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urges is one of the biggest reasons why having ocd is so difficult. you may not be able to stop the intrusive thought, but you can control the way you respond. whenever i have the urge to do something, i take a deep breath and try to distract myself right away. i try to focus on something else. i also wear a bracelet everyday that says, “it’s ocd”. whenever I have the urge or a thought, I look down at my bracelet because i can remind myself that’s it’s my ocd trying to play tricks on me. if you are afraid of shouting something out loud, maybe get up and take a small walk, count to 10, take deep breaths, watch something on your phone, anything to distract yourself.
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this is actually so helpful! i need to order a bracelet asap😭
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@Anonymous_234 yes!! it’s so helpful!! i ordered a custom one on Etsy which I highly recommend 🖤
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Accept that it is an intrusive thought and recognize that you don't have to act on it - just like all the times before you've had them and not acted on them. Don't try to suppress/ignore the thoughts - try to recognize it and then let it go. I struggled with thoughts like this as a kid a lot, but now as an adult they mostly just go in & out and I realize it's just an irrational thought - I say that's a dumb idea, and go on with what I was doing.
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thanks!
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Same here... but with POCD and HOCD...
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I struggle so bad with intrusive thoughts. They can be so bad that I'll cry because I KNOW that's not how I feel or want to do. (Too embarrassed to say what they're about) I'll constantly try to figure out why I have them, and constantly figure out what they mean, causing me to constantly circle around and around. I had to get on anxeity meds, which helped a little but the thoughts still happen. How do you help yourself with this? How do you know that you're just not some physcopath? 😅
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I have the thought of what if I lose control and do something out of my control like scream for no reason or yelling in a store or just blurting stuff out that’s not in my control and it causes so much anxiety and causes me to feel weird. I always think I’m on the edge of losing control of myself and it’s exhausting living like this. Any tips?
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Anyone ever have a conversation and think you said a intrusive thoughts out loud. Then you panic and go over and over the convo , reviewing it and remembering people's reactions,to see if they noticed your thoughts or read your lips? Sometimes it feels like I have to look away when talking as the thoughts could be shouted out if we make eye contact .such a powerful erge to say thoughts out load . . It's like the more you fight off the thoughts the louder they want to be . You can feel your self bubbling up inside . Then you get one and boom ,you think you've said it out load.
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