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- Anonymous
- Date posted
- 35w ago
Intrusive images
The visuals just seem so real and are so scary ! I don’t want to visualize any of these things!
The visuals just seem so real and are so scary ! I don’t want to visualize any of these things!
I know it’s awful and hard BELIEVE ME. But you HAVE to have the images and not fight them! Say ‘I love these thoughts, bring me more!’ Let the anxiety and the panic wash over you and just ride it out! Your nervous system needs to regulate on it’s own again, you can do this ☺️
@katieR94 Thank you for your comment, so encouraging!
@Anonymous Anytime! We are in this together 💪🏻
Visuals used to bother me more than they do today. I hope this helps you. I think more creative people get the visual OCD intrusive thoughts. I learned even if you get the initial jolt of anxiety usually intrusive visual thoughts are not extremely detailed. I also learned to look at a detail in the environment to pull yourself back from the intrusive thought.
Legit all ^ How to get rid of them or ignore them
I don’t really wanna go into detail about what it’s about cause I feel like it’s super embarrassing, but there’s this one specific type of intrusive thought I get that I struggle extremely with ignoring/sitting in discomfort with. Does anyone have tips for managing something like this?
Recently I’ve been having scary intrusive thoughts about hurting myself or others. I’m so scared, what do I do?? I wouldn’t hurt a fly.
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