scared91
- Date posted
- 5y ago
notfortalknotfortalk
- Date posted
- 5y ago
I know, I tried to do the same but I get so stressed.Maybe I don't know how to actually do it and I would like to know
pureolifepureolife
- Date posted
- 5y ago
Have you tried practicing mindfulness? I think that’s what you’re getting at. “Accepting” doesn’t mean “validating at true.” It just means that you acknowledge the thought and move on without sticking around to examine it and “figure it out.” In mindfulness, you watch each thought float by, notice it, and let it go.
lids12lids12
- Date posted
- 5y ago
Just repeat it an intrusive thought and move forward to what you were thinking about before don’t even try to reason with it or try to figure out ways it is wrong just think about it day is an intrusive thought and continue with what you were doing is hard at first but with practice it I’ll become easier
pureolifepureolife
- Date posted
- 5y ago
So say you see a little girl, you have the thought “she’s pretty.” And then cringe at yourself for thinking that. Normally: you’d start going “oh god, why did I think that. What’s wrong with me. Why does this keep happening... etc” you’d probably look at her again to “check” how you feel when you look at her. And the thought spiral would continue from there. All of that is OCD. Rather: Acknowledge what just happened to yourself, ie “oh hi there thought about her being pretty. I see you. And that made me kind of anxious. But rather than follow you, I’m going to focus back on what I was doing before now. Bye.” And refocus your attention. As you get better at acknowledging and letting go, you can shorten the script in your head: “I just thought that girl was pretty. Okay. Moving on.”
scared91scared91
- Date posted
- 5y ago
So if I see a cute girl just say intrusive thought? X
scared91scared91
- Date posted
- 5y ago
That's great pure thanks a lot. But why do I feel as though I am attracted and I'm just trying to justify it etc? :(
pureolifepureolife
- Date posted
- 5y ago
Cause you have OCD! Ask anyone with OCD about their thoughts and each person will tell you they often think they’re just in denial of their “real” self and urges and are trying to make themselves feel like a better/different person. (They’re not.) This isn’t a community of people with secret identities. This is a community of people who’s brains score higher in conscientiousness, so they’re more in tune with and concerned about what’s right and good and want to perform well at that. Which is exactly why our brains go, “oh yeah, you’re so good, so what if I made you think THIS?” And throws out whatever is actually our worst internal fear because we deem it the most disturbing.
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- Date posted
- 17w ago
I'm sorry. Just need to vent. :(
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Chels0212
- Date posted
- 13w ago
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Anonymous
- Date posted
- 8w ago
Will groinals go away with acceptance
I keep getting these groinal responses when I think about kids or see one and it's really distressing, I only just learned that OCD can make you feel that and it's not actually attraction but it's so hard to remember that and I've seen people talking about accepting uncertainty but I'm so scared to think "maybe it's attraction maybe it's not" instead of "no it's not attraction that's disgusting" and idk what to do
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