Keep experiencing déjà vu

I'm adding a trigger warning for those with Health OCD and Existential OCD, just to be safe! The past week, I've been experiencing a lot of déjà vu. I'll post something and immediately feel a strong sense of familiarity, like I've done it before. It's been happening so often, I'm questioning if I am actually repeating things and not noticing, but then there's obvious moments, like phoning my dad for help fixing my pc that can't be replicated. Then, just before writing this post, I'd been thinking about going on a walk, and I got déjà vu having that thought. After, I felt this strange impending doom? Like, if I go on the walk, I'm going to get kidnapped, or something bad is going to happen to me. I'm not sure what this is. I'm not super freaked out, just curious and keeping track of how often it's happening... I'm still going to go on that walk, though, because I feel like if I don't, it'll feed into this fear I have.

ScuderiaAlpha

User type: OCD Conqueror

Date posted: 25w

Defo a good one to point out! Actually things like feelings of deja vu or random coincidences are really common triggers for a lot of OCD themes, particularly things like existential. Remember, OCD is incredibly good at drawing dots and making actually unrelated and mundane “connections” between things that actually have 0 zero correlation with each other. It starts being incredibly hyperware of things that could be “proof” of obsessions or intrusive thoughts. It’s the ultimate user of confirmation bias. Treat these feelings and thoughts the exact same as you would any other intrusive thoughts!!

nae nae

Date posted: 25w

Thank you!! I'll keep that in mind!! :)

Anonymous

User type: OCD Conqueror

Date posted: 25w

@ScuderiaAlpha I needed to hear this!! Thank you! My ocd literally made a connection between a character on a ride in Disney and my ocd theme as if it was a sign the fear will come true🤦🏻‍♀️ and as irrational as it seems, the anxiety was still there

🖤BrokenChaos🖤

Date posted: 25w

I HAVE THAT TOO ALL THE TIME!! And then I doubt whether I've done it and get so confused cuz I can't remember if I have or not.

nae nae

Date posted: 25w

Girl, I'm so glad I'm not alone🥲

🖤BrokenChaos🖤

Date posted: 25w

@nae nae - You're never alone <3 *^^*

nae nae

Date posted: 25w

@SavageGirl Thank you 😭🩷

🖤BrokenChaos🖤

Date posted: 25w

@nae nae - Of course hun

nae nae

Date posted: 25w

I'm getting déjà vu just posting this😭

Scintilla

Date posted: 25w

wow i never thought it would be my ocd, i’ve been dealing with these for years and thankfully i don’t freak out really badly anymore. Glad to finally see people be able to understand my situation but sorry to see others have to experience it as well. Sending lots of love and hugs <3

nae nae

Date posted: 25w

To think I almost didn't post this. But, I'm glad I did :) Wishing you the best!

PeterM333

Date posted: 23w

I feel like I'm losing my mind I can't trust it

I keep seeing coupled numbers or angel numbers and having dejvu and in my mind when I get constant Deja Vu which in my mind means something bad is about ti happen I have had it 6 times today 3 in the last hour and I honestly feel like I'm going insane whether its Deja Vu of the numbers it causes me to question every action I make. If I see the numbers or get Deja Vu it dictates my day and I can't live this way anymore. Everyone I try and talk to doesn't understand and there is no way I can ever tell anyone about my violent intrusive thoughts the one time I did my mother called the police. Sorry for the run-on sentences and if it doesn't flow right I'm just really struggling right now and have been for a long time and I just want help I'm scared of my own mind. Thank you for whoever answers this post just one person would sadly make my day.

Magical Thinking OCD

yaya_zz

Date posted: 22w

OCD flaring up

My ocd has been flaring up lately I’ve noticed some things that I don’t know if it’s ocd or something else whenever I seen someone like drugged or sick or just not “normal” I feel like or get scared that’s gonna end up being me? Does that make sense or then after a few minutes I feel like I’m them I don’t know exactly how to explain it I feel like I’m gonna start acting crazy or like I act weird or like them ? Idk exactly how to explain it and I have such a drop in my stomach thinking of it because it makes me feel insane, I haven’t had such an ocd episode so it’s getting hard again and making me feel insane specially because I don’t know how to explain this that I feel, I feel so scared rn can someone please comment on this?

AnnFon

Date posted: 18w

Existential/Anxiety OCD

This is my first post, so I apologize if the formatting is weird. I experience existential ocd I always struggled as a kid but learned more and more how to manage with school and such forcing me to learn how, now I experience a lot of overwhelming intrusions from when I wake up to when I go to bed (simply because I live and work in the same place it gets cabin feverish) but now more often going out maybe it’s just paranoia, I walk into a place and each person comes with a story immediately, every piece of trash on the floor, every piece of produce, each isle is a brand new way I could get into a life altering situation. I’ve managed well enough but sometimes I just completely lose my original objective and just leave or I’ll wanna leave my house but everything that goes with it and that could happen pops up and I just won’t go. It’s started to become avoidant behavior. Any help or similar stories? I just feel like I’m going crazy but my thoughts are so scattered and immediate it’s hard to break the habit and not spin a story. Thank yall!

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