This is gonna be a mini rant because I just feel as though this needs to be said. Thoughts that don’t fit the typical subtypes need to be normalised. For me, my thoughts don’t fit any subtypes and are completely personal to me, but I’m so fearful of getting help in case people just view my thoughts as silly or as unimportant. I’m sure this is true for so many others too. I genuinely can’t stop thinking “you don’t deserve to get help because your topic of thoughts aren’t as bad as others”. Yes my thoughts aren’t violent or sexual in nature, but I can’t stop obsessing over them and they’re ruining my life. But I’m still so scared of getting help because I fear a therapist or a doctor or a psychiatrist will just perceive me as being silly. I have even been called silly on here before because of my thoughts which made me even worse because I already can’t stop worrying over the fact I’m probably being silly so for someone to say that to me it made me worse. To be called silly on an app where I thought people would understand that OCD and intrusive thoughts can manifest into anything was just horrible. I’ve had so much support on this app and I’m so grateful, loads of people have told me I’m not silly and that my feelings are valid, but because of the state I’m in I can’t stop thinking of that one comment on here calling me silly. If this applies to you, please you need to realise that it doesn’t matter whether your thoughts don’t fit a subtype. Intrusive thoughts are still intrusive thoughts and need to be treated the same, whether they’re part of a subtype or not. Please dont think you’re being silly, it’s easier said than done I know because I can’t stop thinking that I’m just being silly, but your feelings are completely valid. If these thoughts are taking over your life, making you miserable and you feel as though you can’t deal with them, please talk to someone❤️❤️❤️