Stuck in-between

I don’t know how to deal with the thoughts that come and barely gone. Usually, the brain often remembers and forgets things. People with OCD however struggle with trying to forget the intrusive thoughts because of the imbalance trying to convey what is real and if the thoughts in your head will come true. Just for the past few days, I was having fun and suddenly hit with a wave of obsessive thoughts and making me stuck with nowhere to go.

AnonymityK

User type: OCD Conqueror

Date posted: 18d ago

I can relate! OCD has a way of showing up at the perfect moment. Even after two years of recovery, it still tries to sneak in and see if it can ruin my day. The best thing we can do is keep pushing forward. Some days, I barely remember why OCD even showed up; other days, the thoughts feel so vivid and overwhelming. But no matter what, I keep going—and that’s what matters.

Andrea Wells

Date posted: 18d ago

Ugh OCD is so rude sometimes, interrupting your good time when you were having fun. Sounds like you have some awareness and understanding of intrusive thoughts and how they work, and what they might mean (and don't mean). That's awesome insight! I know that even with this understanding, the thoughts can still stick and knock you off course sometimes. OCD is chronic and it will always come and go to some degree and fluctuate, but with ERP you can treat the symptoms and find a lot of peace and be better equipped to let the thoughts come and go on those harder days and keep having fun. You got this!

User type: Therapist

Date posted: 15d ago

Hey there, thanks for sharing this! Feeling stuck with these thoughts can be a difficult situation to embrace. However this is exactly what we must do, embrace that this is where we are, be kind to ourselves and allow the obsessions to be present while moving on with our life. Here's a resource that you might find helpful, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=riKw294RZMw&t=63s

User type: Therapist

Date posted: 11d ago

It can be really rough when thoughts that we would like to not have pop into our head. I get that personally. While I do not have OCD, now and then when doing things I hear people talk about cancer, and that instantly reminds me of my wife and her cancer and the years of caretaking and ultimately her passing away from the cancer. That was 2.5 years ago. For the first few months, it was tough, but now, I find myself smiling for two reasons. 1. It is nice to be reminded of her no longer suffering and 2. It is nice to be able to think of her not just with cancer as now other memories also pop into my mind. It took time, but it got there, and I believe that can happen for you too.

anonymous_2103

Date posted: 24w ago

am i the only one?

recently my intrusive thoughts haven’t been bothering me much, unless i’m busy doing nothing. i suffer from SO-OCD. whenever i think yes, these thoughts don’t bother me anymore, i’m doing great, i then work myself up like ‘well your thoughts are obviously true then otherwise they would make you upset and uncomfortable’. when i get the thoughts they do still make me feel this way but also not as strong. I do then panic and think i’m something i’m not, despite knowing the truth. also anyone know why they get worse when i’m bored or not doing anything? 😢

leena445

Date posted: 23w ago

im so confused

im not diagnosed, but these past two days have been terrible. i constantly have this underlying feeling that i might do something that i think is gross and i feel like i can’t do anything on my own because otherwise i might do something wrong. like i feel like i constantly have to be in front of people so that i can make sure of my every action. this is so exhausting and I’m so confused. and like i keep getting terrible images and stuff replaying in my head. i also try to recall what happened but i feel like i have false event too. i used to have religious ocd and that eventually stopped completely, but now it feels like all my work getting over that was pointless. also like i feel like i might have contamination ocd but not the typical germ type. I just get terrible images and I can’t remember if those images are true or not even though they’re impossible and i feel terrible. I don’t know if i could ever get over this because even the thought of it is terrible.

issphra 🫶🏻

Date posted: 13w ago

worried about intrusive thoughts during sex

Hi everyone, I wanted to reach out to see if anyone else has experienced something similar with OCD and intrusive thoughts. I’ve been struggling during moments of intimacy because intrusive thoughts, particularly ones related to POCD, feel so ‘sticky’—like they’re all I can picture. Even though I really want the thoughts to go away, they persist, and I’ve been trying not to avoid intimacy because of them. However, that makes me feel like I’m somehow ‘enjoying’ the thoughts or images, which I really dislike. It’s like my brain is playing this awful trick, and it’s leaving me feeling confused and gross. I guess I’m supposed to not let the thoughts bother me and continue as if nothing’s wrong, but I’m scared that by doing so, I’m almost training myself to get off to them or something. This fear makes it so hard to trust myself in those moments, and it’s been overwhelming. If anyone else has been through this, how do you handle it?

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