Sorry this post is going to be a mess - i really need sleep but my mind won’t shut off. 

Is it normal after a stressful/scary situation to be flooded with non stop irrational intrusive thoughts ? 

I don’t have ptsd, i am extremely highly anxious / OCD though... and this event happened today. 

I don’t want to go into detail in case it triggers anyone but essentially not so nice interaction with an old man (stranger) and now I’ve convinced myself that he’s going to show up to my work/house ect 

and every time i close my eyes / try to relax it’s just detailed scenarios of how things could’ve been different and what might happen in the future. 

I will be getting in touch with my therapist as not much is helping at the moment but honestly it might help if i know this is a normal response and not a one way ticket into worsening mental health  (since google isn’t helping) 

and if anyone’s experienced these intense intrusive thoughts ... what helps them just get through the night? 

Thank you