IhateOCD99
- Date posted
- 6y
AnxiousashleyAnxiousashley
- Date posted
- 6y
Thanks for the advice and I’m rooting for u!!
lehamleham
- Date posted
- 6y
That’s the trick! It’s like Medusa- except you don’t freeze when you look at her, she just gets stronger. It will get tricky, but just keep doing what you’re doing!!:)
IhateOCD99IhateOCD99
- Date posted
- 6y
No you should not pay attention to the thoughts. Thoughts are just thoughts and nothing more. A week ago I still felt shit so it's not a story of hope. The thoughts are still there, but I just don't react to them and keep myself busy with school. It's not that I'm avoiding the thoughts, I just don't give them power over me anymore. You can do it to, I believe in you. A bonus tip I would like to give you: stay away from this forum for a few days, and don't Google search something about ocd, just let the thoughts be there and do stuff that actually matters. Getting anxiety is a waste of time, focus on the good. Believe me, a week ago my attraction to girls wasn't there, but the last few days I became a attracted to girls. Fight and you will win. I'm going to keep fighting and don't let something stupid like this ruin my life.
IhateOCD99IhateOCD99
- Date posted
- 6y
If it was true, you should not be in constant anxiety. You're making yourself more and more depressed talking like that. Just say, yeah it could be true, but it also could not be. You are in control, not ocd. A week ago it felt real for me too, but is just bs. Your mind is not clear so you don't know what you're doing to yourself. I hope, we can both laugh at these thoughts somewhere in the future.
LionheartLionheart
- Date posted
- 6y
Hi. New to this . Just recently getting some help with CBT. But very disturbing thoughts . intrusive.
IannIann
- Date posted
- 6y
How do you not pay attention to the thoughts? I always seem to react to them uncontrollably even when I’m doing other things
LionelleLionelle
- Date posted
- 6y
I can relate
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Anonymousssssss
- Date posted
- 23w
Do you have to do erp?
I’ve noticed that I’m somewhat happier also ignoring my thoughts than I am instead of doing compulsions (I’m sick and tired of being sick and tired atp) but I’ve heard you’re technically supposed to do erp rather than pushing under the rug. But idk if I have a thought I just refuse to think about it again and im fine even if I want to do compulsions
Luke_McElwee
- Date posted
- 18w
HOCD question
Anyone else with HOCD get thoughts of like "people in denial try to distract themselves" or anything along those lines when just trying to move on from the thoughts. Having a pretty bad episode this morning at least anxiety wise.
geodrimilis
- Date posted
- 15w
How to counter hocd (in my opinion)
Think logically. Literally. Take me as an example. I have hocd and my obsession is “what if I’m gay”. I’ve liked girls my whole life, I can still get aroused by them and I can’t get the same instinctive reaction from a guy. So I can’t be gay. Sometimes ocd will go to something else once you prove it wrong. Maybe like. “What if I’m bi” again I can only get aroused by girls. Sometimes when I’m not thinking about it I can even get aroused when sitting next to a girl or when I’m sitting next to one or even when I’m touching one in a non sexual way. Something that never happens or has happened with a guy in my life. Don’t start panicking. Just “realise” who you are and who you’ve been.
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