BetterDays
- Date posted
- 3y
SamsaraSamsara
- Date posted
- 3y
“I can move forward”
Lms526Lms526
- Date posted
- 3y
Bee-Not to be mean, but it sounds like you have a lot of excuses in terms of why you don't want to or can't recover. Only you can decide if you are ready for recovery. But know that the longer you go untreated, the worse your OCD will get. It will not just go away on its own. Reaching recovery requires time and hard work.
iamqiyiamqiy
- Date posted
- 3y
What about my case? I don't do ERP because I don't know how exactly. But I'm always praticing to not do my compulsions whenever I have a intrusive thought. Is recovery possible thru that?
NicaNica
- Date posted
- 3y
“Maybe, maybe not.”
iamqiyiamqiy
- Date posted
- 3y
"I'll ruminate later" Postponing compulsions help reduce the urge, later on, you'll realize you didn't need to do it at all "It's somewhat possible" Accepting the uncertainty "Yeah, I totally am a ___" Used to make fun of my HOCD thoughts and draining their power
Lms526Lms526
- Date posted
- 3y
No, OCD!
Lms526Lms526
- Date posted
- 3y
Another thing that has helped me is doing the opposite of what my OCD tells me. For example, if I am watching or listening something and my OCD tells me to turn it off, intentionally keep watching.
iamqiyiamqiy
- Date posted
- 3y
@✧ ˙｡⋆ Bee ⋆ ｡˙✧ Practice not giving in. Do the exposure repetitively and keep trying until you succeed.
Lms526Lms526
- Date posted
- 3y
@✧ ˙｡⋆ Bee ⋆ ｡˙✧ You will probably have to do the exposure more than once. I typically had to do planned exposures 3 or 4 times before my anxiety got low enough.
AnonymousAnonymous
- Date posted
- 3y
Thanks for sharing your current experience. I would say that you should be very proud of yourself for 1st noticing the anxiety, distress, and discomfort and letting those feelings of anxiety, fear, etc. be there.This is a perfect time to as I like to say "practice" ERP. Practice not analyzing any of those points you mentioned and place your attention on this present moment. Feel your feet on the ground, take a deep breathe, go for a walk, read, go hangout with a close companion, or play a sport. Not avoiding the discomfort, but choosing to do things you want to do and not give any attention to dwelling on that.The most important part being the response prevention. Not easy, but part of the work. When this type of situation occurs and we are in environments in which we are organically exposed to distress, use this as an opportunity to practice doing the work! This allows for two things; showing yourself you can handle and tolerate it, and also letting your body know that although you feel uncomfortable you are willing to keep doing whatever it is you are doing and getting on with your day! This is the foundation!
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- 18w
Harm ocd
Hi guys. Hope everyone is okay I just wanted to ask for some ppl to share how they overcame harm ocd completely so that I can get an idea of how to work towards healing. Thank you :)
Julian2006
- User type
- OCD Conqueror
- Date posted
- 16w
One day at a time.
I’m sure it’s been a rough few days for everyone, maybe even weeks or months. Hell, this last YEAR has been up and down for me! But I wanted to take this moment to congratulate everyone for coming this far. It’s no small feat! OCD is a killer, and it’s good at its job! The fact that all of you are still here fighting is a testament to how strong you are! We may not have the answers or explanation to everything, and that’s okay. We have to stay in the present, not the past or the future. Remember to practice being uncertain! It’s hard to remember the good days we’ve had despite all these horrible ones! There’s no scar to show for happiness, but we’ve got plenty to show for misery and pain. Keep hanging on, you’ve got this!
YourOCDhelpi...
- Date posted
- 13w
Read this if you’re struggling today!
Remember thoughts are just thoughts, feelings are just feelings. We generally cannot control our thoughts or feelings, and even groinal responses. No matter how much you want to, they just happen and they 100% happen more when you’re worried about them happening, instead except it. Say “that’s just my silly thoughts again” or whatever it may be, say oh it’s just that silly thing again. Don’t try to work it out, don’t try to ignore it, allow them to come but don’t solve them. Just expect that they’re there . The best advise I was ever told is OCD is like a drunk person, they start to say silly things such as “omg I’m such a silly person” or “Ong you’re so great you’re the strongest person alive” you don’t actually believe what they say because they’re speaking nonsense, but you most likely will reply with “oh yes you’re right” because you’re trying to just please them, but it doesn’t mean you agree with them. You’re just trying to “shut them up” basically. For example if you kept saying “no I’m not” “not that’s not true” “no don’t be silly” the drunk person would carry on saying “no yes you are” etc etc… this is the same with ocd, the more you try to argue with it and say “no this isn’t true” the more it’ll say “yes it is” however if you just say “yes okay you’re right” (even tho it’s not) it’ll start to show ocd that you aren’t picking a fight anymore, you’re just excepting it and it’ll start to get easier. Trust me you aren’t alone in this. Ocd is scary. But you can do this. Some other techniques that have helped me massively is this… When you’re getting these unwanted thoughts etc, name 5 things you can see around you, 2 things you can smell or 2 things you like the smell of, 3 things you can hear and 5 things you can feel, such as touch your hair etc and describe how it feels, etc. this is a way of just distracting yourself. It’s a very good technique for ocd and I went from getting 20 showed a day due to my ocd down to 3 showers a day…. From using this. It works!!! Or take deep breaths that also helps people You aren’t a bad person, you’re just suffering with ocd and that doesn’t make you a bad person
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