Anxiety Support Group
Anxiety is a physical condition marked by intense and persistent feelings of distress, fear, angst or dread. General anxiety caused by routine day-to-day stresses usually passes quickly and is experienced by almost everyone at one time or another. However, such feelings that linger over time and are very difficult to cope with, and which lack a clear cause, may indicate...
Today is another bad day with anxiety. My O.C.D. is worse today too. Previous thoughts of when I thought I hit someone with my car are popping in my head. The thought that doesnot want to leave my sister in law was in the car with me and the thought incident happened at least10 yrs ago. Does any one else have a fear of hurting other people? I am trying to just live with the thoughts and let them flow in and out of my brain. It is sooo freakin hard. I am sooo tired of the anxiety and O.C.D.. I feel like I have to go to a store to do exposure therapy. I feel nobody in my family and friends understand how much of an impact it has on my daily life. I get tired of putting on an act of feeling okay for everybody. I have O.C.D. thoughts that happened 30 yrs ago. I just needed to vent thanks for listening.
Becky
Becky
I completely understand how you feel. I'm still plagued with those bad thoughts...the ones you just want to shake away, that leave that squeezing feeling in your chest.
A few months ago, I realized those thoughts were keeping me from being truly grateful for the things I have. How could I be grateful for things I was terrified (and certain) I'd lose? So I made a list of things in my life I was grateful for. Every time I had an OCD thought, instead of neutralizing the thought with a compulsive action, I'd neutralize it with a good thought. Every time I had an intrusive thought, I'd give thanks for all the wonderful things I have in my life. It has helped me immeasurably. The thoughts are infrequent now, and when they come they don't phase me the same way.
Hope this helps!
Hugs,
Jill