I have Debbie(my depression) who I live with and there are definitely intrusive thoughts that she has and makes me deal with. If accepted a long time ago that I’ll have to deal with Debbie hitting hard and progress stalling and even reverting a bit sometimes. It’s especially hard when a coping mechanism falls away. Like the garden in which I spend most of my time during spring and summer. That’s the time when stopping thoughts gets really hard. For people around me it can be hard to judge if the self isolation is caused by Austin(my autism) or Debbie(my depression).
Ever since we moved cross country I've been pretty lonely as I left all my friends behind. Lately I've been obsessing over wondering why I haven't heard from them. Hearing you talk about OCD makes me feel less alone. 💞
Thank you so much for sharing this Claire! Your videos are so eye opening for me and I so appreciate them. I self isolate to deal. Your description of being on a roller coaster and that scary peak feeling you experience, describes my anxiety perfectly. I could not describe it better than this! It is a constant fight or flight episode, and it just wears me out.
Good video. I invite you to rebrand these periods as introspection. While rumination is certainly a part, I also usually am focused on things I want and can change about myself. I usually do come out of them having improved in some ways or at least better understanding myself.
I understand what you are saying. I am ruminating on intrusive thoughts during these times so I try to steer clear of that kind of ruminating. I do think self reflection and introspection is important
It’s interesting that you bring up rumination. I have the tendency to ruminate on negative thoughts… it can last for an entire week sometimes. I wouldn’t say it’s at the level of OCD but it can be so exhausting and demoralizing, so I can’t even imagine how it must feel to have to deal with that all of the time.
