Intrusive thoughts

[Drake1414]

Intrusive thoughts. Any one ever experience an intrusive thought and struggle to tell if it was an action or just a thought.

[3BirdLover]

OH yes...many many times. When my OCD acts up badly, this can happen to me for sure. I notice that when something will trigger me, I lose confidence in myself and my own judgments about just about everything. When this happens, I don't trust myself, or my thoughts, my memory, or my own decisions. It's a very frustrating thing. So in those times, I've struggled trying to sort out whether I actually DID something, or it's just an OCD thought trying to kick my butt by trying to make me think I did it, when I didn't. I can't trust myself to make that decision. It is also during this when I struggle so hard wanting reassurance (which I know just makes things worse).

Although, believe me I know how hard it is, but for me I have to decide it's OCD and move forward. If I allow myself to sit there and let this loop and loop and loop in my head, it will NOT get resolved....it only tends to make it worse.

I don't know if this helps you, but hopefully it will.

[Drake1414 in reply to 3BirdLover]

Thank you. It can be a tough issue for sure. Appreciate your comment

[Hidden in reply to 3BirdLover]

I feel like this is what happens to me I will dwell on past mistakes and then I will think so much into them things that have happened years ago and I think did I do that? was that me? I'm a horrible person why would I do that? did it happen that way? And its crippling. I feel like a bad person

[Hoping_to_Heal]

Yes, this has happened to me on several occasions. It's extremely frightening & disorienting to experience, especially when in a public setting. I still get afraid to be out alone because of this symptom.

Thank you for posting about this. I was feeling alone about this especially nasty form of intrusive thoughts... Message me directly if you'd like to talk more. I'm looking to connect with people who really understand.

[Drake1414 in reply to Hoping_to_Heal]

Sorry to hear that you go through that. OCD is a mother. No one understands it unless they have gone through it. For me it has been a tough road. Hopefully you get through what you have to deal with

[davidovergoliath]

I’ve really been experiencing this lately and it’s dreadful. I don’t know whether something is an intrusive thought or whether it has actually happened. Thanks for the feedback everyone!

[Drake1414 in reply to davidovergoliath]

Sorry you have to struggle with it. It sucks