Hi!
I’m sorry jf intrusive is the wrong word.
But since forever I’ve been struggling with constantly feeling overwhelmed.
I get these thoughts, constant thoughts, that pop up at all times. Trying to concentrate? These thoughts come up.
Are you outside running errands? Same thing.
It’s like a constant state of okay I’m doing something and then I obsessively think about all, ALL, the things that I need to do. It ends in me being completely overwhelmed and stressed and just a feeling of exhaustion and desperation.
And it’s so repetitive. “You need to make this appointment”. Okay. Wrote it down. Will do that. And then 10 times a day the thought comes back. And not just that thought. It’s about ridiculous things such as an electric toothbrush that I’ve been meaning to buy but I don’t want to do it right now because of money. But I will think of it several times a day and it feels so so stressful. And then a whole thing becomes of it. Forgot to buy dental floss? Then I obsessively search my place for dental floss and can’t stop until I find it. If I don’t find it I will think about fuc*ing dental floss for the entire evening and it’s an unwanted thought.
It’s consuming my life. And I can’t find answers anywhere.
Does this sound familiar to anyone ?🥲
It’s different thoughts like things I “need” to buy. Or general things I need to do. And I think about them again and again. Because they keep popping up and then so much stress is released. It’s exhausting 🙁