Why do i get unwanted thoughts that i don’t ever want to act on but they eat me alive. like “you need to take more medicine” or “you want to hurt yourself” things like that. i never want to act on it or never have but ive had these for years and they will not go away. i get panic attacks from them and they are ruining my day to day life. i’m only 16 and feel like im taking on a hell of a weight.
They're random thoughts. How you respond to them changes the outcome of what they mean to your brain. If you respond unhealthily they come back and with an alarm that gets louder and louder. I've heard someone refer to the initial thoughts as ants. Automatic negative thoughts
Intrusive thoughts at its finest. Everyone has them at some point or another. Those without OCD are able to essentially “let them go” or not think too much about it. People with OCD do the opposite. I can’t imagine how it’s like at 16 and struggling with this, but if you haven’t linked up with a therapist, I would definitely look into it 😊
Hi! The thought itself has no meaning, it is how you react to the thought. Dont try to push them out of your head tho that will make it worse… instead talk back to your thought and pretty much just tell it like “thank you for stopping by that is so helpful of you, you’re such a good friend ocd” even if your body is still nervous take a few breaths and talk back this teaches over time ocd to slow down… like a bully at school when they don’t get the reaction they want to hear. I’m 17 so pretty close if you ever want to talk further dm me
hey, i’m really sorry to hear you’re struggling with those intrusive thoughts. they sound super heavy, especially at 16, and i can hear how much they’re impacting you. remember, you’re not alone in this fight. 💛 by the way, have you heard about this new AI-powered OCD therapy tool called 'unstuck'? i've been where you are, and what made a difference for me was this tool my NOCD therapist recommended, "unstuck" (unstuckmyocd.com/try). i think it'll be especially helpful for you because it offers personalized support, just as a therapist would, for handling those specific intrusive thoughts and anxiety spikes you mentioned. i hate when people promote stuff, but i really think it can help you because it's changed my life. lmk if you have Qs or just want to talk more! <3
Hello, it’s been some time since I’ve been on this platform but I’m not sure where else I feel safe to talk about this. Every minute of every day, I have the most horrible intrusive thoughts imaginable and I am constantly disturbed and horrified with both these thoughts and myself. I understand that these thoughts don’t define who we are, but it constantly raises the moral questions of if my brain is capable of conjuring these thoughts, even if involuntarily, then what does that say about who I am. The only solace I have is that I’m always disgusted with these thoughts but I’m constantly afraid of being some kind of monster because I have these thoughts and I feel like a terrible person for having these intrusive thoughts. I am in therapy and on medication, but neither are making this any easier, at least not yet. I don’t intend on stopping either nor have I felt any urge to actually carry out these thoughts, but they haunt me every minute of every day and I can’t stop them.
What if the harm ocd never ever goes away and i have to live with this FEELING. like even when im not having an intrusive thought i still have this feeling of the thought. Is this normal LIKE I DO NOT WANT TO ACT ON AN intrusive thought AT ALL but im so full of panic because im having intruisve thoughts like “what if i did” “what if i just do it and dont care” “what if i dont care” “what if it doesn’t matter if i were to act out on the thoughts” Is this normal because im so scared because this feeling in my head and chest im just scared. Anyone who relates how long did u have this for / the feeling/ thoughts. Pls help! Im so scared because sometimes it even comes into existential like “Why does it matter if i did that” Please
This is extremely hard for me to say I have danced around it in previous posts but I simply cant hold it in anymore. The guilt that I feel for thinking these thoughts is immesurable and is driving me to want to hurt myself. I'm gonna start from the very beginning it all started when I was put on Fluvoxamine back then I had the bad habit of looking every medication that I was on up and with that I found out that a student with another student had brought a weapon to school and hurt many people with it. (I can't even write the word but I'm sure you know what the thing was) The intrusive thoughts didn't start then for some reason but later when at my school we had a threat of someone who was wanting to do the same thing. But then one morning I got the thought of what if I do that. And then it got worse I would get the thought every day. And then summer came by and I thought I would be fine but it came back when I went to school again this year it got so bad that I had to drop out of school. But for some reason I am still getting the intrusive thoughts and they are even more horrible now with images of me doing it, I get horrible urges, and my mind tells me that I want to do something this terrible. I want people to understand when I say this I don't want to do anything to hurt anyone and never have. I have 0 history of violence to anyone and have been in several situations like that where there was a threat and have felt the fear that comes along with that. I don't understand why these thoughts are there. I feel like I need to put myself into a mental hospital. I never want to hurt anyone and never will.
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