ihaveaheadache
- Date posted
- 3y
anonymous567anonymous567
- Date posted
- 3y
i saw that and wanred to respond that yes it does work!! im a living testament. the thoughts and their content are irrelevant. its just the mask OCD wears. you have to fight OCD directly by making the thoughts irrelevant. then you will have clarity
ihaveaheadacheihaveaheadache
- Date posted
- 3y
Yes 🙌🏼 this is something I’m still working on after almost two years. Fighting with everything I have so that I can fully enjoy life again
luckydawgluckydawg
- Date posted
- 3y
I’m so sorry, I think that was me! I didn’t mean to upset you. You shouldn’t question yourself at all, maybe I’m just in a different stage than you (I’ve literally just started) & I still feel like I’m in denial sometimes — which is why saying “well, maybe you are” is kind of hard for me. I’ll delete the comment, it was just my struggle and I apologise deeply.
ihaveaheadacheihaveaheadache
- Date posted
- 3y
You didn’t upset me at all I’m so sorry I’m just in a really vulnerable place myself & am triggered very easily. Everyone is on a different path so I know how it feels & how difficult it is to sit with that anxiety. Even I have a hard time with that sometimes. It’s not easy. POCD can feel extremely isolating & paralyzing. Sending you love & healing ❤️🩹
luckydawgluckydawg
- Date posted
- 3y
@ihaveaheadache You as well xx
Jeffrey Jeffrey
- User type
- OCD Conqueror
- Date posted
- 3y
Sounds to me like OCD is trying to offer you a back door spike. Perhaps it is true that maybe/maybe not will not work for that person - but does it make that true for you as well? If you and a friend have the same medication, and it doesn't work for your friend, does that automatically mean that it won't work for you? I am not trying to make light of this - I have had so many back door spikes, I have lost count. I would encourage you to continue to do what is making you feel better, and you will be the first to know if it no longer works for you.
Zoë_84Zoë_84
- Date posted
- 3y
I also said before, that I can't do the "Maybe, maybe not", when it comes to POCD. I know it works for my other themes and I know, I have to get there with POCD, too...
Jeffrey Jeffrey
- User type
- OCD Conqueror
- Date posted
- 3y
I would also offer that there may be other ideas for this theme. I don’t believe you need to use one of it doesn’t work. Trying something else is okay. Be gentle with yourself. You are doing hard work and you should be very proud if yourself. It’s not easy to tackle ocd and you are doing it.
Zoë_84Zoë_84
- Date posted
- 3y
@Jeffrey What other ways to tackle POCD do you know?
Jeffrey Jeffrey
- User type
- OCD Conqueror
- Date posted
- 3y
@Zoë_84 One I find effective if ocd is hammering me is to sit and let my imagination (OCD) run with the thought creating the worst possible scenarios. And I sit with the anxiety and it can get intense but over time it has lessened my anxiety tremendously. The intrusive thoughts still come in but I don’t let them tell me how I am.
Zoë_84Zoë_84
- Date posted
- 3y
@Jeffrey Thanks for your input. What you do is really brave, but that's what some of my German therapists forced me to do and for me it never worked. I also thought the worst through to make sure, that I didn't do it and that caused me to doubt, if I really didn't do it. I also suffer from false memory and rumination, so I'm being careful with that approach... but thanks again and I'm glad, it works for you.
Jeffrey Jeffrey
- User type
- OCD Conqueror
- Date posted
- 3y
@Zoë_84 Wishing you all the best.
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