I am having really bad anxiety today and just want to take an anxiety pill to help me relax, but then I have ocd intrusive thoughts telling me something bad will happen if I take it or I will go crazy or something.
I can relate. Your thoughts are very understandable. When my anxiety is in overdrive, I’ve began trying to do a breathing session just me. And I will recite a small prayer I learned. And if I can keep my thoughts on those or something else positive I can usually talk myself down. But I do keep my meds near by if I can’t. I will pull for you and I hope you can feel you’re not alone before the intrusiveness starts. And if not.. breathe. Keep in mind We are in control of what we allow to rent space in our minds. That is our superpower! A therapist helped me with that little phase long ago. The reflection in the mirror IS worth the fight! 💪🏼💙
All will be good . I have this thoughts myself . But now I have less , I think it is because of the medication . If your dosage is quite low it could be not working yet .
Aww. You ok? I feel that. Perhaps try and go for a walk, or treat yourself. Maybe watch your favorite show or eat something you like. Sending love. Stay strong you got this❤️
I get it. Ya the thoughts and the meds, it’s a lot of hassle for sure. We are all in survival mode at times, and some of us need the medication. Maybe speak to your doctor about questions or concerns you may have with your rx. Once you learn more about the rx, then u you may be more trusting and able to help yourself when needed. I personally rather take meds then suffer all day and feeling drained and defeated by evening time. We all need some peace and if it means meds to calm your mind and body, then it’s worth it. Best wishes 💫❤️
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.
I was really anxious before I went to bed last night so I couldn't stop checking my phone because i kept getting scared i was gonna somehow use my phone while asleep and send people horrible messages. Then I managed to fall asleep but then i woke up really early in the morning and just couldn't get to sleep and my mind was racing. And then it somehow unearthed false memories from a few weeks ago. Then I had this thought that "I remember" and it just made me more anxious because I know I didn't do anything but my brain is trying to tell me that I remember. OCD makes no sense sometimes, but it's still scary all the same. I hope that everyone has a good day, or at least a better day than yesterday if you're having a rough time <3
I’ve tried living in the uncertainty today & kept myself busy but I can’t shake this feeling that I’m about to lose control & act on my thoughts. I keep feeling like I need to check in to see how I feel & keep my self safe & when I’m near my trigger it feels like I’m being pulled into doing it & feels like I want to but I’m not using compulsions. My thoughts feel like my own & feeling like I’ll be like this forever. Can someone relate or give advice 😩
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