So with my theme of ocd, ( hocd ) I get persistent intrusive images, and thoughts. It’s not like one or two a day. Like if I’m out for the whole day they’re constant. I feel I can’t even look at a girl now without her intrusive thoughts about her or about me fancying her and even sexual intrusive thoughts.. It’s awful. It’s everywhere I look. Is this common with ocd with any themes? Like is it constant for you guys too?
Hey girl! Yes its very constant for me! One more thing, its impossible to fancy every person you see so the fact that you said that you feel that way with every women shows that its OCD!! I have the same issue but with romantic attraction! It feels like I could fall in love with any women and that Im “restraining myself” from doing so! I also always ask myself do I love my bf platonically or romantically because there was never ( I think not sure) this strong intense thing at the beginning and when I see any girl without even knowing her it feels like I have it! After talking about it with my therapist she kinda told me everyone feels love differently for each person and as for women its OCD talking! Hope this helped! Also if your thoughts are of sexual nature and you hate them and arent aroused by them its pretty obvious you’re straight!
Hi Elliesmith. I'm sorry to hear how much OCD is bullying you with these thoughts. This is a great question. I imagine many people experiencing intrusive thoughts, no matter the theme, would describe them just like you did - constant and persistent. The more we try and push them away, the louder and more frequent they seem to get. Here's an article that explains a bit about the "sticky" nature of intrusive thoughts, and how ERP can help - https://www.treatmyocd.com/blog/4-reasons-why-ocd-can-make-your-thoughts-feel-so-sticky
@Tara Wight Thanks for that
Hey! I’m a male but I have dealt with the same thing and still do. I don’t think the ocd would bother me as much if it won’t for groinal responses
Hi everyone, I wanted to reach out to see if anyone else has experienced something similar with OCD and intrusive thoughts. I’ve been struggling during moments of intimacy because intrusive thoughts, particularly ones related to POCD, feel so ‘sticky’—like they’re all I can picture. Even though I really want the thoughts to go away, they persist, and I’ve been trying not to avoid intimacy because of them. However, that makes me feel like I’m somehow ‘enjoying’ the thoughts or images, which I really dislike. It’s like my brain is playing this awful trick, and it’s leaving me feeling confused and gross. I guess I’m supposed to not let the thoughts bother me and continue as if nothing’s wrong, but I’m scared that by doing so, I’m almost training myself to get off to them or something. This fear makes it so hard to trust myself in those moments, and it’s been overwhelming. If anyone else has been through this, how do you handle it?
So I've had OCD since I was a child. Like really young. The first intrusive thought I can remember was when I was 5. It just keeps getting worse and lately they've been making me physically ill or throwing me into extreme panic attacks again ( ones where I can't move my body ) the other night I thought God was trying to kill me because I was thinking about ending myself from OCD+ life issues but in reality I was just having a panic attack😭😭it affects me daily. It gets a little better with therapy but I don't see therapy coming into my life any time soon and I'm not even sure if I would want to go (for multiple reasons). To wrap this up if you have severe ocd can you tell me what it's like?? I don't want to label anything without proper research and hearing others perspectives. Thank you!! <3 (My profile says all of my subtypes if that helps any)
I am starting to come to grips with intrusive thoughts, reading how your brain will think of the worst thing / or make you think of something that really distresses you. BUT, I’ve got something I need to get off my chest, not looking for reassurance but just to know I’m not alone I guess? I remember one time, I saw a girl I follow on Instagram go on a marathon, and then went straight out for dinner after without showering and I had the passing thought of, gosh she must smell, even worse, she must smell down there. That has got to be the worst intrusive thought EVER, and because it affected me so much, I have the urge to think of this horrible horrible thought most times I look at people. Wondering if they smell!!!! It’s disgusting!!!! :( I don’t know if this is because I also have contamination ocd and I do obsess about feeling and being clean.
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