how do you guys not feel extremely guilty for your intrusive thoughts? i’ve been struggling with the guilt over having these thoughts in the first place. any tips would help so much!!

I trust my therapist and the science behind OCD/mental illnesses.

It’s hard, it takes a lot of work, but I came to the conclusion that we as humans all have intrusive thoughts, the problem with ocd is we react to it and panic about what the meaning of the thought was and than we obsess and ruminate about why we had it and if we intentionally had it. I realized a lot of people I know can relate to intrusive thoughts I have, but unlike me they understood that our brains just talk and it doesn’t have to mean anything, with ocd it’s really hard to realize that, I’m still working on it but I’ve gotten so much better at practicing acknowledging I had the thought but continuing with whatever I’m doing, and over time you get desensitized to those thoughts and realize they don’t need to take up so much room in your head or heart

I still feel guilty from time to time but I realized that my thoughts are separate from me and are not reflective of my values in any way. I recognize that the thoughts are intrusive so I know they aren’t mine and don’t actually mean anything.

my guilt has been gone

Im currently struggling.. I have distressing intrusive thoughts and i get pretty worked up because it goes against my values... That for me is my greatest struggle... I feel like Its just so opposite to my beliefs that's i get worked up.. I haven't been able to catch it fast enough to minimize it but struggling to dismiss it for me makes it stronger... I also try to say maybe . Maybe not.... But my OCD at most times don't acknowledge that and i fall into a rumination and problem solving track and it often snowballs from there. I've started erp but it's early days still.. Im trying to learn how to handle these thoughts It's been tough