Intrusive thoughts - Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) Message Board

anxiety27 · 01-22-2006, 04:57 PM

Please forgive me and redirect me if there is a post like the one I am about to write. My OCD is primarily involved with intrusive thoughts about people I care about. I am always thinking that something is going to happen to someone I love. No matter what I do, these thoughts always appear. I try to redirect myself, but cannot. Does anyone else have this? If so what do you do for it, other than meds?

Tyguy781 · 01-22-2006, 07:25 PM

Ya, I have that, along with a bunch of other things. I found that medication helps alot with thoughts. After being on Wellbutrin for a while, I noticed a huge difference. You might want to seriously consider taking meds....trust me, they work

daftthing · 01-23-2006, 01:24 PM

I can relate to this, as can many others with OCD. Your best shot, other than meds, is probably CBT or Exposure Therapy. In the meantime, have you ever read "Brain Lock" by Jeffrey M. Schwartz? it's a good book with good strategy's.

letsgo22 · 01-23-2006, 04:47 PM

I have had thoughts like this for a long time but have never really been sure if they are related to OCD or not. I constantly think about my boyfriend and his previous relationships, who he has slept with, wondering if the sweet things he tells me are really just lines he has used on other girls, if he liked how other girls kissed him/had sex with him/touched him better than I do, etc... I keep myself up at night sometimes worrying that maybe he compares me to the other girls he has been with, and have even found myself recently losing weight because it has affected my appetite too. The worst part is that I really have no reason to think this way -- I know that my boyfriend loves me and he has never given me a reason to doubt him, its more a problem that I create for myself. I ask questions about his ex's knowing that I won't like the answer, where he never asks questions about my ex's, saying its none of his business. I always thought that this was just overthinking because I'm a girl, but recently I've started to wonder if it's more. If anyone has any thoughts or advice I could really use it.

anxiety27 · 01-23-2006, 06:52 PM

I'm sorry Letsgo22, but that isn't what I'm referring to. My intrusive thoughts are more on lines of thinking about someone and then thinking bad things will happen to them, and then having to think about something positive right away sort of to ward off the bad thoughts..... This causes me so much grief and guilt, it is quite debilitating. oh my gosh.. sounds so strange, but have had this since I was very little. I've had this just about my entire life, but has gone through some changes. I am unmedicated, don't know sometimes how I've come this far, and am not sure I want to be medicated. I have severe anxiety about taking meds. I really want to dive into exposure therapy instead. I try to avoid my ocd, with no avail. Help anyone.. any support is greatly appreciated.

I will definitely try that book, Brain Lock, sounds like something I need indeed. Thank you both.