24-7 thoughts

A big worry for me is that the thoughts are 24-7, no matter what I’m doing. Sometimes the thoughts are more in the background and sometimes really noisy, but they are always there. I worry that because the thoughts are constant it means they aren’t OCD as i read a lot about thoughts coming and going. They also keep evolving, it’s like when I get more used to one lot of thoughts, new ones come to create more anxiety and that feeds another thought and another thought. Anyone relate? I’m exhausted and broken.

Username: Justin EJustin E

User type: OCD Conqueror

Date posted: 46w ago

Sounds like you get stuck in loops of obsessions. For awhile I was bed ridden with it 24/7 with insomnia but overtime I overcame it

Username: jeanette jeanette

Date posted: 46w ago

Me 🙋🏻‍♀️ 24/7 it’s exhausting 😭

Username: yessyessyessyess

Date posted: 46w ago

I relate so much to this! Not only it being 24/7 but when the thoughts keep evolving!

Username: AnonymousAnonymous

Date posted: 46w ago

Evolving thoughts. Yes.

Username: milleGmilleG

Date posted: 46w ago

I feel exactly the same

Username: malFan2670malFan2670

Date posted: 46w ago

I feel this, mine has changed recently from a false memory to fear of something bad happening in the future (caused by doomscrolling news about Russia)

Username: 6827368273

User type: OCD Conqueror

Date posted: 46w ago

Totally sounds like ocd

Username: AnonymousAnonymous

Date posted: 46w ago

I have the exact same thing!!

Username: BiancaSawyer13BiancaSawyer13

Date posted: 46w ago

Hey there, I can definitely relate to the feeling you're describing, the constant mental chatter of thoughts, no matter where they are on the volume scale, is a struggle many of us in the OCD community go through. The fact that your thoughts keep evolving, churning out new anxieties once you've become accustomed to the old ones, is something I've experienced myself. I want you to know you're absolutely not alone in this, and exhaustion is something that comes with the territory of managing OCD. 💛 Now, something I find really helpful when dealing with my OCD is this AI therapy tool I stumbled on, called "Unstuck" (unstuckmyocd.com/try). I heard about it from my OCD support group and wish I had found it earlier. I particularly think it might be useful for you because it provides personalized step-by-step support when OCD gets challenging - exactly when those new thoughts start emerging to replace old ones and the cyclical nature of OCD starts to spiral. It's like having an OCD therapist in your pocket. Remember, I'm here if you have any questions about Unstuck or if you just want to chat more. Keep going, you're stronger than you know. 👊

Username: Lizzie Lizzie

Date posted: 45w ago

It’s good to know I’m not alone with this. Keep going 💪, keep growing s🌻, keep glowing 💎. This video is very very helpful, the thoughts can be anything!! I wish this was discussed more! https://youtu.be/4xfpMtnCycA?si=hQrfUYL7wxYZNS9_

Username: @John@John

Date posted: 14w ago

"I've tried various therapies, but they only focused on specific themes and thoughts. When new obsessive thoughts arose, anxiety returned. Then I discovered Existential OCD therapy, which targets the root cause of OCD. By exploring and accepting fundamental existential concerns, I've reduced anxiety, developed emotional resilience, and improved self-awareness. Existential OCD therapy has been a game-changer for me, and I highly recommend researching it!"

Username: Anonymous

Date posted: 5y ago

I don’t want this to sound like reassurance, I’m just not sure. I’m pretty new to this and not officially diagnosed yet. But please can I ask- I am constantly thinking about this everyday, from the minute I wake up until I go to sleep. It used to ease off but not so much anymore. It’s not so much the original rOCD thoughts anymore (although they’re still there, I’m struggling to find them, I’m just feeling more lost and sad) but I’m constantly questioning is this OCD, or ‘I don’t have that symptom so it can’t be’ or ‘these therapists just want your money, there is no such this as rOCD’. I’m feeling sort of sad really- and my brain is telling me it’s my relationship but there’s nothing wrong with my relationship. Is it normal to be thinking like this, all day every day- is that obsessing? (I know this sounds like a silly question but my brain is playing all sorts of games with me at the moment!)

Relationship OCD

Username: Anonyrhi

Date posted: 2y ago

Constant overthinking

Can sometimes your OCD not make you feel anxious? But the thoughts are just there in the back of your head.. and you aren’t yourself atall but just sitting allowing these thoughts to take over you. I wake up in the morning nearly having a panic attack and try and distract myself from the intrusive thoughts but they seem to be just there in the back of my head and because they’re not causing me any anxiety/stress at that present moment, it makes me think is this the person I am? Do I want these thoughts?

"Pure" OCD

Username: Mikala F

Date posted: 2y ago

Constant intrusive thoughts

I’m having constant intrusive thoughts and it’s driving me crazy. I will go through these periods where everything I do I get an intrusive thought and it’s just my brain is so loud. Anyone else?! How do you stop the constant intrusive thoughts when you can’t really do an exposure for every single one?!

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