Intrusive feelings

I get feelings that I don’t like or don’t understand and then the thoughts come. Response prevention gets tricky here. Sometimes the feelings are intrusive other times I’m just having feelings. Often, letting them be there and acknowledging them helps and is good but when I don’t know why they are there or uncomfortable I ruminate on them comes in and I spiral. Not trying to figure them out makes me feel like I’m doing something wrong.

Username: ocdjourneyocdjourney

Date posted: 10w ago

I do this too. I try to figure out why I’m feeling something or assign meaning to a feeling. When sometimes we just have feelings. They just are and they don’t need to be explained or figured out. I just try to acknowledge im feeling something and move forward. When I try to figure out why im feeling it, what caused it, what it means etc. then that’s a compulsion. Hope this helps!

Username: AnmacannAnmacann

User type: OCD Conqueror

Date posted: 10w ago

@ocdjourney I agree!

Username: RaerenaeRaerenae

User type: OCD Conqueror

Date posted: 10w ago

I do this tooooo!! I have found that we have been taught that certain feelings are good and others are bad, just like we believe certain thoughts are good and bad, when really they just are what they are. Sometimes it’s enough to just remind myself of that, and I can move on. Other times I think “ok if I weren’t trying to figure out this feeling what would I be doing” and then I shift my attention to that whether it be a task, chore, snack, game, hobby, tv show, etc.

Username: AnmacannAnmacann

User type: OCD Conqueror

Date posted: 10w ago

@Raerenae I love that! If I wasn’t doing this what would I be doing?! 💛💛

Username: Happyagainplz

Date posted: 2y ago

Intrusive feelings

Through mindfulness and meditation I have found a way to combat intrusive thoughts and have succession a good amount of time. Now, I feel my thoughts have transition into feelings which feels much worse than the actual thought. It’s by far the worst I’ve felt and only pushes my worries and concerns further. Why is this such a difficult battle? Ughh

Username: Jbgys543

Date posted: 1y ago

Intrusive feelings

This one time I got an intrusive feeling that I liked the thoughts and I didn’t. I’m scared of getting that feeling again and I worry about what if I did again. I hate the thoughts and I definitely don’t like them but these intrusive feelings suck and is one of the hardest things to get over :/

Username: Jay222

Date posted: 35w ago

Intrusive thoughts with feelings

It sucks, and it’s hard to understand that these thoughts aren’t mine cause why does it feel like I’m getting excited by them as well? When that should be the last thing that should be happening. It only convinces me more and I just sit there after feeling it like “what am I supposed to/can do about this?” And I just feel distraught cause if it’s not what I want, why am I feeling something like that towards it? When I should be feeling something more negative?

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