- Username
- nka
- Date posted
- 3y ago
Tell her that you're sorry but its actually advised against ocd treatment to share intrusive thoughts because it can be a compulsion. Tell her you will tell her one day once you're past this.
i know exactly how you feel. i was in the same situation when i first told my mom i was having intrusive thoughts. she kept telling me to just say what the thoughts were and asked if it was about harm but mine was even more horrible and disgusting (imo). i just told her it was about violence bc i was scared she’ll take it the wrong way and think i’m crazy. my advice to you is that you tell her you don’t feel comfortable sharing your thoughts since they are very disturbing and you’d rather speak to a professional therapist who knows a lot more about ocd/intrusive thoughts.
+ i’m sorry you’re under so much pressure btw ik how it feels. you’re afraid that your mom will take it the wrong way if you tell her what the intrusive thoughts are about. maybe try telling her to do more research on ocd/intrusive thoughts ?
I completley understand, I used to be worried about things like that all the time and would be too afraid to say anything to my mom or dad. And it really hurt me to not say anything, because my anxiety just got worse and worse so I suggest to at least find someone to talk it out even if you're worried, it is a lot better for mental health, I am just speaking from experience and idk what your mom is like but I think you should at least let her know.
Hi all. I opened up to my psychiatrist today (my therapist and ocd therapist know) about the intrusive thoughts I've been having. The one thought would pop up over and over "child porn" and it made me so sick to my stomach because I can't believe I would think of such a thing. Then the thoughts were more dark like thinking of touching my son and even images of that happening..then came urges...and i felt so guilty and disgusted with myself :( after I told my psychiatrist ( who is currently treating me for bipolar 1) he was so concerned and told me I need to stay with my mom to make sure my son is safe. To not trust myself and have someone watch me. Well that made me feel a whole lot worse! The thoughts were actually subsiding this week and talking about it with him made the "child porn" thought pop up again. I just feel like I'm failing at life and as a mother. My immediate family think I should turn myself into a mental health facility and have intensive treatment. They think because I have those thoughts that I want to act on them or to let it go. I don't want to act on them and would never! Im scared of my thoughts and thats the problem. This is so frustrating.
i just shared one of my intrusive thoughts with my mom for the first time. she looks at me, crying, and goes “that’s not normal, that’s not right, you need to get help” and now my anxiety is through the roof and i’m so stressed out. how donyou deal with this?
Hi everyone, I decided to join this app because I believe I need more support when it comes to being open about intrusive thoughts and how scary it can be to share them. Yesterday I had a therapy appointment and I decided to open up with her about a recent panic attack I had that followed with intrusive thoughts. I rarely experience them now or can mitigate the anxiety that comes from them because I am on medication, but I thought I wouldn’t be judged and felt comfortable opening up about them to my therapist. Following after that, she began to ask mandated reporter questions and I became scared because she seemed to think I would act on the thoughts I’ve had. So despite me opening up with her about them I feel like I can no longer share because people who have never experienced them think i would act on the intrusive thoughts, when in reality I know I would never and have avoided people, places, and things because of them. Intrusive thoughts are debilitating and cause people to question who they are and go into complete panic! And I guess I’m just frustrated because though there are people who understand it’s still very weird for others and it just saddens me.
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