Intrusive thoughts when mad.

Just a quick question for anyone on here today. Does anyone else's OCD get more prominent when they're mad?? Not necessarily "mad" but just frustrated. For example, I'll be having an argument with my girl and the intrusive thoughts just seem to arise way more frequent and severe i guess is a word i can use for it. They just pester me a lot more when I'm frustrated rather than just sitting around playing a video game or something. Appreciate y'all wit the feedback. Have a good one.

Username: NicaNica

Date posted: 16w ago

Yeah, and that’s actually normal for all people, not just those with OCD. After a certain level of anger in an argument, the frontal lobe (rational part) shuts down and that’s where you get people saying that in heated arguments, they say horrible things that they would never say when they weren’t so angry and fighting.

Username: SomaticSun🌤️SomaticSun🌤️

Date posted: 16w ago

I’ve always thought when I was mad (or scared), the OCD games would come in as a friend to distract me. I was wrong. They come in because your mind is already in a vulnerable state from whatever got you all worked up.

Username: fitnessandbo...

Date posted: 50w ago

OCD on Cycle Days and Days Off

The last couple of days, I have had intense OCD. It also just so happens to be a day I am on my cycle and a day off from work. I am also reducing one of my medications (Seroquel XR), but am still on two other medications (Lamotrigine and Cymbalta) as well as hydroxyzine occasionally for anxiety. Does anyone else have more OCD while on their period or on days off of work? Or has had increased symptoms while decreasing their dose of a medication? Also, what are some tips or coping strategies you use with intrusive thoughts?

Harm OCD

Username: BJane77

Date posted: 50w ago

Religious OCD

Has anyone had intrusive thoughts triggered from emotions such as frustration? When I start to get irritated or frustrated I get blasphemous intrusive thoughts. It makes me more distressed and panicked when the intrusive thoughts occur with that emotion vs just random.

Religion & Spirituality OCD

Username: Blumenkohl1

Date posted: 47w ago

Irritated

Is it normal to have a lot more intrusive thoughts when you’re stressed and irritated? I noticed that I have a lot more harm thoughts against people when I am annoyed and they feel so real in these moments and I scare myself

Harm OCD

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