Guys, tell me, please, What could be something similar to loss of consciousness? I'm not losing. But it's like with every thought, there's a distortion. I know what I'm thinking, then out of nowhere I realize what I'm thinking and it hits me: I thought something wrong? It's all the time. And I can't focus on it.It's so much that I can't even imagine anything in my mind. It seems like I'm so focused on the now, on my body, that I can't do anything.
How long is it been going on?
It's been two days since it started. This week I had an ear with compulsion and then out of nowhere I started to simply think something and out of nowhere it gets distorted. Or I do something with an intention and out of nowhere it gets distorted too. Is it a crisis because I am more confident about my theme? Is this an OCD tactic to get back into compulsive behavior? Sorry for keeping you busy, but right now I can't go to therapy and all I have is the app. Thank you for everything. š¤
Omg, this happens to me too! Donāt worry, Iām pretty sure itās just your OCD trying to make you ruminate. Same with dreams, I wake up horrified, wondering if I dreamt something bad and liked it. Realizing Iāve been thinking without constantly being on high alert freaks me out too because what if I had a horrible thought and didnāt feel the anxiety that reassures me it was intrusive? If you feel the urge to comb through every thought you had, try not to, thatās a compulsion. Youāre feeling a lot of anxiety, and thatās probably whatās causing the distortions. The āwhat ifā doesnāt feel like a question, it feels like an answer we canāt quite reach, a lost memory we canāt remember, and a fact we donāt have proof of. Very likely OCD trying to get you to do compulsions again!
I'm sorry you're going through this. Thank you so much for your help! Do you feel like you're changing "atmospheres" sometimes? Because it seems to me that when I have my eyes open, I can see everything clearly, but I close my eyes and I feel like I'm focusing on my body and the thought disappears. Then I come back and say, did I think of anything during that time? And I don't say this when I go to sleep. I say this every blink of an eye. Jesus, that's weird. Thanks for the help. I saw something about cognitive distortion. Is that it?
I saw something about cognitive fusion! They are not the same thing but to me it makes sense that they are this. They say it's when you take your negative thoughts, avoiding something, and unintentionally distort them. So you believe they are yours. So either you are inattentive and have the distortion or you take what you think and distort it too. Of course, OCD makes you do these things. I hope this helps you. I'm researching about it. May things get better for us. š¤
@Anonymous It is a distortion, I remember my therapist mentioning cognitive distortions but I canāt remember why or what she said. I donāt experience the change in atmospheres but whenever my eyes are open, everything feels more real and scary than when my eyes are closed.
Alot is on my mind u feel like Iām going to lose my mind , not really a lot but if I think too hard I think Iām gonna lose my mind , I was trying to slp n I think Iām gonna lose my mind , Iāve always been having thoughts about going crazy it never really changed , I have other thoughts and triggers but they always somehow lead Bk to me thinking Iām going to lose my mind , guys Iām so tired , do I even have ocd
I can't focus on anything but my thoughts. I'm so inside my head, and my mom always tells me to focus on my body and my surroundings, but I can't, or maybe I just don't know how. I try to, but it doesn't help. The thoughts are still there :(
Iāve never been diagnosed with OCD, but I relate so much to what people here are going through. I used to think it was just anxiety, and I felt like I could handle that. But lately Iāve been spiralingāconstantly afraid that what Iām feeling is something worse, like psychosis or losing control of my mind. I feel so detached and scared, and I just want peace again. I have anxiety doing the smallest things, like the thought of waking up everyday and even eating give me straight up panic. I am afraid all the time, itās paralyzing. And a lot of people say someone with psychosis wouldnāt worry that theyāre in it, but then I convince myself Iāve been in it this whole time, and havenāt known, and that maybe Iāve been doing weird stuff. Idk. I also get really scared of labels. Even the idea of OCD makes me feel like Iāll never get better or like Iāll be stuck like this forever. I just want to be okay. If anyone has felt this wayāconfused, overwhelmed, or scared of whatās happening in their mindāIād really appreciate any support or encouragement.
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