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- 19w
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.
Yup. Mine is suicide and death. Not fun
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
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?
Hello does anyone get such severe panic and anxiety that comes along with bad intrusive thoughts. Then the thoughts give you more panic because you feel you may act on them? Then I worry I’m going crazy, can anyone relate? Thank for reading
I feel like it’s just me. But at night when I start to fall asleep, play on my phone, or watch TV; I’ll get major intrusive thoughts and a butt load of anxiety. Has anyone felt the same about this? How have you managed it? It’s getting exhausting and even causes me to sleep-less.
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