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I don’t think it’s a form of reassurance, I think it helps us to understand the disorder much better atleast that’s what it does for me. I like listening to YouTube videos about OCD.
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Thanks for sharing! I always feel like maybe I don’t actually have OCD until I listen and I’m like wow.. this is exactly how I feel lol
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I do this alot! But I agree I think it helps to gain knowledge
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Which ones are you listening to? I might want to listen!
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I like the ocd stories podcast and Nathan Peterson’s videos on YouTube
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There is a huge difference between seeking reassurance and educating yourself about OCD. Also, it is very common for people with OCD to doubt they have it. It's something pretty much everyone with OCD deals with. OCD is called the Doubting disease for a reason
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Chrissie Hodges on YT is great!!
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Also check out OCD Stories and All the Hard Things by Jenna Overbaugh. Jenna is a NOCD therapist and also has OCD herself. Those are both podcasts I have found really helpful. OCD Stories is hosted by Stuart Ralph. He interviews OCD experts and therapists as well as ordinary people with OCD
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When I was a child, before I knew this was OCD, I struggled with constant "magical thinking" compulsions (don't step on the crack or mom's back will actually break, etc). When I later learned this was OCD, it almost immediately solved it. Any time I got a magical thought, I would say to myself "that's just an OCD thought. ignore it." and it just stopped coming! Like seriously it fixed the magical thinking stuff forever. But of course the OCD has resurfaced in other ways. So naturally, I've tried to use the same strategy since I had so much success with it previously. But I wonder sometimes if telling myself "that's just OCD" is almost functioning as a reassurance compulsion? I hate how meta this gets. For example, I have ROCD that comes and goes. So sometimes I'll get a thought like "what if i'm still in love with my ex?" and then I'll tell myself "that's obviously just an ROCD thought" and will feel relief, almost like reassurance. But it comes back. So is telling myself that it's OCD a reassurance compulsion ?? It's just so weird because it worked so perfectly as a kid with the magical thinking thing.
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My ocd gets so loud in the silence and right before bed when there’s no distractions. I always struggled with anxiety since my teens and guided meditation used to help… until OCD. First time trying guided meditation with OCD I had an intrusive thought of “what if you actually lose control and can’t follow these instructions?” And got even more anxious 🫠🫠🫠 had to stop, and haven’t tried to meditate ever since. Just curious to know. Sometimes I feel like I have the worst type of OCD. It will latch onto anything to make me anxious!
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Ok so I just downloaded this app like two days ago because I was looking for a OCD specialist. Maybe this is just my opinion but the posting’s on this app can be super triggering. If feels like even sharing your experience on an app like this can contribute to fueling OCD. So many people I see reassurance seeking, confessing and posting the same things multiple times to gain certainty. Makes me wonder if this app is counterproductive to the point of OCD treatment. I’m guilty of spending hours scrolling through the post trying to find people who relate to me, but in the end it makes me more anxious and fuels my OCD. Idk what do you guys think.
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