intrusive thoughts

Hello Mighties, hello everyone!

I write today because I was very hopeless yesterday and this night.

I struggle with intrusive thoughts and obsessive thinking. Yesterday, I ruined one of my favourite activity : hiking in mountains. I used to enjoy very much walking outside in nature but because of anxiety and fear I can’t have joy while I’m doing what I used to like. Intrusive thoughts are always more frequent, strong when I do what I care the most and when I’m surrounded by people who I care.

But these thoughts make me doubt everything and I fear that there are truth. I must consider if my thoughts are real. For example yesterday when I was hiking I thought horrible things about my father. Now when I’m writing those lines, I fear that I don’t like my dad and deep down that I’m a bad person. Following my thoughts I usually feel disgusted by myself. I can’t forgive myself. And then I replay in my mind what happened when I had these thoughts, and I started to feel frustrated because while I replay over and over stuffs in my mind I’m not living the moment. I am very frustrated and sad because I lost so many moments due to obsessive thinking and anxiety.

Yesterday I knew it will be a special moment in the mountain so I told myself that I have to be patient with anxiety. I read the articles in the Mighty concerning intrusive thoughts -articles which are very helpful-. I watched videos from the Lord of the Rings to encourage me. But it wasn’t enough I still had intrusive thoughts and terrible impulses. And this night anxiety was invasive. Sometimes I can’t let go.

I wanted to write this to feel less alone and less anxious, frustrated. Thank you Mighty to exist.
I send all my sympathy to everyone here with their struggles 🧡
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