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Prison inside my head
On the outside I'm athletic, smart, poised etc but I feel imprisoned by my intrusive thoughts. I'm in constant worry about acting out of character. Worried about if I behaved inappropriately, if I was flirtatious, if I acted in a homosexual manner, if I come off weird. Does anyone else just get plagued by irrational thoughts and cannot easily dismiss them? When I spoke to my family psychologist he said that everyone has bad/wrong thoughts. But because I don't have any outward compulsions I think it's difficult for him to ascertain whether or not I have OCD? I'm told OCD sufferers take years until being diagnosed. How did you all go about finding help?
Hi there. There is something called "Pure O" which is basically a type of OCD where it is thoughts that plague us and not compulsions. We kind of go from one thing to the next in rapid succession. What if this, what if that.
When you saw the psychologist what were his or her thoughts? Did he/she recommend cognitive beahvioral therapy or were you just told "everyone has bad/wrong thoughts" and sent on your way.
When you saw the psychologist what were his or her thoughts? Did he/she recommend cognitive beahvioral therapy or were you just told "everyone has bad/wrong thoughts" and sent on your way.
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