Ocd I don’t like these thoughts
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- 2y
BjurnBjurn
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- 2y
Because it gives the same emotions as if there is a real and direct threat. The brain likes to give you something to problem solve. When you get a good thought chances are you not doing anything for that and the brain won't give you this thought again. But if there are some trash thoughts or thoughts that feels disturbing you act on it and the brain will give you more of these thoughts because you like to problem solve it. If you go by your day and let the anxiety be there it will ease after a while because your brain will record this as a thought that is not worth problem solving and will discard this more in the future. This how you recover from OCD.
Resilient_Mom Resilient_Mom
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- OCD Conqueror
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- 2y
If it didn’t we wouldn’t have OCD. It’s just the way the OCD brain work. Nathan Peterson has really good videos about this on YouTube!
Jeffrey Jeffrey
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- OCD Conqueror
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- 2y
OCD targets the area of our brain that is designed to warn us of danger - unfortunately ours is broken so that is why an intrusive thought "feels" real. The same area of the brain that tells us to run when we see a lion coming at us is the same area that processes intrusive thoughts. So, for a person with OCD - it appears that there is something that we must figure out in order to feel safe again - when in reality it is a false alarm. Our brains are telling us there is danger where there is no danger at that moment. That is why ERP therapy works so well - because when doing ERP we are basically retraining our brains to react differently to the intrusive thoughts. I hope this helps.
F1994XF1994X
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- OCD Conqueror
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- 2y
I believe it’s because your mind picks up the thoughts as a threat, it all feels so real because your brain is trying to get you to act and make yourself safe
Meg JohnsonMeg Johnson
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- 2y
Because it wouldn't be a disorder if it didn't feel real
NOCD Advocate Jess, CPSSNOCD Advocat...
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- NOCD Alumni
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- 2y
It FEELS so real because of the FEELINGS associated with the thought. Those strong floods of fear, guilt, shame, disgust, etc is what causes us to want to put so much importance on the intrusive thoughts! It attacks our values! People we love! It even attacks us! Of course it FEELS real. It is really happening to us! Practice self compassion and resist, resist, resist those compulsions, being mindful that it is OCD and OCD does not make the thoughts real or come to fruition. Y'all hang in and keep choosing ERP!
Dothewalkoflife. Dothewalkofl...
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- 2y
I’d love to know this too. I think it’s because it’s illogic. Brains are logical but ocd is illogical. And because our ocd brains like to find ‘proof’ too. It makes it harder to disbelieve
hellopeoplehellopeople
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- NOCD Alumni
- Date posted
- 2y
We believe our thoughts are truth, they are not! But they do FEEL real,that’s why we have to meet intrusive thoughts with uncertainty
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Conquering_OCD
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- OCD Conqueror
- Date posted
- 21w
Knowing the difference
Does anyone have any advice for how to know the difference between ocd and real feelings/thoughts? Sometimes an intrusive thought will come in and I immediately know it’s ridiculous and I can just leave it alone and it won’t bother me but other times I really really don’t know. It’s when ocd hijacks and twists my real feelings and thoughts and tries to manipulate me into believing they’re something they’re not or something that doesn’t align with my true morals or intentions. But since it’s twisting and mixing with real feelings I get so confused and scared. Everything gets jumbled and I feel like I can’t trust myself or my own mind. Yet other times and other topics I can laugh off and push away just fine. Make it make sense. And then I start to think well maybe I don’t have ocd at all and I’m just in denial because I don’t want to accept that these scary/concerning things are true about myself. Or maybe that’s just the ocd talking.
Camilla.r
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- 17w
Is it supposed to feel so real ?
Is ocd supposed to feel like a genuine belief ? I see or hear some people saying things like « I know it’s not true but …. » while I personally don’t « know that it’s not true » I feels genuinely real and I even find evidence for it
Juris
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- 16w
It’s so scary because it feels real
I have really bed harming intrusive thoughts and sometimes feels like it’s feeling! The thoughts happening every day and the hardest part is that I’m testing my self in head all the time if that’s what I am or want!!! Also, so many times feels like I’m been tricking myself and doctor or people and maybe I don’t have OCD, just that maybe it’s me really!!!! How can I know who I am really 🥹???!!??
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