Does anyone else struggle with always searching for something to be wrong, especially in good times? When things are good or I get good news I am looking for the next terrible possibility.
Yes sometimes my negative thoughts are like šæ in a microwave. It can totally bring me down so I try not to react and then breathe which helps me remember how illogical I feel by only focusing on one part of the spectrum versus big picture. Like going to a museum, seeing a lovely painting but only focusing on the wrong brushstrokes or something. Just probably wouldn't you know, I know it's not the same but analogies help me a great deal maybe they will help you or already do šš¼
I wish there was a haha button. I have always been like that. Even when OCD is not out of control.
I sort of relate. I get over-excited about great things that my body produces too much adrenaline, and I get anxious, which leads to OCD/panic attack getting in the way of me enjoying said good thing. Just let me be happy!!
All the time.
Does anyone have harm OCD related to recent events? Like events that just happened or happened not long ago? I feel like my OCD is trying to find something bad/immoral I could have done in nearly every situation that I am experiencing, for example āDid you just do that?ā. And I constantly want to check, ask people for reassurance, try to find a logic answer by going it though in my head,ā¦ Itās many different themes but all related to doing sth bad/immoral (e.g., touching someone inappropriately, pushing someone in front of a vehicle, putting something in a drink/food). Does anyone have the same? Or the other thing that I experienced recently is that I did something (a rather unimportant action, not harming anyone) and I go over and over it and ask myself āwhy did you do that? What does that say about you? Are you actually a weird person?ā It feels like I draw āfalse conclusionsā from a real eventā¦ I donāt know if thatās OCD though or not. Just wondering if anyone has experienced the same. Good luck to you all! Weāre not alone in this! š
i always want to watch new tv shows and lately especially iāve been getting triggered by a lot of them. anyone else experience this? it gets to the point that i feel like i canāt continue watching the show or iām doing something wrong, even if i enjoy it/want to continue watching. i recently started watching the menĆ©ndez brothers documentary on netflix and iām intrigued and want to watch the rest but then my brain tells me iām enjoying it for entertainment purposes or āprofitingā off of someoneās trauma or awful experience. iām more so interested in the case and watching the court experience but i fear i wonāt be able to finish it now. anyone else have this issue?
I regret researching every single dayš« In the beginning, I thought searching for similar stories to my own would help ease my fears, but my mind ended up latching onto their worries, which only heightened the anxiety I had before. There were worries I didn't have, and now I do.
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