How do your “thoughts” come to you? Mine are so random and just pop out of nowhere. I think the feeling I get is the most disturbing part to me. I get chills, my stomach aches and I feel like I’m going to vomit. I get shaky. The fear is so intense and just instantly out of nowhere. What I struggle with the most is the guilt and fear “feeling” and because I’m feeling this I most be guilty or the thoughts are true because no innocent person would feel this. Does this happen to you guys as well?

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

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

Mine kind of feel constant 😞