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Intrusive thoughts - trigger warning
itsquietuptown
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i’m really struggling with intrusive thoughts recently, i’ll be feeling okay and then all of a sudden my brain is just like “hurt yourself” and in my head i see images of what i could do and i feel how it would feel and it’s so vivid that a couple of times it’s caused me to have a panic attack but most of the time i just kind of shut down and have to try not to listen to them. i used to hurt myself regularly but i’ve been clean for about five months now. i also have thoughts about how i should eat less or make myself sick. even when i sleep i sometimes dream about hurting myself or about situations to do with eating and wake up through the night feeling anxious. i don’t know how to cope with these thoughts and i’m scared soon i’ll give in and listen to them and do something bad.
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It sounds like you are struggling at the minute, we are here for you, so it's positive that you are reaching out for support.
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im sorry you're having a rough time, do you have any support that could help with this?
I know it's hard I really do, but try and block out these intrusive thoughts as much as you can, it is possible to overcome them
do you like reading? I read a book called 'overcoming unwanted intrusive thoughts' and would highly recommend it its CBT based and teaches skills to overcome them
Sorry i dont have much else to add. But here for you and i hope you are keeping yourself safe and taking lots of care