whotookmylexapro
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- Jan 19, 2024
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I took notice of this from a very early age, I have a fairly vivid imagination and can imagine objects scenarios etc in my head. However, as soon as I imagine something, it is almost impossible to imagine it changing or something along those lines.
Example:
I can imagine an apple on my desk; however, trying to imagine it falling on the ground is incredibly difficult sometimes.
I relate this to OCD because of Intrusive Thoughts. I get a very vivid/bad/uncomfortable thought; my usual compulsion is to try to imagine taking control of the situation or getting rid of the thought (ex: i get a thought about doing something horrible, so i try to imagine myself doing the opposite, which is incredibly difficult for some reason.)
It is such a weird phenomenon and i cant seem to find any information or people who can relate. It's kind of like the "try not to imagine a pink elephant" trick. Of course if you get that thought in your head, its gonna be difficult to not think about it.
I get horrible intrusives thoughts all day and im always trying to not think about it but it gets so exhausting.
I assume people with aphantasia don't experience this or i could be wrong
Example:
I can imagine an apple on my desk; however, trying to imagine it falling on the ground is incredibly difficult sometimes.
I relate this to OCD because of Intrusive Thoughts. I get a very vivid/bad/uncomfortable thought; my usual compulsion is to try to imagine taking control of the situation or getting rid of the thought (ex: i get a thought about doing something horrible, so i try to imagine myself doing the opposite, which is incredibly difficult for some reason.)
It is such a weird phenomenon and i cant seem to find any information or people who can relate. It's kind of like the "try not to imagine a pink elephant" trick. Of course if you get that thought in your head, its gonna be difficult to not think about it.
I get horrible intrusives thoughts all day and im always trying to not think about it but it gets so exhausting.
I assume people with aphantasia don't experience this or i could be wrong