- Username
- Antito31
- Date posted
- 494d ago
- "Pure" OCD
- Relationship OCD
- POCD
Doubts about rumination
Is rumination unconscious or conscious? And why
Is rumination unconscious or conscious? And why
You might not know what ruminating means but once you do, then you’re choosing to do it instead of not giving into your OCD.
@Nica Oh i know what rumination is but I’m having doubts if its an unconscious behavior or a conscious one, i know you choose to perform this compulsion, but sometimes I realize I’m performing it hours later
@Antito31 Like sometimes i get stuck in the rumination trap without realizing it
@Antito31 It becomes a habit that needs to be broken, basically. So you do it unconsciously if you’ve been doing it for ages, but how to break that is to immediately stop and go do something more productive the moment you realize what you’re doing. It’s better to ruminate for, let’s say 5 minutes, realize what your doing and stop vs. ruminate for 2 hours and only stop because you’ve exhausted yourself and you pass out to sleep in the middle of the night. The second option isn’t stopping the behavior and unlearning it.
@Nica Thank u so much for responding <3