... I promise you are not a deluded disgusting human being. You are also not a pedophile. One of the basic, bottom line characteristics of these thoughts is that they only happen regarding the people and things you love the most. ... (5 replies)
... I have OCD and I am plagued with these intrusive thoughts. Trust me!! OCD people have never acted out on any of these thoughts. I even have silly thoughts like I am going to slap someone in the face and I have never ever done that before!! So, no matter how violent they are, you will not act on those either. ... (13 replies)
... etc", I say "I accept my OCD and any thought I have!" The best thing that works for me is writing out my thoughts and challenging them. I started medication 6 weeks ago and I am SO glad I did! I am on 75 mg of Luvox. I can think my own thoughts again! ... (2 replies)
... Hello I have had horrible intrusive thoughts for over 15 years. and there always about the people and things you care about the most. I have personally had thoughts about my mom, dad, other family members, friends, there children, and my boyfriend. ... (2 replies)
... and anxiety as an offshoot form OCD. I guess I've been a little too worried about things in life since I was 10, but since I was 18, that's when I started to get intrusive thoughts. ... (2 replies)
... Hi, i found your post because i was curious about the difference between intrusive thoughts in OCD and schizophrenia... ... (6 replies)
... and intrusive thoughts. Ive been going out with this guy for about 6 months. I get so many thoughts such as, what if i don't love him anymore? ... (1 replies)
... Hi, I am so sorry you are going through this. I got OCD as a post partum illness and I know how scary the intrusive thoughts can be. For me it was debilitating. Luckily, Zoloft did the trick and the thoughts went away completely after just a couple of weeks. ... (12 replies)
... I also have intrusive thoughts that are a direct contridiction to what I really feel. Its very frustrating and at one point last year I felt bombarded with it. ... (12 replies)
... For a bit of background, i've been on effexor medication for the last 3 months to help with depression. ... (12 replies)
... Hello, I'm quite new to this forum and I was wondering if any other people suffer intrusive thoughts about taking medication for OCD or the medication they are currently taking for it. ... (2 replies)
... I suffer from horrible intrusive thoughts; they used to be much worse, but now I'm on a higher dose of medication, but they're still there.
I know what you're going through - I suggest you try to ignore the thought no matter how hard it is to. (6 replies)
... did your therapist recommend any kind of medication for it? ... (47 replies)
... it didn't really get bad until recently with like checking all kinds of things. I have gotten better at the checking, but one of the things that scares me is the intrusive thoughts because I don't know if they will eventually go away or if people just have them forever. ... (47 replies)
... d usually start with one of those looping thoughts and it would drive me nuts until it settled. I have never taken any medication. ... (47 replies)
... From what I understand, intrusive thoughts vary from person to person. It can be about anything. ... (47 replies)
... Well we all know what it's like to have intrusive thoughts because usually it comes with the territory of having OCD. They're not pleasurable, but remember. A thought can never hurt you. A thought cannot make you act. ... (2 replies)
... I found medication reduced my intrusive thoughts in freqeuncy and severity, but I had to try several meds to see which was the most effective. ... (2 replies)
... Hello, I'm new to posting on this board, but have read posts for a while now. I have been suffering from intrusive thoughts lately. I have always had these, but they have accelerated lately and it's interfering with my daily life. ... (2 replies)
... Secondly, does the Luvox eliminate the thoughts entirely, or just reduce their severity? ... (5 replies)
