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- 28w ago
question about thoughts
is anyone else not able to realize that their thoughts are irrational?
is anyone else not able to realize that their thoughts are irrational?
well when i form a belief around something it doesn’t seem irrational to me, it’s not like i want to do that though but because i believe the thoughts so much they don’t even seem irrational at this point
I know, and what makes it believable to you, are the feelings or anxieties you develop towards them, but not the thoughts itself.
I've realized my thoughts and fears are irrational but that doesn't stop me from worrying about why they're happening
@Gretchen wieners Or that they might happen
@suspectedocd3!!R this.
@suspectedocd3!!R Real
Anxiety often arises when certain thoughts touch upon things we hold dear. These triggers can evoke a fear response, whether it's the fear of losing someone, compromising our faith, or violating a moral value. This happens because our brain's fear response and survival instincts take precedence over other concerns. Naturally, this leads to an adrenaline rush, setting off the anxiety. However, once you calm down, you may realize that those thoughts were not as significant as they initially seemed
If OCD is irrational, so how come you trying to rationalize the irrational?
Unfortunately I think that is why OCD is so hard, our brains convince us that even the most outlandish thoughts are rooted in reality
@ChloeBartleby ik its so hard :(
Yeah half of the time I end up realizing I’m literally arguing with myself but my brain treats ocd like it’s another person trying to force me to do stuff (even though it’s not and I have full control over what I do) it still makes me believe if I don’t argue with it that I’m gonna become a bad person and that I need to argue and be uncomfortable with the fact I have ocd to be a good person (which doesn’t make any sense)
That’s kinda my question. All my thoughts feel so realistic and so now I doubt if they are ocd and if I just can’t make my mind up about something and I’m using ocd as an excuse or something idc I feel like this post is word vomit.
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? 😅
When you get a stuck thought in your mind, as stupid or untrue as it may be, how do any of you block them out, or try to at least? It’s like my mind has another voice telling me making up the stupidest things?
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