Hadnt had intrusive thoughts in a while but these past few days have been filled with them and it’s so scary I don’t know how to handle them anymore

Hey look on the bright-side you went a decent amount of time without getting them, which means you will bounce back and get there again. Trust me we all relapse, I had a solid year of no thoughts that then followed a horrible 3-4 months of thoughts and anxiety everyday. However each time you relapse I feel like you definitely learn and get stronger. Trust me you will get better, just stay strong and maybe go to talk therapy or the psychiatrist and seek input. Nothing wrong with that!

Ignore them and stay strong

Hahah yepp, I’ve been there before. I would get anxious or get a thought and be like “that’s ocd” and it would just stay there and make me feel bad. I learned to accept that and say hey some days this disease is going to make me feel “off” or not myself but I can still manage and stay productive and each night I review all the stuff I accomplished even though I felt bad and I genuinely feel proud. Keep going!

me too its hard. like idk how too feel cause i know its my OCD.

It's good that you had a break from them and they are not as constant anymore that's s good sign.

@anna:) yep definitely another sign of OCD, you said “confused” that’s a clear sign OCD is in full effect. Just accept the fact your confused say “okay I don’t know how to feel about this” or just note the feeling and say “this feeling is confusing” but don’t judge it or look too much into it. When u make it personal u begin to think u have to change something when in reality the feeling will go away on its own with time.

Yepp I know exactly what you’re feeling. I used to think “am I always going to have these thoughts” and “will I ever be happy” and the thing is people with OCD are generally happy it’s just these thoughts that cause us to have anxiety and become unhappy. Shift your focus so the next time the thought occurs don’t answer it. Just note the thought and shift your focus to the present moment try thinking about what your eating, smelling, touching, etcc... that should bring u back to earth a bit and out of the cycle.

like idk how too feel cause u get confused.

cuz its like i get nervous i guess and when i see him i even get nervous sometimes.

Stay strong you will be ok?

yeah its so annoying like i never had it before until last month. so i like have be like "do i like him anymore" and "am i always gonna be feel off".

thanks alot for the help though. i feel bad i do not like too bother people for this stuff, it is very hard though.

Dw ab it, it’s no bother at all. Everyone needs help from time to time.