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Just because you imagine for a moment that trees are purple doesn't mean that trees are actually purple, you know what i mean
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Let's just pretend for a moment that I believe Spain is located in Asia. Let's say I really really believe this. I refuse to believe any evidence that shows otherwise. What I believe doesn't change the fact that Spain is in Europe. My belief that its in Asia does not change the facts. The same is true for an OCD thought. Just because it feels real, doesn't mean it IS real. The thought itself is not the problem. Everyone has intrusive thoughts. The real problem is the anxiety the thought triggers. You will never going to completely get rid of intrusive thoughts. But through ERP, you can learn how to sit with the anxiety and let it peak and then ebb away. It sounds impossible. But I knownits not because I have experienced that.
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But I guess my question is what if the anxiety goes away and thoughts I don’t want stay? Like I still don’t want them even if I’m not panicked by them
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@LizardLady95 The intrusive thoughts are never going to completely go away. Its not realistic to expect that. But you when get to the point where you can acknowledge them and let them go.
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legit me. down to the nity gritty. i take medicine and i’m going through the same thing
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Through my recovery process I’ve gone through this and am still currently like it. I don’t really ever have anxiety- I might have it out of the blue or really bad for a couple days but over all no anxiety. It makes me feel like a terrible person, like at times I think about it all and just feel low/bad. And some days I just don’t care cause apart of me is just so tired of it all
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I struggle so bad with intrusive thoughts. They can be so bad that I'll cry because I KNOW that's not how I feel or want to do. (Too embarrassed to say what they're about) I'll constantly try to figure out why I have them, and constantly figure out what they mean, causing me to constantly circle around and around. I had to get on anxeity meds, which helped a little but the thoughts still happen. How do you help yourself with this? How do you know that you're just not some physcopath? 😅
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TW I’m feeling really bad about myself today. I feel like a fraud and a liar. I’ve been unable to enjoy my time with my girlfriend because I’m bombarded with my thoughts. I’ve been asking for reassurance from so many people and nothing is helping. Nothing makes me feel better anymore and I’m worried that this is just how it’s going to be for forever. I miss when I could just be happy and not overthink so much. I miss being able to get through my days without this crippling anxiety. I’m worried there’s going to be a day where I realize I have no fight left in me
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I know I am going a bit cuckoo because my period is coming up, but lately it feels like every intrusive thought I have, I *like* it. Like I genuinely feel like I like it, and then I immediately panic because I start checking. Mentally, emotionally, whatever it is. And I know that is a compulsion. I *know* that. But it feels so real that I cannot stop myself. Every single time I check, it still feels like I like the thought, and it is driving me absolutely insane. It is especially the POCD thoughts. They feel so real. I feel like something is going on mentally, like some kind of confusion or glitch, because I swear I was not like this before. I would have intrusive thoughts, and they would feel real, but not *this* real. And I do not even know if this is normal. I know OCD is **supposed** to feel convincing. That is the whole thing. But I have never experienced it to this extreme. I have never gotten the same thought so many times and still felt like, “Oh my God, I did enjoy it,” even after checking a million times. It is like no matter how many times I check, it feels like I liked it. Especially during intimacy :( and it is making me lose it. Then I start thinking, “Well, I am in distress, so maybe that is proof it is not actually me.” But right after, I am like, “What if I am only panicking because I care about what society thinks and not because I actually have morals?” And then I spiral again, wondering if maybe I just care about how I am seen rather than who I am. I am panicking so much no today. I had to take my Xanax today for the first time in two months, and I needed three separate doses. I really need some support right now.
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