Anonymous
- Date posted
- 9w
Ocd
I had a horrible thought and it was my own thought. I feel awful. Also my heart is racing all the time
muimui
- Date posted
- 9w
Your heart speaks in a way that your mouth cannot. These thoughts shape how you feel and breathe, but remember you are not defined by your thoughts; you are the one listening to them. This means you still have a choice and are not powerless. Respond to your racing heart with kindness, you are allowed to control the storm within you. Even if it’s just for a brief moment, remember that racing thoughts often indicate your body is in survival mode, preparing you for the worst, worst scenarios that usually never happen. Negative thoughts are not the truth they are simply fear. Your body is filled with these thoughts that just need space to breathe.
AnonymousAnonymous
- Date posted
- 9w
My heart has just been racing non stop and I dont know why :( I get out if breath really easily doing nothing and my heart beats really fast all the time. It's scary
muimui
- Date posted
- 9w
@Anonymous Could be anxiety or possibly underlying respiratory issues do you believe the racing heart is related to your mental health?
AnonymousAnonymous
- Date posted
- 9w
@mui I'm not anxious atm and I don't have respiratory issues :( my heart is just always beating fast and I get out of breath really easily even just talking . I also get super dizzy
muimui
- Date posted
- 9w
@Anonymous My wish is for you to inform this app and me of what you discover
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- Therapist
- Date posted
- 9w
Experiencing thoughts that make you feel horrible and intensely personal can be very frightening and lead to significant guilt and physical symptoms like a racing heart. I totally understand how uncomfortable you might be feeling Remember, the fact that these thoughts that cause you distress is often a sign they clash with your true values. Help is here at NOCD and we can assist you in finding outside help if needed too. First let just normalize how common this experience is. We all have intrusive thoughts but it's important to separate them from ourselves and remember that our thoughts are just that, Thoughts! When we search for meaning and purpose behind these thoughts that's what drives our distress. Second, We have to have empathy and self compassion towards ourselves. Also here are some helpful resources: https://www.treatmyocd.com/my-ocd-journey/from-the-darkness-to-the-light Hope this helps
muimui
- Date posted
- 9w
I'd get that examined by a professional like an urgent care maybe all insight I can give you are those 2 original ideas
Idontknow Idontknow
- Date posted
- 9w
Same like what person with Pocd has this, I feel alone and just avoid everything by sleeping
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andrea_sam730
- Date posted
- 23w
Intrusive thoughts during self pleasuring :/
I’m really struggling with something related to me ocd, and I would appreciate kind and supportive advice. If you can’t relate or don’t think anything you have to say would be helpful, I kindly ask pls refrain from commenting this is a really sensitive topic for me. Recently, I’ve noticed a pattern that feels something extremely new and distressing. The first time it happened I remember telling myself before self pleasuring that I am in control no matter what thought comes into my mind because I wanted to prove to myself that these thoughts are just from OCD and I know who I am and an intrusive that came out of no where, and i suddenly felt an intense fear that I was acting on it. In the moment I genuinely felt like I did. And afterword, I panicked and started questioning myself. This SAME FEELING has happened three times in a row each time, the intrusive thought was unwanted and random, and completely against my morals most recently it involved pocd and it feels even worse because it generally felt like I acted on it the thought in the moment while I was self pleasuring the panic doesn’t hit until afterwards when I stop :/ I start thinking that maybe I generally made a mistake and I’m now just realizing that it’s wrong because it generally feels like that :( but when I actually think about it again goes against my morals and values doesn’t make sense it feels incredibly real, and I can’t seem to shake this feeling off that I may have acted on it I’m terrified because I never wanted these thoughts in the first place. And I definitely didn’t choose them. If I had known, I would’ve had these intrusive thoughts I wouldn’t have self pleasured in the first place but it’s extremely hard to convince myself that this may be OCD because I feel like I have no other reason to believe that I didn’t act on it :/
Anonymous
- Date posted
- 19w
Ocd
I'm having awful stomach pain and nausea and it's really worrying me and scaring me
things_willg...
- Date posted
- 16w
Scared
i’m so scared im going to lose control and end up locked up or something. this is so exhausting!! i worry that what i have isn’t OCD and that im genuinely insane and im gonna end up in big trouble or that the urges i have are going to actually happen. i dont want to think these things ! i feel like a horrible human being!!
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