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i’m going to india :)) super excited haha
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it’s through my school
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i have hocd ugh
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When you start to have thoughts just try breathing and also yeah reading a book could really help and talk to people, keep yourself busy and also as a Christian I seriously recommend talking to God or if your thoughts affect you so much that it’s hard then try writing to God and also maybe listening to some music and just closing your eyes and focusing on the music might help?
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About the praying thing it is hard to differentiate when it’s compulsive praying and actually praying but in my definition prayer is really talking to a loving God who cares about you and loves you so much and what I would do because I have the same issues where if I have a bad thought I have to get on my knees and pray to God please forgive me before i feel better. What I have been working on thanks to my therapist is that these thoughts aren’t really how I feel it’s just the ocd and so I’ve been working on just breathing and pushing the thought away and also just know that God understands and loves you so much ( I recommend Tauren Wells song Fully Known) and also what my mom says is you can’t let these thoughts win and you can’t give in. Also my therapist has had me just kinda when I have a bad thought just to sit and be uncomfortable and if it gets too bad then I can do the praying thing but if it’s not too bad then just sit uncomfortable for a minute till it goes away. But if I were you on the trip if it got really really bad I would find somewhere private and just start talking to God. Just thank him for the blessings in your life and just talk to him about how you feel and that’s prayer that comes from your heart. Also always know that he’s listening and this isn’t forever. Sorry for super long paragraph lol.
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Hannah are you still on this app??? Because what you are talking about is literally what I'm going thru 😔😔😔😔please reply if you are on the app!! God bless
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Hey you're Christian? What mission trip are you going to?
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I hope my question made sense lol
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Ayy hahha! I'm from Pakistan. So I'm from the same area. Btw what's ur ocd. I might give u a way to cope. But Idk if it'll be helpful
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Oh it's alright :) i left a comment on someone's post who's going thru hocd too. I cope with my thoughts biblically. I can let you know if you want help. I'd love to help. Otherwise it's fine :)
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Can you bring a book ? There’s a book called getting over unwanted intrusive thoughts. I always read from it wen I’m in my thoughts. And it helps. Go get a book !
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Not having electronics can actually help a bit! They’re compulsive distractions. Of course there will be anxiety when you have to sit with the discomfort but do your best to keep busy
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thank you so much for the help hannah. when this while HOCD thing started i was super scared and didn’t know what was happening to me—so i went to prayer and asked god to help me to get over this thing that was happening to me (at this time i didn’t know what HOCD and i was freaking out that something within me was changing). i later watched a video on how praying to god to get rid of these thoughts or to “clear your mind” of them is a form of compulsion, which was really hard for me given that i pray about basically everything. ever since that i’ve been kind of scared to pray, since i don’t want it to be a compulsion. it was hard for me to differentiate compulsion prayers and just normal prayers—if that makes sense haha. but i will for sure try to pray and get back into my faith again—i just need to pray about the right things and make sure it’s not a compulsion:))
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Sophiaa are you still on this app?? Because what you wrote is exactly what I go thru every day. All the goodness of prayer has been sapped away because it is my biggest compulsion and I pray about everything. Plz help me!did that ever get better? I worry it will never get better..
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Your story sounds just like mine HOCD and a mission trip in 2 weeks. My thoughts are catastrophizing. I’m even looking up psych hospitals near by bc I fear I’m gunna have a breakdown. I’m nervous bc I won’t have music to listen to which helps me in the awk social settings when I’m in my head. And I’m not that close with anyone going, so that’s a challenge. All I can do is take deep breaths and shake it off when I have intrusive thoughts.
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Some practical things that sound basic but could help as alternatives to devices: - Writing/prayer journalling/doodling in a notebook - this sounds weird but have you played Dobble? It's an easy picture card game and I sometimes play it by myself as a way of taking my mind out of thought spirals I can imagine how hard it feels but I'll pray that you're encouraged and strengthened by your trip and that God sustains you through it.
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That’s a good idea like writing or drawing in a journal maybe or just writing to God. Also praying for you too?
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I’m experiencing anticipatory anxiety related to OCD. I have an important trip in 7 weeks and travel triggers my ocd. My feelings are just a dull ache in my belly constantly, and a jittery feeling. I’m confused about the actual obsessions. I used to have harm OCD that sprung from a travel incident years ago and ever since then, travel has been very fear inducing. I get the physical symptoms then my mind starts going hard. I ruminate about whether or not the stress will cause intrusive harm thoughts which in turn causes some intrusive harm thoughts. It’s very confusing and hard. I want to be someone who enjoys traveling and experiencing new things. I want so badly to enjoy this trip. Any advice helps. Thanks.
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(Long read) hello everyone. i was out of the country for about 3-4 months and traveling. my ocd was not that bad at all and I was able to handle it even if it came up. on my way back home, it immediately started. i have learned how to handle it better, but i am more sad and just “awaiting” for something bad to happen. for example, i have sexual themed ocd. pocd and family related stuff, and also my ocd targeted my pets for about a year and it manifested into compulsions that disturbed me and made me not want to be around my cats. now that i am around my cats, i feel like “what if i harm them or do something bad?” or “what if you do those weird compulsions that happened before?” , when i look back on the compulsions that happened, it doesn’t feel like me and it was clearly driven by ocd, but it makes me worry i am just a sick person. i know myself and i know im not, but i had such a weird childhood and then ocd from 15 years old and up. so when these weird compulsions had happened , whether it was for the pet ocd theme or pocd or the family ocd, it feels like some sort of proof. anyways, i feel a bit for content with myself but i know how real ocd can feel and i just remember feeling so hopeless and suici da l, i just don’t want to go through that again. i take a more spiritual route of life and healing, and i wonder if anyone has some deep spiritual warmups or practices i could do to maybe open up my mind more? maybe to realize this is all in the mind? but also to not fight it… Not fight it meaning not let it take over my life. i racked up so much debt in therapy and i truly think i can get through this alone i just need a bit of help. but i dunno. any advice would help! thanks everyone ☀️
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Hi - just for some context, I have OCD and ADHD. I hate bringing this up, but with these diagnoses, when intertwined, there is ALWAYS a thought. I never stop thinking. This is really hard, especially because I feel like I always need to be talking to someone. Whether it’s my friends or family, talking to people brings me down to earth from certain kinds of thought spirals. However, when I’m alone it is the hardest. When my friends don’t reply I have this compulsion to text again or I need to constantly check my notifications so that I have none left to check. But then to them or new people I talk to, this behavior probably comes across as overwhelming or too much. I’m trying to control it and use erp, but also, I have my moments where I’m just vunerable and give into the compulsion. It’s genuinely so embarassing and maybe not as big a deal as I’m making it out to be but, how do I manage? And how do I relax?
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