Intrusive Images

[LuckiLee]

Thank You, @Friday!!

 

[user27357]

intrusive images and thoughts are definitely part of this, as you have heard.
I rarely fall into full loss of present dissociation but I do get a whirlwind of intrusive thought that if left uninterrupted will grow in strength and only after it has passed will I be able to understand what just happened. Then I get to wonder about all of the things I did while I was lost in the clutter of all of those thoughts and lose time rechecking myself and picking up dropped stuff. It is enough to make you wonder if you are gone round the bend, for sure. Nope, I am not crazy but I wish I was fully present more of the time.

 

[Atticus]

I can surely relate. I had all sorts of mental and physical symptoms (and still do, sometimes). Palpitations, brain fog -- and like you said, the feeling of losing my mind. I've gotten medical clearance (from my internist and a specialist), so I'm with you there: at least I know that it's a psychiatric issue.

I still need to find a trauma therapist, but at this point, I'll settle for a therapist/psychologist who has some experience with it, even if s/he doesn't specialize. Good move, and it sounds like it is beneficial. Congratulations on taking that step.

With respect to intrusive images, I personally cannot control their frequency or intensity, and they bombard me.

The best I can do is step back from them, and detach my emotional reaction to them. I find this helpful. If I can't control the thoughts, at least I can control my reaction to them. Or at least I can try. It gives me a sense of control in an otherwise panic-provoking situation.

 

[AngelKeeperJ]

I am finding myself "lost in the clutter" of my thoughts. Intrusive images and thoughts have been constantly playing in my head for several weeks now, getting worse and more frequent. I had hoped they would go away on their own. That's apparently not going to happen.

It feels like a merry-go-round of images and thoughts that only stops when I am asleep. I am calling to make an appointment with a new therapist. My "old" one and I haven't made any real progress for at least a year. I think I was afraid to let go. He got me through SO much in regards to losing my daughter, and the subsequent loss of my world as I had known it.

It's time for new input.

Thanks for posting this @Atticus ...and welcome to the Forum.