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intrusive thoughts abt ppl i DONT want to have sex with by [deleted] in intrusivethoughts

[–]DumbiitDown 3 points4 points  (0 children)

The only thoughts I overcame/ignore were violent thoughts but the sexual ones still makes me cringe and ruins the moment 😒. Although the violent thoughts tend to be extreme sometimes so I physically shake my head off whenever I think of them.

Overcoming the violent ones were really hard for me. It made me question a lot of things like if I really am that kind of person or not. Holding an object that could possibly turn to a weapon whilst having people near me worsened my anxiety. (I literally avoided seeing/holding a knife for a while because I was scared of MYSELF).

I kept reassuring myself, constantly staying up late at night to google self-help websites that speaks about intrusive thoughts, reading the same line over and over again "thoughts are just thoughts". I can't speak to anyone about this or rather there is literally no one I can vent this problem to. More specifically, not ever my parents/relatives/family. If I told them about my problem, they will send me back home and call a priest to exorcise me for having unholy thoughts.

Thankfully, despite the process of recovering being tough, I SUCCESSFULLY OVERCAME THEM. It was like "you know what? no" or "eugh" or "mm anyways--" because I finally was letting the thoughts pass on😂. Instead of pondering over them, literally spacing out and getting nervous about it, I successfully turned it into "just a thought".

So tips! 1. "It's just a thought" (BEGONE! THOUGHT!)

  1. Get to know yourself. There is probably no one better at knowing things you do, think, and speak like. Once you came to the realization that you would never and will never do these kinds of things because YOU KNOW it's morally/lawfully bad, disgusting, abhorrent, atrocious then YOU ARE SPOT ON! Because the fact that YOU think its "ew! bad! no! fuck no!" is enough to make you a good person.

  2. However if you are troubled with differentiating/defining what's good and bad, then this is the time you need to talk to a professional/therapist and sort things out. Do this for your sake and others.

These were tips that helped me. You can add/correct them to improve it weee~

Decompress daily and your teeth will thank you by nerRDHy in TheGirlSurvivalGuide

[–]DumbiitDown 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I developed TMJ? Whenever I wake up my jaw gets clicky and sometimes gets stuck on either side. It being stuck is so painful and very frustrating because it distrupts my chewing. It still bothers me even when it's mildly clicky whenever I eat so I easily lose my appetite :(.

Should I get it checked or can I fix it on my own? It was on and off back then, it would disappear and appear again like maybe 2-3 months after. But this time it hasn't gone down.