Horrible intrusive thought

This intrusive thought started last Saturday after telling my boyfriend about a nightmare I had. I started thinking "what if I'm in a dream" "what if I'm still dreaming". Since then I've begun questioning to myself if I exist, is anything real, is the conversation I'm having real...etc...i have next to no quality of life, I can't find any distraction...if I knew this thought wasn't in my head I'd feel normal..I just want to be normal again....has anyone ever felt like this? Please...I can't take this shit no more...

Endlessly Po...

Date posted: 51w

If this was all just a dream, what would they change for you?

phobic

Date posted: 51w

Most people feel like this .. I think just overthinking into it made it a little worst for u .. but ur okay .. I re assure u everything around u is real! You’ll be okay.. also if u feel like it’s a dream it’s okay there really nothing wrong about it tbh it’s not a dream but it’s not the worst ocd u could have it could be worst .. but I re assure u it’s just ocd ur good

Jubeishow

Date posted: 51w

Thank you for taking the time to reach out and comment on my post. Your words of encouragement helps, and I know this is in fact OCD too, its just scary to see that sometimes when the thought is really intense. I know if I didn't have this thought in my head, I would be okay, I would feel normal. I just don't know what I need to do to make it go away, or at least accept it...that's the part that really freaks me out.

phobic

Date posted: 51w

@Anonymous Well honestly hmmm Mirrors: Check your reflection to see if it looks normal Solid objects: Push your hand against a wall or table to see if it goes through Hands: Look at your hands to see if they look normal Time: If you're dreaming, the time on a clock will constantly change Breathing: Pinch your nose and see if you can breathe Pace: Run around the room and see if your pace seems normal or suspiciously slow or too fast The pinching ur nose made so much sense to me because if ur dreaming ur body can still breath if ur pinching ur nose in ur dream u can still breath irl

phobic

Date posted: 51w

@Anonymous @Anonymous I found that and did a little research u can’t really feel pains in ur dreams and if it was a dream I’m sure you’d be able to fly and stuff compare it to dreams you’ve had and see if u can do thing you’ve done in them dreams … nobody really dreams a whole day when u dream the imagery doesn’t show u everything in detail from dusk to dawn .. like in a dream u don’t wake up in the same bed everyday in ur house .. in ur dream ur at random places … u don’t work a job all the time in ur dreams or have to do laundry or all these human like things u also cant smell in ur dreams…

Jubeishow

Date posted: 51w

@iamken Update: I just woke up, and I notice that this intrusive thought is at its most powerful when I'm just waking up...I was so anxious that my legs were weak and Shakey. I genuinely believe I'm also dealing with derealization too

Anonymous

Date posted: 20w

HELP PLS I NEED ADVICE

Ii spoke w my bf this weekend and he mentioned that he has thoughts just like me, but his don't bother him like me. I then felt a lot better and he tried dissecting one of his thoughts like I usually do and realized it felt more real for him after. That made me realize that none of my thoughts were ever true and I blew them up. However, yesterday I had a thought ab “wait wut if you liked that one guy? How dare you bc youre supposed to love your bf and not secretly like someone else” and treated it as I usually did bc I accidentally wanted to see if it was true but didn't rlly but I would check to see if it was there and now that thought feels so so so real now and I feel really bad how do Ik it's not real? I feel so bad and guilty bc lividly this makes 0 sense but it feels so prominent. It felt pretty real when it happened yesterday too. And now I feel awful bc how is it possible after my clarity the other day? Why does it feel so prominent 😞😞😞

user23456789

Date posted: 13w

Existential OCD

Hey guys so I’m new here and just recently started struggling with some health ocd and thinking I had a brain tumor but it’s taken a turn for the worse and become this existential ocd where I’m questioning quite literally everything in my life, the purpose of being here and stuff. I just started meds yesterday, which is scary for me cause I’ve never been on them before. I keep having thoughts like, why does everything feel like a blur, what’s the meaning of this and I wake up every day with just existential dread. I’ve been having very vivid dreams that make dreaming and reality confusing I also am scared cause I’m dealing with some DP/DR as well. I just wish my life could go back to a few months ago before I knew all of this was possible. I guess I’m just writing this too get it off my chest and see if any of you all have gone through something similar and made it out okay?

bcraig

Date posted: 8w

Sitting in the spiral

Hi all, First time posting and it comes in the midst of a big spiral and panic. Currently dealing with what we think is borderline existential OCD where I feel like I’ve come to believe that I’m not real, that this is all a dream, that I’m actually a psychotic person walking down the street imagining all of this. Got very triggered yesterday by seeing someone screaming and yelling at what seemed to be nothing. Had a panic attack this morning and just haven’t been a wreck since worrying that I’m going to end up in psych ward, realize I’m actually crazy, etc. Been in NOCD therapy for almost 4 months now and still struggling to sit with the uncertainty, avoid researching, seeking reassurance, and most of all ruminating. Anyone go through something similar and if so what were key tactics you used during these spirals to calm things down and recenter yourself?

Existential OCD

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