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hey, ive gotten this before! a while back when my ocd was at its worst i used to have an intrusive thought that something bad would happen if i tried using my laptop (that I'd smash it to pieces or something like that lol). i eventually opened my laptop but i felt like the anime characters i had as my wallpaper were staring at me. like literally. i felt creeped out by their presence. so you're not alone lol
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Really encouraged by the big step you did to confront the intrusive thoughts! Sounds like ocd to me =) It's an intrusive thought isn't it? It is unwanted and creates distress,the thought of the image looking at you. The compulsion to reduce the anxiety has been to remove all posters. This provided temporary relief, but concreted into the brain the idea that 'this works!'. So when you have another trigger - let's say you see a poster on the train. Your brain is rushing to get rid of the distress. Are you in therapy? This is a great example to tackle with your therapist with hierarchy ERP 😊👍
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just read that this is a sign of severe social anxiety
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could be. but ocd is pretty broad so it could be that as well
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@feethebee oh that was just a general comment to my post 🌷 - but in reply to what you said.. thank you for sharing what you go through too. it feels very strange. like being monitored even when ik that’s not the case at all ?? so odd.
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@nina oh sorry, but yes life is full of odds. ocd especially
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