Repeated thoughts

[DistressedPoe]

Have y'all ever had the same thoughts flash through your ahead again and again. Intrusive thoughts. And every time they do, they either make you sad, scared or agitated ? Like...they go away for a bit, and just when you think you're better, they come back again to attack. And you feel like you're back to square one.

[kittenkisses91]

All the time. One thing that has helped is just telling yourself, "stop, stop, stop, stop, stop" over and over again to drown out the thought until hopefully it disappears.

[DistressedPoe in reply to kittenkisses91]

Yeah that's what I do. It helps. What also helps is to just think of...happy memories. Idk it always puts me in a better mood to chat with some friends and reminisce

[kittenkisses91 in reply to DistressedPoe]

Yeah. My therapist also wants me to practice mindfullness (just being present in the moment) and meditation and thinking of a happy place which for some reason in my head a happy place is lying in a sunny field of wildflowers (I've never actually done that but it is a very nice image to me.)

[DistressedPoe in reply to kittenkisses91]

Awww that sounds so nice and yeah trying to be present in the moment is a good idea.

I hope you feel better soon ! I'm feeling better today. Obsessing less over my thoughts ^_^

[rothko]

I’m going through this right now. My therapist says we do not have control over many things in life but we do have control over our thoughts. I’m working hard to try and exercise this control. It takes time but practice helps. Another thing that I sometimes do is just focus on another task completely different whether it’s a word puzzle or watching a clip on YouTube. Best of luck to us!! You are not alone. 💕

[DistressedPoe in reply to rothko]

thank you

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Anyone take meds for OCD?