Intrusive thoughts are another symptom i suffered from. These are just as bad as what if thoughts, if not worse. Intrusive thoughts are invasive and are mostly about the people that mean the most to you. Intrusive thoughts are where you begin to question yourself.. you get really nasty thoughts about other people/sometimes yourself, that you know you won't carry out but then question why you'd get such a thought.. and believe you're insane and heading into madness. They are TOTALLY normal with anxiety. Here a few examples:
*If you see a window open* What if i just pushed myself out?
*If you see a kitchen knife* What if i lost control and hurt myself/family etc?
*Family member hugs you* What if they're perverted?
And so on...
It's important to remember that thoughts are just thoughts.. nothing more. Just because you think something it doesn't mean you have to carry out. To be scared of the thought and to question why you'd think such a thing just proves you wouldn't carry it out. You are in control of you, your thoughts aren't. The same thing goes for intrusive thoughts, you need to be able to find a way of challenging your thoughts.
I hope this post helps many people :-)
