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- 6y
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- 6y
1. My brain can and will generate “intrusive thoughts” at anytime. 2. I promise to accept them as OCD related thoughts and to realize that they are false alarms. 3. I promise not to allow these false alarms to trigger me to respond by turning these thoughts into feelings of self-doubt and fear. 4. I promise to be kind to myself by not allowing uncontrolled thoughts to run rampant causing me anguish, fatigue and pain. 5. I will not be critical of who I am and will not compare myself to others. I understand that life is precious and that I have a lot to offer everyday
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- 6y
Just accept the anxiety and go about your day like you said, ocd warps a lot and attack’s you from every angle...like you started getting used to the anxiety so now your anxiety is attacking you from the angle of “well if it doesn’t make you as anxious then you must LIKE the thoughts”... I think it’s called a backdoor spike...your brain is trying to make you feel guilty for feeling better Don’t avoid your brother, you got this ?
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- 6y
Embrace the thoughts. You stumbled upon a random exposure by reading what you read and being triggered. The more you fight the thoughts fearing them and wanting them to go away the more strength your OCD is gaining and the more you will be living in these thoughts. I can personally relate to this process. Lately I have intrusive thoughts that can become debilitating where I fear if I was harmed. The more I respond to the thoughts fearfully, the more real it feels. I suddenly feel like I'm living in the thought and it becomes my whole existence.
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- 6y
You need to be around that person. By avoiding them you are giving the thought more power over your actions!
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- 21w
I feel like one of the worst things about ocd are the disturbing images or the ‘little movies’ that replay in your head over and over again. I have the worst sexual images with one of my family members that actually so bad that I can’t even look in the mirror. And it’s even worse that I have a lovely boyfriend and I’m so disgusted of myself that I feel like I don’t deserve him and I feel like I can’t be with him because of these thoughts, even he is the most precious thing in my life. These sexual images are so horrible and what makes it even worse that in these pictures I always see myself as someone who enjoys it. I know how to deal with this anymore. My mind is trying to convince me that that I actually like these images and thoughts and this is the hardest part, that I’m doubting myself. These images pop up in my head so naturally that I always question myself if I actually don’t like it why it comes so naturally or how can my brain picture things like this if I don’t like it. It’s getting worse day by day. It’s in my head 24/7, can’t concentrate on anything else, I can’t eat because I’m constantly throwing up. And my mom has to sleep with me every night because I’m so disturbed by my own mind. My parents know that there’s something wrong with me, they think I’m depressed but sadly It’s not something I can talk openly about with them. I’m seeing a therapist next week but I’m genuinely scared to open up about these thoughts that I’m having.
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- 19w
Am I the only one who experiences this, or is it more common than I think? Sometimes, I find myself imagining what a couple’s sex life might look like, or what a person’s body might be like. I think it’s driven by curiosity, and I focus on it for a few seconds. When it comes to family members, teenagers, or anyone I feel uncomfortable imagining in this way, I used to be able to shake it off as an intrusive thought. But lately, I can’t seem to let go of it anymore. I’ve become used to the anxiety, but I’m stuck questioning what this means about me, especially since I’ve taken time to think about it. This is really stressing me out because I feel like a pervert. I’m hoping that this is something more common than I realize and that OCD is just distorting something. I feel like I really need some insight here. Any advice?
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- 13w
I’m a csa survivor which made me develop hypersexuality while actually being a asexual individual. (Where I did CP and talked to groomers and sexted, ect ect) A few months ago I’ve started to heal, but the fact that I’ve seen so many private parts since I was idk, young? I imagine them everywhere, it’s really frustrating and sometimes I also get intrusive thoughts about other kids or my siblings. It’s deeply distributing but I also kind of think of it from a curious kind of aspect which I despise too. Honestly I have a hard time with any kid in underwear, my intrusive thoughts have been ALOT the last months and they’re really really overwhelming. I also easily go into overanalysing them or even trying to figure out more clearer the thoughts to “test myself”. I think, I hope. Idk it’s scary
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