Intrusive thoughts yet again but I’m not alone!

I keep telling myself I’m not alone in my intrusive thoughts. Other People also have intrusive thoughts. Mine tonight are acting up again and I feel genuinely disgusted. but I keep telling myself: YOURE NOT GONNA RUIN MY LIFE intrusive thoughts!! because they represent my fear and anxiety like what if I’m this or that or what if I secretly this or that!! Shut up intrusive thoughts. Listen. All of you, I have them too. inappropriate ones too, and I know that’s not what I want. so I’m telling u too! Let’s all come together and agree we ARENT ALONE in this (please cuz I lowkey need it hear it 😓)

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Date posted: Yesterday

yes theyre definitely bad for me too tonight... its so hard not to care or give in... im not sure how yet and im exhausted of my brain being a bully towards me... but youre right, at least there's someone out there who understands and who has found a way not to care like i want to

fennel

Date posted: Yesterday

@🧠🫯 Honestly every time I have an intrusive thought lying here in my bed I’ve sadly literally STOOD up and said “nope”. Like a rejection of the thought.

ilikemangost...

Date posted: Yesterday

@🧠🫯 Yes bro my brain is so mean it constantly criticizes everything about myself

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Date posted: Yesterday

@fennel same i tell myself "shut up" in my own head a lot, well not that much anymore but only because im finding new coping mechanisms to help distract me

slw06

Date posted: Yesterday

hey, one thing that helps me with my intrusive thoughts which could be compulsion but i tell myself “if i don’t want to do it now i wont want to do it in the future”

heavensftw

Date posted: 19h

You are never alone! So many of us struggle with this. God is also right beside you. They WILL NOT ruin your life, but they will try to tear you down, hang in there! One thing that I’ve been trying is after an intrusive thought pops up, don’t give it power! I just acknowledge it and say “hmm that’s a weird thought” or “ok, interesting thought” and just try to go on about my day. It also helps me to write down some things that are true and prove that that intrusive thought is false

esthermarie

Date posted: 19h

I completely understand how exhausting it is when your brain just won’t seem to give you a break ❤️ I’m currently going through an OCD relapse myself, and something I’m learning again through ERP is that we don’t actually have to fight with the thoughts, prove them wrong or figure them out. We can notice when our brain is trying to pull us into another investigation and choose not to participate. Even something as simple as “I’m not figuring this out” and then returning to whatever you were doing, while allowing the uncomfortable feeling to be there, is a win. And if you do get caught up in rumination, it doesn’t mean you’ve failed. You can step out of the cycle whenever you notice it. I also want to give you some hope because I’ve experienced the full wrath of OCD before and I reached remission. I went on to live my normal life again without OCD consuming my thoughts or controlling everything I did. I’m just a regular person who has experienced both sides of it, and although I’m going through a relapse at the moment and having to practise these skills again, I know from my own experience that life can become so much bigger than OCD again ❤️ Recovery takes practice and there will be harder days, but please don’t lose hope. I’m right there practising alongside you at the moment. You’re definitely not alone in how difficult and exhausting this can feel. Be patient with yourself and keep going one day at a time 🫶🏼❤️

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