Is it normal that i have weird intrusive thoughts daily?

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Hi, is it normal that I constantly have intrusive thoughts? I know everybody has them, and most of the time doesn't really realize that they're having them and know they mean nothing, but I constantly get them and I hate it because I don't like the thoughts, I want them to go away but they just always pop themselves into my mind! Like hey, what if you do this morally unjust thing in the future?? What if by picking up that cracker secretly means this?? It's mentally exhausting.

dude, no one does that. 3
that's REALLY weird. 1
didn't realize it, but i do that 3
that might be kinda weird.. 5
dude, everyone does that. 14
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  • riffraffy
    7 years ago

    Sudden anxiety from an embarrassing, past situation is common, and often people react by cursing or some other tick. This forms a habit that releases a hit of dopamine, and this process is only going to cement unless you change how you react.

    Next time you get an intrusive thought, resist any urge to make a reaction. Instead, think on that thought. If you embarrassed yourself at a birthday party, think about what the cake looked like, what gifts were given and so on.

    This disarms the anxiety spike from that event.

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  • sillygirl77
    7 years ago

    It sounds like it could be OCD. Maybe you should see a therapist. I have OCD.

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    • moonpiixie
      7 years ago

      it is... i was just trying to make it sound more casual to see the response i would get. i have really bad ocd. what is your theme?

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      • sillygirl77
        7 years ago

        My compulsions are checking and undoing. My compulsive thoughts center around being afraid to make mistakes. I barely suffer symptoms I can't control now. I see a psychiatrist for meds, but a book very much helped me too..."Brain Lock: Free Yourself from Obsessive-Compulsive Behavior" by Jeffrey Schwartz

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  • MR.mr
    7 years ago

    It happens too me everyday

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    • moonpiixie
      7 years ago

      Really? Do you have ocd?

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      • MR.mr
        7 years ago

        I've never been diagnosed with it

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        • moonpiixie
          7 years ago

          do you think you have it?

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          • MR.mr
            7 years ago

            maybe idk, I wouldn't be too surprised

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