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Glad more media is normalizing intrusive thoughts.
Accepting and ignoring them is important.
When moderate, they’re actually healthy.
Intrusive thoughts like this, stabbing someone when you hold a knife, or dropping a baby are very normal and believed to have been developed in humans as a way to foresee and prevent danger.
People with OCD, such as myself, get two scoops of this shit and it can be totally overwhelming or even scary at times. It turns out it’s not normal to need to always stand at the front edge of the subway platform so I’m not barraged with terrifying thoughts of accidentally yet repeatedly pushing people onto the tracks until my chest gets tight and I have to close my eyes. Lol
"two scoops of this shit" hit deep. I think I'll start using that when describing my struggles with ADHD
Your thoughts are of pushing people in onto the subway tracks? Mine are of being pushed. YOU WILL NEVER GET ME, YOU HEAR! My back is always to the wall!
My intrusive platform thoughts are always accidental. They didn’t mean to bump into your intrusive thoughts! I promise!
That does indeed sound very scary, to not have control over what you want to do
Oh the lack of control is very much noted. It’s compensated for by compulsive cleaning, organizing, or any other tasks that allow me to exert control over my environment. It’s my tell when I’m struggling to accept something in my life that I can’t control.