I think that because there’s subtypes that everyone seems to talk about, these randomly weird and insane thoughts feel scarier. But the truth is, it’s just the OCD latching onto anything!!
I had this with harm ocd. It was a constant narrative especially when in crowded places. Was an all you can eat buffet for it
@Wolfram Literally. It can latch to the most random things. Rationally, I’m like… ‘brain, how?!?’ You feel shameful for thinking such a unique thought.
@JamesAGlover You'll think that until you understand what ocd is and start to get better. Eventually your perception should change entirely
@Wolfram Enlighten me! Please ❤️
@JamesAGlover It seems like a cruel joke that our brains can do this. It feels evil in many ways when you're going through it and you'll feel guilty for stuff that seemingly doesn't feel in your control. That's natural without a proper understanding as to what ocd is and how to deal with it. Think of the brain as more of a tool, and your mind the pilot. Most of the piloting would seem natural but then if something goes wrong, and there's no instruction manual, the problem will worsen and the pilot will feel hopeless. Therapy and understanding will give you that instruction manual and then you slowly start to realise its not an awful evil thing, but a misunderstanding of it's functions and how to use them/ respond to them.
@Wolfram Thank you so much Wolfram. So many kind people in the world. Appreciate your response!
Is the following happening to anyone else? - that a certain facial expression of a person to whom ocd is attached causes a lot of thoughts that are connected to that facial expression, and that the images in your head are very detailed, and that they have a voice, say, and that you have a feeling of some kind of crawling from the groin all over your body?
for the past few years i have been struggling with a certain theme of ocd as well as most of the other themes. but this one i have not figured out a good way to do my own form of erp or non-engaging responses. basically i will be daydreaming or thinking and have a very random thought. i wouldn’t call these thoughts intrusive thoughts because it’s not necessarily fear of the thoughts coming true, its just fear that my thoughts are too unique. my ocd will latch on to random or weird thoughts and may also add in that i was doing something weird while doing the thought. let’s say for example i thought of something random while i was rubbing my feet. then my ocd would be like “why are u having such a unique thought while doing something weird? nobody has ever thought about that specific thought while rubbing their feet before” (just an example). but basically it’s like my ocd bullies me for having thoughts that are too random and things i’ve never heard people talk about before if that makes sense. i am just trying to see if anyone relates even a little and how i can accept that everyone has unique thoughts.
Any one else deal with this? Like from the moment they wake up to the second they fall asleep, the intrusive thoughts are there?
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