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Intrusive thoughts 24/7
Any one else deal with this? Like from the moment they wake up to the second they fall asleep, the intrusive thoughts are there?
Any one else deal with this? Like from the moment they wake up to the second they fall asleep, the intrusive thoughts are there?
Yesss - when you’re in the mix of a ocd episode your brain is in overdrive and just obsesses 24/7 all day everyday
@Dreamydream It’s so exhausting 😫😫😫
@Hexxi Yes it is I’m currently going through this rn
Went through this for months before I started doing ERP therapy. I loved sleeping because it was the only peace I got. It sounds like you have Pure O like me (unless you do something other than rumination in your mind). If they are coming this much you are definitely doing compulsions and might not realize it (unless you do). If you recognize yourself doing a compulsion, try to stop immediately. If you're not sure, you should talk with your therapist on the types of mental compulsions that there are so you can better recognize them and stop doing them. It may seem like the compulsions help, but they just make things much much worse. You just have to sit with the thought and accept it as a possibility no matter how horrible it makes you feel. Don't try to dispute it, push it away, rationalize it, etc. Just let it sit there and do nothing and it will come less and less. It's not easy, but once you get better at it you'll feel SOOOO much better. I've finally gotten good at it after about 20 years and even though the thoughts still come in now and then they go away super quick and don't bother me as much.
It doesn’t sound like intrusive thoughts. It sounds like you’re having an intrusive thought and then ruminating on it. I have a difficult time stopping the rumination as well because it’s hard to differentiate between what needs to be”flow” through your mind and what needs to be stopped. It’s tricky but with practice, everything after that initial intrusive thought trigger can be managed with ERP and not ruminating
How long does it take for the intrusive thoughts to go away
Does anyone have any advice on how to deal with intrusive thoughts&images. At first i had intrusive thoughts around my partner, now it’s centred around me & I can’t be around window ledges or medication due to a story I read online(it’s too triggering for me) . Sometimes I feel like I can’t leave my bed due to the thoughts being so overwhelming I just break down and want to sleep. I aren’t taking any medication or therapy yet. I worry that if I don’t give my thoughts a reaction that my thoughts are true and not OCD. I’ve had these thoughts 24/7 for 2 months.
I struggle so bad with intrusive thoughts. They can be so bad that I'll cry because I KNOW that's not how I feel or want to do. (Too embarrassed to say what they're about) I'll constantly try to figure out why I have them, and constantly figure out what they mean, causing me to constantly circle around and around. I had to get on anxeity meds, which helped a little but the thoughts still happen. How do you help yourself with this? How do you know that you're just not some physcopath? 😅
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