I often feel the feeling of being afraid all of the time. It’s like fight or flight all the time. I have thoughts or memories that I didn’t even provoke that run through my head all day everyday. It’s like a constant reel running. When I try to change the thought another bad one jumps in. It’s hard to do anything.
Have you considered medication? I ask because I noticed a difference in how cyclical my thoughts were at one point vs how they are now! I still have to be intentional about not ruminating and redirecting my attention, but it’s a huge difference and relief
@miriamlovesJesus I have. I feel like it has been years of trial and error and no relief. Have you found anything to be helpful for you?
@Anonymous I just posted about my experience with Zoloft! I’ll copy and paste it to share more with you about it and my personal reaction to it
@miriamlovesJesus “Disclaimer: I am NOT a psychiatrist or mental health professional. Take with a grain of salt For those who are considering but nervous about starting medication, I was in the same boat. As a Christian, I thought I just needed to keep praying and trusting God and that will be enough. Meds = not trusting God. I started taking Zoloft back in August after simply not being able to function regularly to where it was badly affecting my relationship, friendships, and work life. I was so nervous and afraid of the side effects. With Zoloft, I experienced a week of pretty negative side effects, although they are very common to experience. Nausea, insomnia (I switched to taking my meds in the morning and this helped completely), and 2 anxiety attacks (I never experience these). After a week I felt a lot better and slowly started noticing the benefits as the weeks went on. I just recently went from 25mg to 50mg and this dose is working great for me right now. My goal is to be able to manage my emotions and effectively work through anxiety with ocd specific therapy, prayer, and healing my nervous system. I’m so thankful I decided to start medication after talking with a psychiatrist. I was officially diagnosed with ROCD and scrupulosity a few weeks ago by my therapist, and we are working together to help me understand and practice ERP!”
I 100% understand this I’m going through the same at the moment
I understand how you feel. Know that it’s a cycle and you will come out on the other side.
But I’m so sorry!! This is truly torturous and hope you start to notice a change in where your thoughts go & feel relief!
Those days are horrible. I go through the same sometimes. It's so natural to want to fight the fear and the thoughts, we all do it to try to protect ourselves. But my best days are when I finally let go and just... LET myself think crazy thoughts and be afraid. And just sit with it and let it happen for a bit. An analogy I like for overthinking and OCD spirals is cloudy water. If you want the water to clear, you just let it sit and don't disturb it. Eventually it will settle and clear itself up. It only gets more cloudy and agitated when you try to fight it. Hope that helps, and either way, we all feel for you❤️
Thank you all! I have bottled it up and not shared much in the past. But I need to ask for help and who better than maybe those who have experienced it and came out on other side stronger. Thank you
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