Anonymous
- Date posted
- 3y
AnonymousAnonymous
- Date posted
- 3y
It's just sometimes it's hard to tell if thoughts are intrusive or not, or if i have been fighting for so long that i start to think about it unintrusivley but still dont like the thoughts
AnonymousAnonymous
- Date posted
- 3y
Ya thing that sucks is even when you feel certain and good you always have that feeling of doubt or that voice in your head that tells you otherwise
AnonymousAnonymous
- Date posted
- 3y
That's pretty hard sometimes. The feelings is like my ocd tells me im gay when im not and i have no anxiety but it feels real but its not something i want. I just sit there and go okay maybe. I dont really care at this point. At the same time i want to care
AnonymousAnonymous
- Date posted
- 3y
I want to start trying to exercise. I know that's good for dopamine levels. Just trying to distract myself is hard. Im ADHD diagnosed so im constantly thinking all the time and constantly moving
JB1020JB1020
- Date posted
- 3y
As you get better at accepting "thoughts are just thoughts", recognizing some uncertainty and letting them go... your thinking will get clearer and you'll get better at recognizing "normal" cognition from OCD thinking. OCD intrusive thoughts are the "noise", if over time you learn to recognize the noise for what it is, you will be able to detect the true "signal".
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LizM99
- Date posted
- 23w
Is this something OCD does?
Whenever anyone starts to feel like their thoughts are less triggering or they feel a moment of happiness/ relief OCD tells you that you want the thoughts back or you actually like having the thoughts and maybe thats just the person I really am? I feel like im going insane😢
OutstandingC...
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- OCD Conqueror
- Date posted
- 21w
What do you guys think?
I see a lot of posts and comments here along the lines of... "the thoughts/urges aren't you -- they're just OCD." Though this is often true and comforting, isn't this just a form of reassurance? The way to beat OCD is by accepting that the distressing thoughts MAY be true/real, a.k.a. "from you" or "not just OCD." By brushing distressing things off as "just OCD," you excuse the thoughts and therefore feel reassured. Obviously it is good to be aware of what OCD does to you and know when you're experiencing a spiral, but crediting all distressing thoughts to OCD is a way of finding certainty about them. What do you guys think of this? Am I right or wrong? This is just the way I think about it, but I see the "this is just OCD" thing so much on here and I often wonder if that is a form of reassurance.
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