Hope309
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- 4y
rootytootyrootytooty
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- 4y
YEAH I find that my thoughts either come at random, or if I’m already stressed. Even though i love to travel, for example, it is one big trigger for me. Because doing one cultural faux pas for me turns into “Oh I’m terrible “ to “but why are you judging another culture” and then, finally, to intrusive thoughts that don’t make sense in anyway except for being expressions of fear. I use writing to deal with it lol. Sometimes I legit turn intrusive thoughts into horror stories, though I’m not 100% that’s productive
feethebeefeethebee
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- 4y
that part about turning intrusive thoughts into horror stories is hella interesting😳 is it helpful?
rootytootyrootytooty
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- 4y
@feethebee Sometimes! Though I do tread carefully because it’s kind of like exposure therapy in itself. The plus side though is that it gets it out of your system quicker like journalling does. And if you like what you wrote, you can twist it into a story. I think cabin in the woods is a good movie for someone who wants to expose themself to existentialism for example. I won’t spoil it but I think it has an interesting attitude to cosmic horror
feethebeefeethebee
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- 4y
@rootytooty that's nice, i might try it out. thanks!
feethebeefeethebee
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- 4y
completely at random to be honest. i could just be scrolling through my phone, see something as simple as a rock and get an intrusive thought about it like what if that rock crushed me and i died. i feel a very tight chest pain and my heart starts racing and i lose my appetite if im eating something at that moment. these physical symptoms usually don't last long but the mere fact that i even got these thoughts tortures me. it makes me question my sanity and my values. it's really hard
AnxiousaddieAnxiousaddie
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- OCD Conqueror
- Date posted
- 4y
Mine kind of feel constant 😞
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