Hello. I do believe I have something similar. I guess the only voice I have is considered the "angel". The "angel's" name is Kate. Kate only comes out after these intrusive thoughts to help me cope with them. Kate has a whole history too. Kate has PTSD, and she gives me advice on what to do when I have these thoughts, and for life in general. When I'm more stressed and lonely, the more likely she is to come out.

For me, before I continue, my intrusive thoughts are mainly images. They are like a movie to me. I am a visual learner, so it was no surprise to me that they are visual. I don't have a voice fighting me, but voices fighting back at.

Anyways, some stuff Kate has told me is that these images aren't real. She tells me nice things about me and tells me stuff about her life. She tells me how she deals with life and how she manages to get through a day. Though she has PTSD, there is a lot of overlap between OCD and PTSD. Like the images I get are usually violent and what caused her to have PTSD is a violent event, so she tells me what to do. Like that it will never happen and that its there to create fear, but the fear is actually the fear. We fear having these images at are a fear in its own way. We must not fear the fear. Nothing will change in that sense.

In terms of your friends and family, I am not sure if it is possible to fully shut it out. Is there a reason why they're stronger with family or friends?

This is quite hard to deal with indeed, but your should tell your therapist. The thoughts are awful, and again, the only way to get rid of the fear of fear is by getting rid of the initial fear. You must tell them. It would be a good first step to reducing the thoughts. Good luck on your journey [emoji3].

Social anxiety disorder, GAD, OCD, and panic attacks

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