- Date posted
- 3d
Thought broadcasting ocd
Hey guys this is my first post! I was wondering if anyone else has similar ocd themes and has some advice, I mostly struggle with thought broadcasting ocd where I feel like everyone can read my intrusive thoughts, which has been progressively getting worse over the course of the past couple of months due to lack of treatment at this time. It also spikes when I go through stressful events, for example I got rejected by my ex bf yesterday so my ocd has latched onto him specifically and is telling me he rejected me because he can hear my ocd thoughts even when we’re apart, but I’ve also had some experiences that feel like it’s validating my fear that people can read my mind, for example: I was taking a walk with my ex bf a couple of months ago during a really bad ocd spiral where it felt like my intrusive thoughts were cussing out every car that passed me and literally over a dozen cars that passed us either honked or rolled down their window to say something rude, and I was also getting a ton of sexual intrusive thoughts on that same walk, and when I was standing by the stop light waiting to cross the street, my grandpa pulled up next to me and honked and said hi, and then later that day he told my mom that I should “stop hooking” on the street 😭, I was wearing a pink tank top that fully covered me with a pink zip up hoodie and a pair of shorts so I’m not sure if it was the outfit or my energy. I’ve been practicing erp which helps a lot it’s just mentally draining to keep up with, and I also quit smoking ouid because I realized that smoking made the ocd spirals worse even though I’ve been smoking almost every day for the past 3-4 years so it kind of sucked but it’s for the better! I would be super grateful for any advice, I’ve searched for people experiencing thought broadcasting ocd on here but usually the posts are from well over a year ago so it’s hard to interact!