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intrusive thoughts
i wake up with bad racing and intrusive thoughts. had a super bad one about hurting my dog and now i’m having a hard time being around her. i’m so sad
i wake up with bad racing and intrusive thoughts. had a super bad one about hurting my dog and now i’m having a hard time being around her. i’m so sad
when i first got my Cat, I had intrusive thoughts too and it was horrible for the first couple weeks with her around. Now, we are best buds (although she picks on me and bites me). Thoughts are just thoughts and do not dictate the future :) even the scariest ones
@My OCD Academia so happy you guys have an amazing relationship! these thoughts are so terrifying
i'm really sorry to hear you're going through this. having those kinds of intrusive thoughts can feel terrifying, but it's important to remember they're just thoughts, not intentions. it's super tough, but you're not alone in feeling this way. 💔 by the way, have you heard about this new AI-powered OCD therapy tool called 'unstuck'? when i was dealing with similar feelings, my NOCD therapist recommended 'unstuck' (unstuckmyOCD.com/try) to me, and it was a game changer. i think it'll be especially helpful for you because it offers personalized support for dealing with intrusive thoughts, guiding you through managing them just like an OCD therapist would. 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
@LeslieB3 thank you for the suggestion! i tried to make an account but it keeps saying error and codes. :(
@grlwithocd ♥︎︎ - hiii! would like to send them an email?
@LeslieB3 hey leslie!! i made it and feeling better ☺️
@grlwithocd ♥︎︎ - Omg. You're so sweet for getting back to me. I am glad to hear that by the way!! Hope you continue to manage it better<333
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? 😅
This is hard to admit, but I’ve been struggling with intrusive thoughts where the central theme is racism. I don’t use racial slurs but my brain worries that I have said something that hurts or offends someone and now I find myself analyzing every social interaction.
does anyone else get really vivid intrusive thoughts of the person who you are talking to (or close to physically) just randomly striking you violently? i keep getting them when i’m just talking to my dad one on one in the car & i get a flash of intrusive thoughts of him grabbing my hair & shoving my face in the dashboard. it gets me so anxious :’)
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