Hi everyone I understand intrusive thoughts but how would you describe impulses and images. Sometimes at work I get this fleeting thought or it feels like “what if I did” this moment. And it makes me panic or anxious. Is that find of how you describe it. I sometimes get triggered by them. Can anyone else relate?
I can relate to that. II think it's just the anxious mind sending out these false warnings. I find they do go away if you don't react to them with rumination. Not easy, but does get better.
@Steve2022 I’m a nurse and I work with meds all day and I have this thought, what if I took all the pills. Just like if I see a knife at home 🔪 I think what if I stabbed someone but I’ve had this dumb stupid intrusive thought come and go when I was stressed for 25 years and yet have never done anything with a knife! Why can’t I just know that I’m okay and the thought is not me? 😔
@Steve2022 I agree it’s just so hard not ruminate and feel awful about the thoughts.
I think it gets you more when you are tired. If I feel strong I can just igmore these kind of thoughts and they'll go away, if I'm tired and stressed it's not so easy. Just remember this is just OCD - not easy, but maybe look into health supplememts (I have low vitamin D levels), and stsrt the day with a SAD lamp to give you headstart on day.
@Steve2022 Thanks good idea 👍
Yep, tired and stressed by other stuff is a HUGE driver for my OCD symptoms.
All the best to you.
@Steve2022 Thank you I’ll check out that book
They're all a part of the same disorder. Thoughts, images, urges, impulses, twitches, they're all a part of OCD. The good news it they're no more of a threat than a thought or image to order a pizza, just OCD trying to ruin your day.
@Steven55! Good point! Thank you!
Reading helps me, but if I can't concentrate I just dip into a book by Matt Haig called "The Comfort Book".
so im a little scared rn, okay thats a lie im very scared. I keep having these images in my head, im sure there just intrusive images. But its like intrusive images of demons, or really weird creepy things. And it just comes so quickly i can barely see it. And the thing is, i can really see it properly like it comes, i feel the intense anxiety but its insanely idk how to describe it. Ive felt this way before, and ive been in crazy dissociation, i need help, are these just intrusive thoughts? (not reassurance, so please dont flag post, im just really confused)
I have been dealing with intrusive thoughts for a long time, and while most of them don’t affect me anymore, there are ones that really concern me and make me feel panic. They make me feel like I could actually act on the intrusive thought and I’m just holding myself back from it. It’s really scary and I don’t know who I am anymore.
My recent intrusive thoughts have been triggering bad panic attacks. Do you guys also get panic attacks or anxiety from your intrusive thoughts? 😣
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