#intrusive thoughts

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worn ivy
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This is a copy paste message , but if it helps you in any way then sure.

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Intrusive thoughts , hmmmm.
These are things related to
GAD (General Anxiety Disorder)
OCD (Obsessive Compulsive Disorder)

I am no doctor , so I can't say much.

But listen , intrusive thoughts are less about the thought itself and more about the person's inability to not able to ignore that thought.

For example

I recently met a mother with a new born.
And she used to have anxiety with this intrusive thought

|| ""What if I hurt my baby?"" ||

So , from then on , it hurt her like hell working in the kitchen. Every time she touched any pointy thing (fork ,knife , etc etc you know how kitchens are)

It was hell for her to work in her own house.

Even though she had absolutely zero desire to hurt not just her baby but anyone. That innocent girl couldn't hurt a fly.

And yes its 100% valid to cry about this. She used to cry a lot too. The anxiety was just too unbearable for her and interfering her daily life so much. Day in day out , even when not in kitchen her intrusive thoughts kept hurting her. Sometimes I hugged her too as a brother and gave her hope that things will get better.
Anyone telling you otherwise (about crying) simply don't know what they are talking about.

So , this is the story of a person , if it helps you.
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Now the part that I always say so I will copy paste.

  1. Heavy emotions and trauma can be healed through self and others' support.

I am really not trying to demoralise you. I am sorry if you feel scared or hopeless because of this. Its K to feel that way sometimes. I am here for you.

But in case of mental illnesses , I think only a practiced and licenced therapist/psychologist/physiatrist can provide accurate support.

Because all mental illnesses have so much overlap that its near impossible for me , any other peer here , you yourself , google , AI etc etc etc. to properly determine what's going on.

So in such cases , please don't listen much to me , peer , google research , AI etc etc.
Only doctors can pinpoint. Rest are just opinions and what people have read and seen here and there.
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2. See therapists themselves are human.
They also sometimes need multiple sessions to get through the bottom of things.

And I know patience when a person is barley hanging onto a thread is so tiring and difficult.

So I request you lean on trust rather than patience. Believe me therapist studied their whole life to understand the human mind.

And the fact a therapist is taking time can also be seen as a positive sign that they are being careful and meticulous with you.

Please trust your therapist. They are best suited for this.

Also just 2 things
a. Never lie to your therapist about anything

b. Never decide to forever hide something from your therapist.

See in case of (b.) , I know it sometimes is very uncomfortable to be open and vulnerable to strangers. So , instead of thinking I will never tell them , take more sessions with them with a hope that one day I will be able to tell them.
I assure you after awhile it gets a little easier.
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