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I have been troubled with thoughts lately, can you help me figure it out?

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micaela85105
micaela85105

So, for some weeks now, I been troubled with weird thoughts and seriously disturbed by them because its not who I am, and I am sure I dont think about stuff like that. It all started with me out of nowhere, with a thought of gross sexual images. Please dont think I am a pervert, cause Im not but it just poped into my mind. I wanted to desperately delete that from my mind but I cant. It like my mind is fighting me reminding me more of it. After some time, I got over it. First, I was petrified and I was going crazy (not literally but it was driving me mad). It has calmed down now but thoughts now as severe hunt me, thoughts that I dont want or desire. And sometimes it scares me that that is what I want, but im pretty sure I dont. Its hard to admit all this, since I feel gross for even having this problem. But I hope someone out there understands this and tells me what to do please 

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  • PatriciaMonks55
    PatriciaMonks55 micaela85105

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    Hi Michael, I think you should go and see your GP. He/she might offer to refer you to the mental health service locally for an assessment. Don't delay as it sounds like you are in need of professional help. Let me kbow how you get on. Many thanks. Patricia x
  • diana220
    diana220 micaela85105

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    Hello Micaela, I've been suffering from a really fimilar situation, It always starts from a small thought to the biggest.

    You're just over thinking too much.

    you need to realize that the only person who caused those thoughts is you and thoughts are normal and legitimate, it's not necessarily what you really want.

    just ask yourself "What caused me to think about it?" And when the thoughts hit you again say to yourself "oh well I'm just over thinking"

  • Ange1a
    Ange1a micaela85105

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    Hi there, 

    I know exactly how you feel. I suffer with OCD (and have since I was 7 to some degree or other). I am not saying that you have the same thing, but with me, my ocd gets worse when upsetting thoughts or images come into my head, so I have to deal with this issue a lot personally. 

    When I sought help for my problem, my psychologist explained that everyone gets horrible, upsetting thoughts, but it is how people react to them which is where the difference is. (This helped me a lot as I presumed that I was the only person who was thinking these thoughts). 

    Our brains cycle through loads of different thoughts and images in a day (not all of them welcoming). However some people will just dismiss them and think "that's wierd, why did I think that?" Where as other people (like me) will read into them deeply & think "I am a terrible person for thinking them in the first place".

    What I have learnt is that this is not the case. The best thing to do (and I know it isn't easy) is to try and take your mind off thinking about it... Find a way to distract yourself, such as doing something that you enjoy doing. 

    The more you try and physically stop yourself thinking about something, then more you will think about it. 

    You are not a bad person because of the things that you think. The fact that you are disturbed by what you have thought of shows that. 

    Please try not to stress about it anymore. It could easily be just your mind merging a load of different messages that you brain has received.

    Take care.  

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