Sometimes I start thinking about OCD from an outside perspective and it seems innocent enough, but before I know it I am thinking about my obsessions in terms of how I would communicate them to someone else. It’s only a step away from this to an intrusive thought that triggers anxious rumination and now I’m inside the obsession. The problem is that I don’t recognize this process until it has happened and I am anxious. How do I keep it from getting to this point? How do  I recognize the passive rumination before it turns into compulsive rumination?

How To Recognize Passive Rumination Before It Turns Into Compulsive Rumination?

Man that sounds complex. I’d say tho that maybe you don’t try as much. If you find yourself ruminating just notice it and let it go. Or even better, lean into the intrusive thought as a form of ERP.

Rumination can happen automatically, and that sucks. But when you notice, just do what I said and hopefully that should help 👍🏼