sometimes my brain is thinking of every thought you could have all at once and it makes me insane and i keep telling myself in my head to shut up and i try to stop thinking but it doesn’t stop
Hello! This was me moments ago tonight. First, it's okay to give yourself grace and acknowledge youre feeling overwhelmed. Tell yourself, "my thoughts are racing, im overwhelmed, but this wont last forever". Do not tell your mind to "stop " in these moments as that will only heighten the anxiety. A good place to start is by picturing yourself playing tug of war with all of these thoughts at once. Imagine you let go of the rope, and watch all the thoughts fall back, one by one. Look at those thoughts and let them just exist. Distraction is the next key. Journaling is super helpful! Listen to music, watch a comedy show, make tea, spend time with a pet, call a support person, read, crossword, etc. Remember to be gentle on yourself as the overwhelming feelings won't go away instantly, but allow yourself time to feel calmer. Acknowledge any emotions, say "hi" to them, acknowledge them, and move on.
I get like that too the pool helps me
Happens to me aswell!
All the time! Thank you for bringing attention to this.... I think the fear is that we will get stuck there, at least that's mine and never be able to think normally again or even do a simple task because we're fighting all these thoughts, but as soon as you find something to distract yourself you do end up distancing yourself from the thoughts until they become non-existent until the next thought spiral occurs. But it is terrifying to feel like you're losing your mind or control of your mind.
does anyone else constantly suffer from intrusive thoughts? it makes my head ache & i can barely think straight.
I CAN'T STOP THOUGHTS. I think about meaning of life, time, afterlife and other shit. I can't stop thinking. I cannot distract myself. When my thoughts are the worst I'm thinking about su*cide, and it scares me because I'm not suicidal and I don't want to die. But what if I do something with myself? Please I want any advice what to do, I can't afford therapy at the moment
Is there something wrong with me if I’m not disgusted by my intrusive thoughts anymore like the disgust feeling has been gone for months now and why are my thoughts feel like they’re literally so close happening inside my brain why can I lowkey physically feel the images of that makes sense,Why do I get adrenaline why do I get a weird tingle my lips sometimes make an awkward like position when I get the thoughts it’s like I’m having a glitch idek which thought is intentional which one is intrusive but there bad thoughts and I don’t want them to be the truth about me but I literally cannot get myself to just feel relaxed even if they’re present like I actually get genuine headaches and feel uneasy for hours after having intrusive thoughts and I hate how it’s always the same kinda thoughts and sensations feelings etc around those thoughts out of nowhere when I’m just chilling they come in before when I had it is be like okay ew weird thought now I’m like what if I actually like this and I’m in denial uGHHH HATE MY BRAIN
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