Start Practicing Mindfulness

Start practing mindfulness now because it takes time. I’ve been practicing mindfulness for 5–going onto 6–years now. But it took 3 years to feel the effects of mindfulness. Why does it take so long to fully immerse yourself? Because we spend years obsessing over ourselves and everything around us, we’re involved in fighting shadings everything that has to do with our mind, and we’re trying to pick apart every single detail of life and ourselves… instead of letting everything be as it is, detaching from feelings and observing them, and staying in the present moment.

ChetVFrag

User type: OCD Conqueror

Date posted: 3y

This has been such a challenge for me so it gives me hope, hearing how long it took you. Not because I’m glad it took you a long time but because I have had such a miserable time with it for several months now and have started to feel like it’s just not going to happen for me. I’m so happy to hear that you’re doing well and I look forward to joining you in that space 😌

Nica

Date posted: 3y

It takes everyone a long time as it’s a long journey to see mindfulness in full effect. It takes decades for Buddhist monks and nuns to be where are for a reason. It’s a constant, lifelong task to take on. But it’s absolutely worth it.

coreyd

Date posted: 3y

Any good resources for practicing mindfulness?

JB1020

Date posted: 3y

Sam Harris' Waking Up app. Over time, with practice however, we can use anything as a focus point for mindfulness.

Nica

Date posted: 3y

As suggested by JB1020 is good if you need an app. And Insight Timer. But mindfulness is different than meditation. I suggest looking into Thich Nhat Hanh’s works because he explains practicing mindfulness very well.

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Date posted: 3y

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Nica

Date posted: 3y

Keep practicing 🥰 let the thoughts, images, and feelings be there as you compassionaly bring yourself to the present.

lovemybf ❤️🧿

Date posted: 21w

People who have overcome or reduced their OCD?

How long did it take to make this? And is it actually possible?

Anonymous 25#

Date posted: 19w

When?

Can someone please tell me at what point did you finally accept that it’s OCD? When did the ERP click for you? When did you just stop buying into the lies of OCD and finally let go? Like what does it take. It’s been 2 years of this for me and I’m in ERP currently and it’s just not clicking 😣 is it just me???

skylarf09$

Date posted: 18w

How to stop reacting to intrusive thoughts?

How do I stop letting my intrusive thoughts control me? Ive been having them for almost a year, once I graduated, become more isolated and lost more friends they've become worse. I feel like when I had friends and was still going to school they weren't as bad probably because I was living more so I didn't take them as seriously. But now that Im home all day and alone they've gotten worse and it feels like they're starting to control my life. Theres times where Im on social media and eventually I forget about them but then when I realize I forgot about them they come back. Sometimes the thought just lingers it doesn't even just pop in my head and go away. I can't tell anyone in my family because they'd judge me for the thoughts and they don't really believe in mental illnesses. I also sometimes think of what other people may think of me if they knew the thoughts I had and it makes it worse. How do I stop letting these thoughts control/trigger me and stop reacting or feeling some type of way about them.

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