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Yes I have the same problem I can’t stand it. OCD voices in my head tell me stuff all the time and I’m trying to make them stop. I don’t like listening to OCD’s demands!
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We are Strong and we can do this. You got this Pal172 💪🏼
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I meant Pal171
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@Pal171
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If i say you Don't think about a Yellow flower.... You will just think or imagine a yellow flower.... That's how human brain works So don't say to yourself to not to think about that X thought...... You are reminding yourself of that thought by doing that.... Let just simply pass that...... Do nothing....... Do not even ignore that..... Just let that pass..... And don't give attention... It will be gone..... At First i used to give my ocd thoughts a lot of attention...... Or tried to ignore it or not to think about that..... But it used to get worse I can handle my thoughts better than before....... But still there are a lot of times.... I'm unable to handle my thoughts and end up being hugely anxious and distressed and confused...... Ocd sucks so much....
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I totally relate! The thought pops up and you’re like fight or flight … then you realize it’s him again. The ocd gremlin popping it’s freaky desperate head up looking for reassurance that he can still get to us… so I pause and notice. I even get scared or nervous and then I step back and focus that it’s just the gremlin trying to bring me down. And once he’s exposed his power vanishes….
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It sounds like you may be trying to to neutralize the thought or stop yourself from thinking about it which could make it worse. So you may be right. Instead, try talking right back to your brain. I’ve heard this be referred to as the “gatekeeper” voice. Acknowledge that OCD is trying to make you think about X but say, “I see you, OCD. But I don’t think we will be dwelling on that today, nice try.” And then just work to move onto something else. It’s better to acknowledge it and than to try and avoid it.
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@DisneylandIsMyTherapy I love the “I do t think we will dwell on that today…. Great response to ocd and it’s tireless need for attention
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does anyone else struggle with this? is it actually OCD or am I just tripping??? It’s like my mind tries to get the best of me, it tries to tell me I want something different from what I actually want or think a way that doesn’t really align with me, my values or even lifestyle? Just me??
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Does anyone ever feel like you know you have OCD, but at the same time you think it might actually be you connecting to a higher consciousness or vibration that is trying to control your decisions so that the outcome does not turn out bad kind of like the butterfly effect. It drives me crazy because I know I’m conscious that it’s OCD but at the same time I overthink and feel like it might be a higher power trying to warn me that I’m not doing something right, like example; if I flip the trash can lid a couple more times it’s going to pervert something bad from happening and that why I’m sensing I’m not doing it right, because if I spent a little more time there and if I would have left earlier the outcome would’ve been different. Or say I just fight through it and choose to ignore it, but then I’ll carry that negativity/worry of not feeling like I did it right and will project it out into existence because the thought won’t leave my head and in a way your seeking it out into existence since you keep thinking about it, kind of like an affirmation?
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My ocd them has gotten worse and I’m trying my hardest to not look for reassurance. Why does my mind play these tricks on me that I’m saying my thoughts out loud????? I’m trying my hardest to ignore it but it’s making me depressed. When I’m ignoring it my brain will go to “everybody will talk about you” “you said something bad” “you said it out loud and when you’ll live a terrible life”. I don’t know what to do anymore
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