Triggered by feeling better?
Hello everyone. So, basically every time I feel any kind of peace/pleasure (simple ones, like hmm today I’m enjoying a song, I felt good with my sleep, etc) my ocd tries to convince me something is wrong and then I get anxious because I was feeling good. It’s so messed up. Anyone been through this?
All part of the healing process! I’ve found hugging a person I feel safe/loved with helps. If our body feels safe, it will signal to our brain that we’re safe. I’m in the middle of this right now! When you’ve been surviving for so long, peace can feel weird/wrong. It takes some time, but your mind will adjust! It’s actually a really good sign that you’re healing!💛
Been having this exact same thing. I mainly struggle with ROCD and have been having this lately whenever I'm not anxious in my relationship... I feel like the OCD is just trying so hard to remain relevant and wants to scare you back into only being anxious
Exactly i feel the same sometimes when I feel i am happy moved on from false things then my OCD gives me weird thoughts that why I am happy , or why I am not stressed, it gives me some false signals that something is wrong with my brain or I am forgetting something although it is all false and meaningless
Glad to hear you experiencing good times. Just continue to have the peace, and your reply to those thoughts, I will deal with it when something else happens. For now it is only good time. Think of yourself as you little kid, if you see him/her having fun and enjoying life, why he a party pooper? Continue until you need to intervene.
Yes! I have been having a very similar experience! I get triggered by GOOD things! Things that I would think would bring me out of a sad/anxious place now trigger an ocd thought that sends me back into fear/panic. It’s so messed up!
Anxiety and Not wanting to feel feelings Since I started ERP and resisting rumination and rituals and controlling things I’ve noticed I have extra mental real estate. I’m not as consumed by my thoughts but my baseline anxiety is like 6/10 always. It’s pretty high. My brain keeps checking in and saying “you shouldn’t feel this way! This isn’t right! Google depersonalization! Google spacing out and brain fog!” But I know that’s OCDs game. So I just sit with the anxiety and try to move on with my day. Interestingly, once I strip away all of the rumination, compulsions and rituals all I’m left with is my own uncomfortable feelings that I don’t like. This leads me to conclude that ocd is just a way for me to try and control how I feel. I always wanna feel good and relaxed. Everyone does but that’s an unrealistic goal. Has anyone else come across this before?
Can OCD make you feel content / happy / everything is fine? This feeling doesn’t seem real because deep down I am sad. I also have depersonalization / derealization so I know it’s shutting down some of my emotions, but part of this feels like it might be OCD.
I’m so confused right now. I feel really calm about my intrusive thoughts and I feel calm overall. I can still get moments of feeling uneasy but overall I’m calmer. Yesterday was really difficult. Does that mean I don’t have OCD? I just don’t get this. Even today I was scared with the thought of what If I’m lying about my intrusive thoughts and my experience with OCD and I’m really just a crazy person.....and then later today when I felt calmer I was like omg what if I really don’t have OCD and I really I’m just making it up. I feel so calm right now. I’m kind of guessing maybe because I talked to my mom about my some intrusive thoughts have and have had in the past and I was worried about telling her but she understood and so I feel a weight lifted off my shoulders. Is it possible to suddenly feel ok?
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