Thoughts

[Miss-P74]

Hi all

I am having some really troublesome anxiety/OCD. Lasting now about 3 weeks. But had for years. I cope with them but this thought I haven’t had in years. I’m having intrusive thoughts. I feel sick each time they enter my head and then have full panic which lasts for hours after. The fear inside me is so high.

I know I wouldn’t ever do what my brain/ocd is shouting about and I’m not that person either to act on it. I also know we should accept the feelings and thoughts. I don’t know how one can accept when they are so bad. I go numb inside. I feel like everything wants to shut down till the thought leaves me.

One minute I’m fine at work and the next I’m a killer! I’m a loving mum/nan. I love so much. Everyone who knows me knows I wear my heart in my sleeve and would help anyone. I wouldn’t hurt a fly. Why such bad senseless thoughts could enter my mind when I’m such a loving honest person.

Anxiety and OCD suck. I hate this feeling.

[Hidden]

I am sorry that you are going through a rough time.

I have intrusive thoughts in severity.

Accept the thoughts, does not mean that you agree with them.

You are only accepting their presence.

The more you resist, the more it will persists.

Sit with the anxiety by facing the feared consequences, focusing on it in a room.

The anxiety will be high in the beginning, but it will slowly come down.

Later, put the thought in an OCD box, which is full of doubt, uncertainty, feared consequences.

Thus, the OCD thought will lose power and fade away.

I am trying to use these therapy techniques all the time, for my intrusive thoughts.

We can just keep trying to see what works out.

I hope this helps.

Hoping you feel better and get some relief.

[Miss-P74 in reply to Hidden]

Thank you so much for taking the time to reply to me.

That actually sounds like a good idea.

I will try that box technique.

Isn’t it scary.

I feel awful

I do acceptance with anxiety a lot. It works. But when these intrusive thoughts come along they blow me out.

I guess you know and I’m willing to try.

Thank you.

[Buginmybrain]

Hello. First I should explain to you that accepting a thought does not mean you like or agree with the thought. Resistance just leads to more stress...which leads to more OCD symptoms.

I have two recent videos out that might help....please check them out and let me know if they have better explanation to help you. Thanks.

youtu.be/pgHwVn3docI(Not working as expected?)

youtu.be/vQQhXomGmJ0(Not working as expected?)

[Miss-P74 in reply to Buginmybrain]

Sorry for my late reply. Thank you kindly for sharing the videos with me and your very kind words. I will have a look at the links now. I’m still feeling the same.