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- 3y
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Feeling guilt is just another feeling, whether itโs connected to OCD or not, treat it the same way that you would with a feeling that comes with OCD.
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- 3y
I thought it might be that way. My mind just gets so twisted sometimes I can't tell what is what... Thank you anyway, it helps a lot ๐
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- 3y
Avoid researching and doomscrolling. Speaking from experience, it's an insidious compulsion that really messes with your mind. If you're mindlessly browsing the internet, pay attention to what links you're clicking on and why you want to look at them. If it feels like your motivations are OCD-related, even if you're not sure, then close your browser and stop researching immediately. Delete your search history if you need to and resist the urge to look stuff up. It's hard at first but it becomes easier every time you do it.
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- 3y
I didn't actually know the word "doomscrolling" (I am french) but it feels exactly like what I am doing ! Thank you so much for teaching me the term ๐
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- Date posted
- 3y
Thanks for sharing, I love that you said you have seen the benefits of not doing the compulsions (googling, searching, etc)- you're already one step ahead because you know ERP works- essentially that is what you did. You continued with what you were doing, allowed the thoughts/feelings to be there and did not engage- that in a nutshell is ERP. Of course, working along side a specialist would be beneficial if you're not already doing so.
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- 3y
I am very relieved to hear that I am not doing anything harmful, I have been worried about going at it the wrong way... Truth is I don't have a therapist but I don't know the price range for session here, and since I'm french I'm afraid my insurance company won't work with the NOCD program...
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- 23w
So I think what's been so specifically tough for me (idk if this is what others go through with the real event stuff) is that ... Well I basically have this mental system... - Something has been dealt with -- which means it's "ok" it's "acceptable" assessment of ___. Rumination to "problem solve" with the intrusive thought. - CONSTANT inquiries to Challenge that previous assessment conclusion i.e. "no that hasn't actually been deal with, you didn't think about ____ or this other angle or this other new thing related to it" etc. Idk how tf you fix that with ERP? Idk up from down at this point Is the "system" OCD? Should people not try to problem solve (even though it's actually rumination)? Should I not engage with the "challenges?" HOW TF does Peace of Mind actually happen when the answers seem to be "you must be delusional" or "you must leave (significant) things un-dealt with / open ended" Like, what's that actual solution here? Hopefully this made sense. Thanks
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- 21w
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- 20w
So, my brain brought up a question that really affected my worldview. I solved the obsession, and gained some good wisdom on that could be useful towards unconditional loving self acceptance. Maybe I was being OCD about recovery, and tried to find logical reasons for why progress is important no matter the outcome when I should've just embraced uncertainty. So now I have an answer to the Obsession. But this obsession took me to a pretty dark place. And I know OCD is just gonna throw and equally Bad one at me if I use this information to my benefit because it will essentially be reinforcing the OCD cycle. "Oh, he got the solution he needed to now I need to throw a new obsession at his way." So what do I do with the wisdom I gained from ruminating here? It's useful and practical information, so I don't want to throw it out. But I can't reinforce the ocd cycle.
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