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- jds
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Thank you I’ll give it a go I’m not working at the moment, so I need some structure, so hopefully I can adjust and get back to work ?? and I’m a guy I used to do a lot of weight training so maybe I could start again
Very common form of ocd, they bother you because you’re a good person, if they didn’t that either means you’re used to them and can ignore them or something worse. Meditate and breathe whenever these thoughts occur, clearing out your headspace till your brain associates these thoughts with your mind being cleared out right afterwards. Do not stress or react I repeat do not get triggered by these thoughts or your emotions will fire off along with your fight flight response like a bullet. It feels weird at first not reacting you just need to sit through it for a while and it will fade away, with each time you do it over a gradual period it will be weaker and weaker and thus easier and easier. Exposure response therapy, lot of science and research behind it recently, no brained concept
It does bother me greatly but sometimes I find myself less disturbed by some thoughts and that just makes my anxiety flair up even worse. I told my mom things were getting worse tonight and she said tomorrow we can go somewhere and see what we can do since my therapy isnt helping and it's getting worse. I remember I used to be a pretty depressed person, but I loved other people way more than myself, but now with these thoughts and the feelings and sensations they bring me I feel like a freak.
There might be else something going do you get spells of depression as well
I feel more fed up than depressed I feel like I’m going insane
Are u suffering from mania or depression this app doesn’t provide everything we need they need to make a better one
I haven’t shown any signs of mania I don’t do anything that resembles mania or spending money up for days extremely happy all of a sudden.. and I can get out of bed and do stuff but I would say I’m depressed due to what I’m struggling with
Describe the delusional thoughts I know they’re delusional so I have at least fair insight, ocd is associated with severe beliefs that resemble pysychosis but aren’t psychosis as in meds for psychosis won’t work. They could be really bad cognitive distortions, describe the nature of your thoughts it may not be delusional disorder or psychosis and can be challenged with CBT
U know they’re delisionsal and have fair insight*
Were to start lol.. I’ll have thoughts like time moves really fast why’d it morning one minute then night the next.. why does my food disappear.. why when I write words appear. What if I start to think I’m god.. what if it’s something more serious.. what if I harm my daughter.. what if I stabbed my self.. what if I can change my memory’s. what if I’m hearing voices.. I can be watching and video and think what if I rapped her.. what if the tv starts to talk to me.. what if I see someone and there not really there.. when I see stuff in my minds eye I think I can’t remember doing that before the panic disorder!
I know there all irrational thought I think I’m more scared I’ll start to believe them
No if you’re worried about them then u wont do it anymore than someone who does do it you actually have an overly guilty conscience which is a good thing meaning u won’t do it though the stress is burdensome. All those horrible things u think of do you “worry” about doing those things or do you enjoy the thoughts or laugh at them or worse plan them out. I’m assuming you’ve never done any of these things and if you haven’t there’s no practical reason to think about it, it won’t happen and if it does you can worry all you want when it is about to happen otherwise you’re wasting your life, your mind, and your wellbeing. Think about more productive thoughts even if they’re worrisome but have them be positive and rewarding in nature that’ll help you in the long run and surround yourself with good. When you wear rose tinted sunglasses you’ll see the roses and you’ll be able to reach for them, pluck them, and enjoy them. Surround yourself with things that matter most to your survival, not those that can cause a threat, you won’t be able to prevent all of them real or imaginary as they have little power over your welfare and where you want to be at than u think they do. Set some goals to focus on in terms of what you want out of life and everything not necessary to it or gets in the way of, thus becoming relatively a distraction and with practice you can ignore the fears and see what’s really important. It takes a while to get out of your comfort zone and practice try it for a couple months including meditation where you don’t react to your thoughts at all you jut put it into a perspective that makes sense and let it fade away. The more you react the more your brain recognizes your reaction it gets out of you and the more it bombards you with it, especially if you find a little pleasure in these thoughts subliminally. You need to break out this cycle of rumination and thinking. Keep yourself preoccupied, read a book, exercise if you have to or have positive social interaction. If you find your mind idle like a devil’s workshop just sit relaxed, close your eyes, breathe through your nose, and perceive nothing but it and your body clear mindedly. The more you process this energizing and calming stimuli the stronger effects it has on the activity and wiring of your brain. After an hour a day for two months and your brain structure will change. Even when not meditating you’ll feel different when not doing it but you have to force yourself to change your routine and get out of that mental inertia. Then you can take things further and look at things differently and change your core beliefs and mindset before making changes in your lifestyle as your executive function will improve as well. You just have to make it like a part time job and it’ll get easier and better after that.
Thank you ! it’s like my heads stuck in a loop of repetitive thoughts and questioning them constantly.. I try meditating but my head just goes to the voices on the videos I’ve watched it’s very annoying. Plus I spend all day questioning is it ocd
Question if it’s ocd constantly is in and of itself the dounbting sickness the ancient philosophers who had OC were talking about. Utilize that brain for something productive it’s a double edged sword. Are you good at subjects regarding logic such as abstract thinking or math or technology?
No my math is awful lol I know what you mean thou I need to keep myself more occupied.. at the moment I’ve just been crumbling in bed for the past 3 months
Depression right there, start by breathing exercises and lots of insane stretching and meditation. It’s like an easy shortcut to the benefits of exercise use such as endorphins that indians came up with mainly towards the elderly and weak people. Drink plenty of green tea in the morning have someone lick you out of bed while the sun is rising so you can witness it and go for a walk and jog moving your way up to exercise. Look inside your body and mind and beware of any tiny benefit you’re feeling and remember it, it’ll motivate you more. Only go back home to eat shower bathroom and sleep. You need a life or to explore nature and the girl and for Christ’s sake get some exercise and fresh air/sunlight. Music and therapy including social motivation helps. Idk if ur a guy or not but cardio and even weightlifting enhance the fire within you. Force yourself constantly and eventually it will become easy and even automatic. Create a routine literally everyone will tell you that PhD or not
Kick you out of bed srry
Hey man, I've been getting harm instrusive thoughts about my family and sometimes people I see and it's been rough. Everyday feels like a struggle and honestly my headspace seems so clouded by them I feel like I'm losing touch with myself.
Well you’re a compassionate person with a strong sense of moral guilt, no reason to feel bad by it. You need a lot of emotional support though it seems you could be an empathic person but otherwise you need some tlc to charge your batteries. Talk to friends, meditate, listen to music, LAUGH, or spend time with your girlfriend if you have one assuming you’re not too young but otherwise talk about it more with positive feedback. Keeping a smile on your face and laughing is key it’ll change what goes in your brain and allow you to interpret things differently
I have a very supportive family and they wanna get me help which is why it's so hard for me, why would I have these thoughts about these people who care about me so much? I do hang out with friends a lot and I do try to engage in joking around and laughing but it doesnt always help, music also triggers my thoughts and abnormal feeling/thinking, which makes me very upset because I used to love listening to and working on music, but now it just opens my mind up to start thinking.. Sometimes I also feel like what IIf I smile and I'm happy and then a thought comes and I think that I'm smiling about that, fuck I hate this shit
These are just intrusive thoughts don’t get stressed out by them or react to them, your mind is purposely bombarding you with these thoughts to see what kind of reaction it can get out of you, don’t let it win. Just detach yourself from your thoughts and only process sensory information as in your body and the world around you and constantly keep busy interacting with it. You’ll feel a certain part of your brain in the front being used and becoming stronger after that. That’s mindfulness meditation otherwise sit comfortably and focus on just your breath, notice the thought as they come by, tell yourself it’s just unnecessary neurons firing off that create that thought and nothing more, then shift your attention back to the breath like nothing happened
Hi everyone. I hope you’re all well. Thanks for the space in the community ?? I’ve been diagnosed with OCD in the past month. For the past 2 years, I’ve had obsessive thoughts related to religion, existentialism, health, numbers, and harm. I have mainly mental compulsions, and a few related to numbers. In the past week, the harm thoughts have got out of hand. I want to share the particular thoughts I’ve had recently, but I’m worried that these are not normal, or not OCD. I’m worried that I’m going act out on these, or that it’s actually want I want to do. I’m scared I’ll be judged. I didn’t want these thoughts, but I worry that it’s happened because of my past mistakes and negative emotions. They feel horrible. At the moment, the anxiety is there, but I feel more numb and depressed. I‘m doubting whether I’ve lost emotion or insight, as it’s becoming harder to rationalize. Before I share the thoughts in a separate post, I’d like to ask: 1. How bad, in terms of thought content, can OCD get? 2. Does anyone else question whether it’s something worse than OCD? 3. Is it normal to feel numb and low after feeling anxious, by OCD? 4. Does anyone take Escitalopram (Lexapro) for their OCD? Any help or conversation would be much appreciated
I don’t know if what I have is OCD or just severe anxiety.. I’m really confused. Every time I do something that I feel bad about I will think about it for ages and it will ruin my day, and feel guilty. I keep getting emotional all the time and feel distressed , as if something is off but I can’t explain. Occasionally I have the urge to confess things and if I don’t they will be In my head making me not feel present. And I keep focusing on my partner and getting the urge to break up when I don’t actually want that (of course I have doubts like everyone does) but it’s more of a urgent upsetting feeling which hasnt left for 5 months, the only time it seems to go away temporarily is when I’m with him. and I’m soooo confused. My therapist told me I would have had OCD as a child so I can’t have it (I’m 20 years old but I don’t know what is going on with me). Starting to think I’m going insane as this has been going on for several months now!
Last night I had the worst panic attack I have ever experienced and was having some very graphic intrusive thoughts. I am new to this OCD community as my therapist has thought I have had it for a while but confirmed today that that’s what I am probably struggling with. I am on some pretty intense medication related to my misdiagnosis’s and feeling lost about where to start. I wish I didn’t suffer from these thoughts and that I could live a “normal” life. How does one start living and not surviving ?
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