meg615
- Date posted
- 6y
alissaaalissaa
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- OCD Conqueror
- Date posted
- 6y
Well, honestly yes this can be a compulsion if it's basically you just writing down all of your ruminations. It very much can be a compulsion. I would suggest writing down your feelings/emotions, rather than just writing down things that are engaging with/analyzing the intrusive thoughts. Try using sentences like "I may or may not know whether or not ________ (insert intrusive thought) but I have OCD and I will accept the uncertainty".
alissaaalissaa
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- OCD Conqueror
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- 6y
Try using the SOS feature on this app if you haven't yet, it's really helpful once you get the hang of it
Bella???Bella???
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- 6y
actually journaling is beneficial. it allows you to get rid of your thoughts without really acknowledging them and gives you a break and less to worry about
mummersmummers
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- 6y
I’ve used it as a compulsion in the past and it doesn’t work. Writing down your obsessive thought is okay, but writing at length about it is a compulsion imo. I would spend a long time writing about my feelings, what I thought, if I was making progress in my ocd and anxiety journey... and it’s definitely a compulsion because in the moment it made me feel like I was doing something to solve it. That’s just my personal experience though!
meg615meg615
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- 6y
@bella @alissaa yes, sometimes I am able to leave it at that, only if I’m satisfied with what I’ve written or satisfied that I “cracked the code”, but I can’t always “crack the code”, so I would usually journal and journal until I “cracked the code” and then I would have a break. I can probably practice just journaling something simple. Like “I am feeling ____.” And just leave it at that.
alissaaalissaa
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- OCD Conqueror
- Date posted
- 6y
Try downloading an app called thought diary! Helps you stay on track more.
alissaaalissaa
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- Date posted
- 6y
Us with OCD looove that cracked the code feeling. Used to think it was just me ?
alissaaalissaa
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- 6y
Not always beneficial though, you’ll learn
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- Date posted
- 21w
I don’t know what this is. Help please?
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- 19w
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I used to keep journals, but lately OCD has stopped me from journaling. It's like I'm afraid to write down my fears, but I'm also afraid to write down positive feelings in case I somehow "jinx" it. I am wondering if anyone has experienced this and if so, any strategies that has helped them? Or journaling strategies to combat OCD? Do you maybe have a separate journal for fears?
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- 19w
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