- Date posted
- 6y ago
- Date posted
- 6y ago
With this flavor of Ocd it gets really tricky. It took me two years to recognize this theme. With this there are lots of internal cumpolsions Like analyzing/trying to solve /comparing Rationalizing why you are a good person . I have also found that with this theme there might be Hyperawernes . Many times when we think we are down on our luck we think that this will always be this way known as obssesion about obssesion. I'll tell you from my Experience I have found that magical thinking really came a long with Hyperawernes so are there anything else I need to tackle before I jump to magical thinking? Than I said ok. Let me try a medication change. I switched from Zoloft to Prozac and the magical thinking calmed down a lot. Why? Because when things don't go well we tend to think in black and white thinking. Either I'm lucky or unlucky, good or bad, with no shades of grey. So sometimes trying to Target magical thinking maybe to hard we need to Target all or nothing thinking rather than giving magical thinking it's selective attention. Got it? Magical thinking can be tied to all or nothing thinking . So the problem might be that I'm thinking in black and white over magical thinking. I also started playing chess I found really helpful because eithe.r learned that maybe I will lose maybe not who knows untill the game is finished there is no way to know who will win. So wants you start playing board games you will see that winning or losing has nothing to do with magical thinking and ocs will calm down . Also remember to welcome the anxiety more anxiety the better. Start small with connect four. Or even suduko can be helpful. Get creative
- Date posted
- 2y ago
@moe5 Omg I can really relate to you. For me it started with hyperawereness ocd and now I‘m trapped in this magical thinking ocd. Could you do any improvements? I don‘t know what I should do to get rid of it, it‘s just too much anxiety and doubts there.
- Date posted
- 6y ago
I had this theme for years. I recently recovered from it last year. Magical thinking is what just it says it is, “magical”. You think up things that aren’t reality. Once I realized I had an issue I started questioning myself and the thoughts. Calling them out for what they really are. The more you’re vocal to yourself and those around you about whats going on, the easier it is to recognize that they’re unrealistic and magical. Which in turn makes it easier to pull yourself back to reality.
- Date posted
- 6y ago
Thanks for the well thought out responses guys!
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- 17w ago
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- 12w ago
I don't really know if it's OCD, but lately I've been thinking a lot and in a very obsessive way that every single one of my actions, words or even thoughts will affect on how God will make decisions about my life. For example, if I lie to someone or yell at them out of anger, God will make happen something bad to me as a "punishment". I know it might seem silly, but it really really freaks me out sometimes... Does anyone feel the same? And if so, do you do something in particular to feel better? Thanks for your understanding❤️
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