Re: Scared these intrusive thoughts will never go away.
Hello,
I am very glad that you wrote and started this thread and that some have replied because it is a subject of which some find very hard to discuss. Everything you said RB263 in your first post is exactly the same thoughts I have. It made me gawp when i read because I thought my god she has written the very words from my head! Sarah's post also helped me too because how she wrote it made me think and see it as OCD.
I have had these thoughts for 7 years now...some times I have good periods where I'll either not have bad thoughts or I can see past them and other times they hold me in their grip and it will really affect me.
I have seen counsellor and doctors. At first I was so distressed and upset about having to tell a Dr or counsellor because I thought they'd just look at me, call the police or men in white coats and cart me away. William Wallace is right you can't say anything that will shock them. Just a few hours ago I was thinking like you, what if im not as worried as I should be? I was thinking what if I just accept the thoughts and let them be there but I start enjoying them? When im in a bad place they can really grip me, but now reading this I can see its just another angle its taken!
Take care and please inbox me if you want to talk, I understand what you're going through and I don't judge x
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