Anyone Also Have ADHD?

I have ADHD and I’m struggling with impulsivity related to intrusive thoughts. Sometimes, I get these strong urges to act on a thought, and I start taking action. But then, right as I’m about to make contact or do it, I freeze in confusion and terror, realizing what I’m about to do. It’s like I’m caught between the urge and the awareness that I don’t want to follow through. Has anyone experienced something similar, where the impulsivity leads you to take action before you realize what’s happening? How do you manage that confusion and prevent following through with the urge?

moe5

Date posted: 39w

I have OCD and ADHD. I have Seeked treatment for both. They can overlap for example : You can be in conversation with someone and you keep cutting them off. It can be OCD because you can't tolerate the uncertainty of what he will say. Or scared he will read your mind or it could be ADHD because you can't be patient I. Many cases doctor may add a a antiphotoc medication that lowers the speed of the ADHD thought and intensity and once the ADHD is under control you will have a easier time tackling the OCD. A mindful excersise you can try: I'm noticing that I have the urge to ___________ And I'm noting I have the urge to tackle the emotions from this urge. On one hand OCD is pulling me the left while ADHD is pulling me to the right but under that pull there is the urge for the urge.noticw the urge of impulse and try to stay with that urge without trying to figure out if i will act on them. What we want to do here is lowering the urgency to resolve .

issphra 🫶🏻

Date posted: 39w

@moe5 I know what you mean, I attempt to notice the urge and kinda simmer in it without acting, but what scares me is when I kinda zone out and I don’t feel an urge or thought really, I’m just kinda moving. I’ve been able to stop myself so far but it’s so scary when it feels like there are no thoughts to stop. Maybe it’s the meds I’m on right now. I’m new to medication, I feel so impulsive lately, but I’m also in the worst spiral of my life and that’s not mixing well. Have you ever experienced that autopilot/zoned out feeling?

moe5

Date posted: 39w

So OCD is about uncertainty. Accept the fact that you may hurt someone or you may not but trying to figure out if you did or didn't will put you in a long back and forth of ruminating

issphra 🫶🏻

Date posted: 39w

@moe5 Okay, I’ve been trying to do that it’s just that with the whole autopilot impulse, almost-did-it thing, it seemed different. I know that people with OCD are highly unlikely, pretty much impossible to act on their intrusive thoughts, and you’re supposed to trust that but with this I-almost-did-something-awful thing w/the adhd, I feel like I’m a fr danger now

Nica

Date posted: 39w

Yes, I do. I am in ADHD meds.

issphra 🫶🏻

Date posted: 39w

@Nica Before the meds, did you ever feel like it was more likely to act on thoughts? I truly feel zoned out in those moments but it’s like I come back when it gets too real, too close. It’s really scary, but I have an appointment with a psychiatrist soon.

Nica

Date posted: 39w

@isshpra No, I just needed the meds so I could focus at work so I could do a better job.

moe5

Date posted: 39w

Yes accept the feeling of unreal Accept the the feeling of your thoughts not being in your body. Let the auto pilot feeling be there. At some point I was mindfully disassociation. It Godmt so bad that I did EMDR therapy a few sessions to tackle the unrealistic feeling Recognize it as a symptom of anxiety and slowly tolerate it.

issphra 🫶🏻

Date posted: 39w

@moe5 When you say accept, what do you mean? I don’t want to hurt anyone on accident

jillwebb

User type: Staff

Date posted: 39w

Hi @isshpra! My name's Jill and I'm a blog writer at NOCD. I recently wrote a piece on impulsive vs. intrusive thoughts -- it might be helpful for you to check out: https://www.treatmyocd.com/blog/impulsive-vs-intrusive-thoughts

Tanza_night67

Date posted: 24w

Intrusive thoughts of Hurting others

I have this issue where I can vividly imagine hurting others or animals or say things OUTLOUD that may be disruptive or disrespectful becauss I am overstimulated by soemthing someone is doing or saying. So, Over stimulation with people and animals and things they do can be a big part of it, Sometimes I will see soemthing that bothers me about someone and I just want to either fix it or hit them because they make me so overstimulated I just want to hit the problem. I never act on these things obviously but SOMETIMES it leaks out and I hit my hands together to calm the urges. I really don’t like imagining hurting others but when I get mad I obsess over what I would or could do to them or might or would’ve in a situation in the past, had it planned out differently. I keep thinking about it and thinking about it and then get upset with myself because I know it’s wrong to be thinking about hurting others and it worries me I may someday act on something impulsive and harm someone. Sometimes I cry about it because I never want to hurt people. Really I don’t. Most of these thoughts happen in milliseconds and I have a second part in my brain like a THOUGHT processor/auto corrective thinking reminding me I can’t do that because it’s morally wrong and I am too good of a person to do that and there is nothing to stress over.

Anonymous

Date posted: 24w

Intrusive thoughts

I’ve had many types of OCD, but I gained control over them over the years, but a new one has started to arise. Do y’all ever have scary thoughts about something you might do? Recently I’ll get extremely uncomfortable no matter where I am because I can’t stop thinking about “what if I screamed really loud in my lecture class tomorrow?” And other stupid stuff like that. Also, this one is kind of funny, but sometimes when I use the bathroom I pause before because I think “what if I’m actually in class right now?” I also cannot control the thoughts about past embarrassing moments. I know everyone does, but I will become visibly uncomfortable and harp on something from years ago. This happens all throughout the day. Also, does anyone else do things that resemble tics when you get these thoughts. Like when they happen I’ll curse under my breath or like jerk my head a little bit. When I’m in public I keep it low key but when I’m alone sometimes I’ll physically get up and pace or something when those thoughts happen. Just curious if anyone has had these experiences

Anonymous

Date posted: 23w

Harm OCD

Does anyone else get super scared of feelings of adrenaline while you have intrusive thoughts? Like it feels like it’s trying to take over your body and those feelings of anger are trying to collide and dictate what ur body does? Now you feel impulsive and on edge and you feel like you are acting on your thoughts? Like I get thoughts about hurting family and I get super scared when I get feelings of anger about them and I feel that adrenaline! It’s all intrusive and I don’t like anything of it

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