u/FallAccomplished1358

This is quite meta. But basically, if you think of something bad / gross happening to someone you love, and then think something along the lines of ‘I would never do that’ or ‘urgh I wouldn’t think about that sort of thing’ you then get a flash of the ‘thing’ and therefore by default you’ve thought of it?

My obsession then becomes the fact I have almost accidentally thought about the thing I don’t want to think about, by trying not to! Then I spiral, of course. And then suddenly it’s weeks later and instead of just a fleeting intrusive thought, there’s a full blown obsession, anxiety, depression.

So say you’re scared of or very very much don’t want to think about a certain topic / thing, you think about it.

I get intrusive thoughts about the things I’d LEAST like to think about. Sometimes they start with ‘I hope I don’t think about X’ after reading something triggering, or ‘I wouldn’t want that to happen’ and then bam a quick flash of the thing.

Intrusive thoughts are essentially fears of having thoughts! Like the actual thoughts / images haven’t even happened yet…but fear them happening…and then as a result, bam.

So say you’re scared of or very very much don’t want to think about a certain topic / thing, do you then think about it?

I get intrusive thoughts about the things I’d LEAST like to think about. Sometimes they start with ‘I hope I don’t think about X’ after reading something triggering, or ‘I wouldn’t want that to happen’ and then bam a little quick flash of the thing.

I’m at a point where my intrusive thoughts are essentially fears of having thoughts! Like the actual thoughts / images haven’t even happened yet…but I fear them happening…and then as a result, bam.

Always latch on to things I love / care about too! And yes I have OCD.