Same, I wish I knew what to do about the instrusive thoughts
Yup. All the time. I think you’re supposed to not try to avoid it. Like just dive in like “okay OCD you wanna go there? Alright then let’s go!” But it’s so so so hard. I have a lot of memories (scary/traumatic or embarrassing/humiliating) that I don’t wanna relive but OCD will randomly pick one and just replay it. So hard to not avoid…
Yes, but I let the thoughts and images be. They don’t bother me anymore.
Yes it’s so terrible. I literally sometimes wish that I could get amnesia or something just to not think about it.
The best thing you can do with intrusive thoughts is acknowledge its an OCD thought, then don't engage with it at all. Don't try to argue, reason, or disprove it. Don't ruminate about it. Just let your anxiety go crazy and don't do any compulsions. It will peak and start to go down. I have also found it helpful to say maybe maybe not. Other things I've found helpful is saying something like Shut Up OCD! Or No OCD!. Some experts recommend swearing at your OCD F You OCD. Just try different things and figure out what works for you. You can do this!