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Ruminating is the worst. Don't dwell on what's happening. Let the thoughts come and go and give them no more concern than you would someone passing you on the street.

It’s hard to catch myself before I fall into a ruminating spiral. I don’t always succeed. But I try to just take a deep breath, and acknowledge I’m having a hard time. Avoiding delving into the thoughts and just telling myself “ugh the OCD really has a leg out for me today, huh? This sucks.” It kinda external uses me from the content of the thought a bit, and lets me pivot more easily to something else.

I love this! Thank you for sharing. I deal with harm of other and myself ocd and in general immorality ocd. One day I feel more easily to get passed the thoughts and other days it’s really hard. I am kinda new to realizing that I deal with this and I’m trying to accept it. But I feel like sometimes the harder I try the harder it is to accept it. Anyways I am back on medication to treat it. In the past I’ve been on Zoloft but now I’m on Cymbalta. Fingers crossed it will help. Anyone want to share heir experiences with medication?

On the hard days I go to the 3 things that always help me. Maybe these can help you? 1. Breathe. 2. “I’m available to my feeling of anxiety.” 3. "I'm sorry this is hard right now. I love you, self."

I'm on Zoloft now and it seems to help reduce the loudness of intrusive thoughts. I hope it keeps helping!