Can intrusive thoughts be very detailed and feel so real? Can they be about anything? Also can they hit out of nowhere? I was laying down trying to meditate when I was hit with a religious theme so badly. I have just felt like I am losing it and the guilt of having it is so strong. I keep thinking about having those thoughts over and over and I feel like something is wrong. Any advice would help. Couple days ago I was struggling with the theme of schizophrenia and now it’s like o have both themes at once.

You can have intrusive thoughts about ANYTHING. This is all correct. The thoughts can feel real. They can hit you randomly. OCD just tortures us like that. The brain makes us think thousands and thousands of thoughts a day. We don’t speak about it but everyone even those without OCD have screwed up thoughts and such. It’s just us with OCD, are morals are so high and black and white that we obsess over why we thought them.

Sounds good. Im hanging out with my bff today and looking foward to it. I feel that ocd has robbed me of joy some days. I'm happy I can chat here because i haven't really told anyone details of my ocd. It hard to go it alone. Give yourselves a hug.

Thank you so much for taking the time to respond. It’s just crazy how fast my brain came up with this random stuff. I think part of it has to do with pms too lol. It always gets way worse then and I feel like I’m losing it. Ifs so hard not to ruminate on it cause It feels so different from the intrusive thoughts I have had before. I’m just gonna push through. Thank you again. It means so much ?

Thank you for the reminder!!!!!

You are so amazing and so nice for helping! I also think you’re so strong to fight this everyday. Everyone who fights this is so strong??. It’s crazy how deceiving OCD can be. Also how intense the intrusive thoughts feel. For now I’m gonna accept it for what it is, OCD. I’m tired of fighting my brain so I’m just gonna let it do what it wants and not play into it. Thank you so much again?

Omg it's so easy to go down the rabbit hole of despair! But we are strong and can face our fears. I had a wonderful day with my friend. She treated me to an acupuncture treatment. Shoulders back, we can beat this! ❤

I know what you mean when you say it can rob you or joy. I felt that way yesterday. It’s easy to just let the thoughts take over then to actually fight the compulsions and let the thoughts be. I don’t talk a lot about my OCD either. Only a couple people in my family know. It is so hard to feel like you are alone. If you ever need to chat about it I’m here! You can just come to this post and we can work it out together. Don’t forget how strong you are, OCD likes to tell you your not but you are so unbelievably strong. You wake up to fight this everyday. You’re amazing! Have fun with your BF and tell the intrusive thoughts to fuck off cause that’s what I’m gonna do today???

BFF*

That is so awesome to hear!??. We are strong and we will get through this. ???