im very anxious i asked for advice on reddit for how to stop thinking of a trigger word and reacting bad to it and this one of the responses i get the one circled in red. i feel im just being constantly called āmadā for thinking a trigger word
Think of it this way, girl: Asking a stranger on reddit for a medical diagnosis is like also asking a random stranger on the street to give you a mental evaluation. You wouldn't trust that person on the street so why trust a Redditor? Neither are professionals and neither know your full history personally :)
@OneDayAtATimee i understand in fact it makes my intrusive thoughts worse to make a thread online for mental health advice as i get a lot of comments that make me doubt myself even more
@emmahitam Oh totally! Iāve experienced this myself a million times. It really sucks š I hate having this symptom of needing reassurance because youāre right that it often does more harm than good. It can be overcome in time tho š«¶ Itās possible with hard work
@OneDayAtATimee yes i always asking people for reassurance that im not mad im trying my best to reduce it erp method but it feels like i get a flare up in my intrusive thoughts cause of erp but i know erp works so i just keep that can do attitude
So what exactly are you asking for help with here? I'm struggling to understand
@Wolfram help with overthinking words 24/7 and getting upset when their mentioned but i feel people seem to think im mad for thinking these things
@emmahitam So your triggers are words? What do you currently do to deal with that?
@Wolfram i dont do great even when a word i dont want there pops in my mind i get very angry
@emmahitam When you get angry, how do you react?
@Wolfram i just scream
@emmahitam Do you know why the words trigger you at all?
@Wolfram what they make me think of. the intrusive images
@Wolfram anyways im worried sick for myself because of what this person said on reddit
@emmahitam Because they said you showed symptoms of something? I'm trying to understand. Are the intrusive images related to the word or are they different?
@Wolfram they said i look like cptsd i see cptsd as bad and now im shaking
@emmahitam What do you think cptsd is?
@emmahitam I'm just checking that we are talking about Complex post traumatic stress disorder?
@emmahitam So if you don't have it, are you just stressed that people think you do?
@Wolfram people keep triggering me on reddit today saying i need medical help and i got a condition that makes me crazy
@Wolfram yes im stressed people think i do they giving me the wrong support and i feel they saying i need regular hospital visits they not even replying to appoligise
@emmahitam Maybe just stop talking to them then?
@emmahitam Are they harassing you or are you asking for them to apologise?
@Wolfram harrassing me and not apoligising (well i feel harassed)
@emmahitam Well they may just be projecting their own stuff. There's a saying that stuck with me "the way a man does one thing, is the way a man does everything". Treat them as you would normally do your ocd. They're entitled to their opinions even if they're wrong. You can't control that. So focus on what you can control or you'll only hurt yourself
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