Repost because someone flagged my posts again, l'm asking this because I never had an experience with intrusive images like this one, it's new for me. l've never had intrusive images so vivid and real like this one + a familiar face associating with it making the intrusive image all the more real, and feeling more guilty and horrible because of it.
Deal with it how you deal with any intrusive thought. Whether it's a voice, image, or whatever. The content of the thought does not matter in the approach to dealing with it. If there's a root cause such as trauma or guilt then therapy might be needed. Learning to forgive was a big thing for me. Not just other people either, but myself
man i really need some consultation from someone who is wise like u, is there any way to chat with you in a private way? (it's okay if you don't want)
i don't want to be a burden and make you feel like my personal unpaid therapist or something like that, i just really need someone to talk to and you seem the most knowledgeable and mature
@Nameless000 I don't have social media sorry
@Wolfram no problem
I don’t know how to help, but I want you to know you’re not alone. Intrusive images have always been rough but when they get worse it feels like literal misery. It feels so unbearable. Please know it’s not you, it’s the ocd, it’s bullying others too. It’s heavy but you don’t have to carry the burden alone. I’m here for you and I know you can get through this. The images will slow down and everything is going to be okay I promise
Also, people may flag if you don't put a trigger warning up
Legit all ^ How to get rid of them or ignore them
I had a terrible graphic intrusive image. So why didn't I feel nothing? I should have been disgusted immediately. I was just passive, it didn't effect me as much. I'm currently obsessing about the fact that I didn't react. I don't know if I should be afraid of this. I know I didn't like that, but when things like these happen I feel like I never have enough confidence, like to simply say "no I was disgusted, I don't like this, I would never do that" end of the story, without any second guessing thoughts. I can never have that statement confidently without feeling that it might not be true. And sometimes when I try to answer to the "OCD question" my brain double downs and says "well what about this? how about that? would you like it that way? you've never thought about it that way!" My brain asks me "would you do it if it was like that? have you ever considered what would it be like? maybe you would like it?" What do I do? I think I know what should I do, but I don't know if it applies to this, if it applies to me at all, as sometimes I think that these are not OCD symptoms or it isn't OCD at all.
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?
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