My Pure Obsessional OCD

I feel I have a weird form of Pure Obsessional OCD.

This has been something that I feel I developed when I was a kid, but it has gotten progressively worse as I have gotten older. I have the usuall horriffc thoughts of bad things happening to people, but I have something else that I have never heard anyone describe before that dominates my obsessional thoughts. I have a very vivid imagination and I am constantly day dreaming. These day dreams are so vivid to me that my OCD tells me that if I am imagining a conversation in my brain I have to entertain that conversation. Like if I am thinking about somone talking to me I have to finish the conversation otherwise the thought/ person will be in the back of my brain pestering me until I think about it. I also may be imagining that I am somewhere with someone and if they are talking to me I have to physically look in the direction that they are in. I can't ignore these thoughts! The stress is that I am igonoring people. I dont want to ignore people and be rude and I cant do it in my thoughts. It really weird, but thats the way I feel.

I know these conversations arent really . I dont feel like I am have delusions. There just stressful thoughts that are like what if I am in a certain place and area and I just ignore them. Its very hard to describe. I don't really know how to stop them.

Thoughts/help, anyone?

Hi, indigo tree! Is there anything that makes these thoughts 'leave you alone' until you can get out of the situation you're in and deal with them? Maybe you could find a phrase to end the conversations, and get yourself used to willing yourself out of the day dream with its help. Are you getting treatment? Stick around, hopefully someone will have more advice.

You can also try to get your mind elsewhere. If you're alone and silent, you are more prone to be daydreaming in the first place. If you can't shut down your own train of thoughts, try for instance having a real conversation with someone, or listening to music to distract you from your obsession. You can also watch a movie so that your selective attention will be directed toward the plot instead of it. It worked for me, although in my case it isn't pathological (OCD) but rather just what I would assume being normal intrusive thoughts.

I can't help you but I wana give you a /hug because I think thats cute hehe

I usually try music to distract from these thoughts too.

indigo tree wrote:I feel I have a weird form of Pure Obsessional OCD.

These day dreams are so vivid to me that my OCD tells me that if I am imagining a conversation in my brain I have to entertain that conversation. Like if I am thinking about somone talking to me I have to finish the conversation otherwise the thought/ person will be in the back of my brain pestering me until I think about it.

Thoughts/help, anyone?

Maybe use a continuing one-liner loop e.g. say to that conversationalist "Can we talk another time maybe in about a year or so?" Any one-liner that may reduce the anxiety and prevent the rumination from going further. Try different one-liners. There is one that will work, possibly. Pure-O types can come out of this OCD. There is plenty of people who have overcome this conundrum in the mind. Wake up from your slumber sleeping beauty. Your prince or princess awaits you when awake.

Uni