Does anyone get woken up by intrusive thoughts ? When I move positions while sleeping I kinda wake up a little and an intrusive thought will happen (right now I’m struggling with suicidal ocd) and even while I sleep it happens and makes my chest tight a drop in my stomach makes it hard to breath . Has anyone dealt with this ?
Yes 🥺 my intrusive thoughts are worse in the morning I feel...
@Dehne I can never sleep through the night Its always waking me up . 4am 6am 😭
@Walters15! Aw it gets better! I can sleep through the night now but I do have issues getting out of bed because of the thoughts they make me nauseous and sad 🥺
@Dehne What are your thoughts or what’s your theme ?
@Walters15! Same as you 🥺 suicidal ocd...
@Dehne Omg 😢 it’s so hard ! Are you taking any medication? How long have you had it ? Mine just started outta nowhere in may
@Walters15! No medication because I'm scared I'll get actual SI. And it started about 2 years ago for me. It comes in waves! 😭
@Dehne Same !!! Oh wow that’s a long time ! Have you done ERP? What has helped you these 2 years ?
@Walters15! Yeah it is a long time 🥺 it stopped when I got pregnant.. but now it's back. I'm starting ERP this week. I never knew what I was expirencing was OCD so when I found this theme I was so relieved I'm now getting proper treatment but just haven't started yet.
@Dehne May I ask what are your thoughts like ?
@Walters15! "What if you wanna kill yourself" "what if you get so depressed one day you just do it" sometimes they're commands like "do it" or "kill yourself youll never be happy again" I also get images of me doing it that sends me in a spiral. 😭😭🤢
@Dehne Were you scared to be home alone ? I feel mine flares up when I’m home alone with my kids and my husband isn’t home . I feel I always have to keep myself busy and out of the house
@Walters15! Most definitely, I'm never home alone except at night when my husband works and it's awful I hurry and go to bed. He's usually home between 2am-3am
@Dehne Sorry if I’m annoying , I was just curious as to what your thoughts were ? I just wanna feel like I’m not alone . I’ve never had this before and it’s scary . Makes me feel like I’m going crazy and makes me depressed .
@Walters15! I replied with some of my thoughts were you not able to see them?
@Dehne No I didn’t get anything ? It just showed you liked it ?
@Dehne Ugh same ! Then my mind tells me is this ocd , what if it is SI then I. Freak out and my brains like well you need help . The word triggers me the word mental health triggers me . It’s like every little fart thing triggers me . Then my brain is like idk how much longer I can take this . Then when I’m having a good day I don’t think about it then bad days it’s tough . I told my husband I’m scared and I need to be in a safe place cause something is wrong and I end up having a panic attack cause I get so scared I’m gonna snap . My brains like oh write the note and then a drop in my stomach happens and I get hot flashes then feel like I can’t breath . I hate it . It feels so real 😭
@Walters15! Yup same girl 🥺 it's absolutely horrifying. Everything triggers me too...
@Walters15! Sometimes my good days are iffy. I get the thought "don't be happy people are always happy before they do it" I do too doubt it's ocd but I'm reminded I'm terrified of it happening so it has to be ocd. I panic all the time and cry hysterically.
@Dehne Dude yes me too !!!! Same exact freaking thoughts ! My brains like this is never going to end then it sends chills down my body! So happy to know I am not alone ! I would rather any theme than this one ! And I have another theme too where I don’t wanna eat crappy cause I’m scared it’s going to flare it up or make me depressed . I’m scared to drink coffee I’m scared to drink alcohol! Like it just sucks I am not myself I feel .
@Walters15! Haha wow I'm also afraid to eat certain foods because of the same reason...that's crazy!! You're definitely not alone I see alot of ppl with this theme have the same thoughts! It's actually wild. I absolutely hate this theme too. I'd rather have a different one 🥺
@Dehne That’s so crazy !! Ya I just keep telling myself this too shall pass !! Nothing lasts forever and hopefully this is just one of those seasons and then before we know it it’ll be a different one . 🙏
@Walters15! Hopefully, mines been 2 years unfortunately 🥺💔
@Dehne You said your gonna do ERP? Let me know how it goes and if it helps cause if so I am going to look into it !
@Walters15! Yes I'll definitely let you know!
@Dehne Thanks so much ❤️
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Woke up this morning feeling so good, then I had this thought of “what if” I touched my son inappropriately last night while I was sleeping. I’ve been dealing with Pocd and I never thought something like this before. A little back ground my son is 5, nonverbal and sleeps next to me every night. For me, I am not much of a deep sleeper. I am somewhat of a light sleeper. Is there someone who has been though this? In what ways can I manage this? TIA
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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