Where did i go?
Inside this brain chaos lives.
Intrusive thoughts
There it is!
That crazy thought that has just jumped into your head. You know the one, the one that makes you wonder if you really are "crazy." You ask yourself, "Why would I think such a thing? What's wrong with me?” I had been told by my therapist that my thoughts were not the problem, it was the weight and importance that I gave to them that created the problem. I found that somewhat helpful in, at least, better understanding how my OCD mind worked, but sometimes I could find no comfort with certain intrusive thoughts that I had. Then, one day I came across a quote that really spoke to me.
"There are two distinct classes of what are called thoughts: those that we produce in ourselves by reflection and the act of thinking and those that bolt into our mind of their own accord." Thomas Paine
Intrusive thoughts are the thoughts that "bolt into our mind of their own accord," and we have no control over them. They ARE OCD thoughts! Everyone has experienced thoughts that jump into their mind for no obvious reason and they never really give it a lasting thought. Those of us with OCD, however, give it a second, a third, a forth, a fifth, and a sixth thought (I was wondering if I was going to be able to stop there, but I did stop on an even number).
We really do attach too much significance to our thoughts and we, thus, give them power.
Intrusive thoughts
There it is!
That crazy thought that has just jumped into your head. You know the one, the one that makes you wonder if you really are "crazy." You ask yourself, "Why would I think such a thing? What's wrong with me?” I had been told by my therapist that my thoughts were not the problem, it was the weight and importance that I gave to them that created the problem. I found that somewhat helpful in, at least, better understanding how my OCD mind worked, but sometimes I could find no comfort with certain intrusive thoughts that I had. Then, one day I came across a quote that really spoke to me.
"There are two distinct classes of what are called thoughts: those that we produce in ourselves by reflection and the act of thinking and those that bolt into our mind of their own accord." Thomas Paine
Intrusive thoughts are the thoughts that "bolt into our mind of their own accord," and we have no control over them. They ARE OCD thoughts! Everyone has experienced thoughts that jump into their mind for no obvious reason and they never really give it a lasting thought. Those of us with OCD, however, give it a second, a third, a forth, a fifth, and a sixth thought (I was wondering if I was going to be able to stop there, but I did stop on an even number).
We really do attach too much significance to our thoughts and we, thus, give them power.