Anonymous
- Date posted
- 2y
I really need help
I can't stop ruminating. It's been hard. Anyone have advice? I would appreciate it.
IsabelMIsabelM
- Date posted
- 2y
You can tell your problem if you want? And maybe we can help you a little
Shay999Shay999
- Date posted
- 2y
I have a similar issue which occurs multiple times per hour (daily). Perhaps, a mindfulness practice? That helps me cope…
7Eraser7Eraser
- Date posted
- 2y
I feel like we rumminate to prove to ourselves that we aren’t our thoughts, which leads us getting addicted to it. I feel like maybe to combat it is to try and challenge yourself to do the opposite. Like if you have an intrusive thought, don’t try to disprove it or anything, it will make you pretty anxious but if you power through it over and over then it could lessen both rummination and the thoughts.
anxiousmolluskanxiousmollusk
- Date posted
- 2y
I’ve been having a similar issue where I just find myself ruminating over and over and it’s exhausting but so far I’ve told myself—ok I can’t really stop myself from *beginning* to ruminate cuz I can’t really catch it when it starts. But when I realize im doing it, take a little break, either zone out or switch my thinking for just like ten seconds to get myself out of that ruminating hole. The more often I can catch myself to do that the more often those rumination cycles get broken, even for just a little bit at a time
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Anonymous
- User type
- OCD Conqueror
- Date posted
- 12w
How have others managed rumination/mental comps?
Been doing ERP for a while now, and overall my OCD is leaps and bounds better than it used to be. I'm not in a crippling panic state anymore thank God. However, at this point I am just trying to figure out how other people with OCD manage their rumination and mentally replaying things in their head? A lot of times I don't even realize that I'm doing it, I will just be doing an activity such as yardwork and while I'm doing it, I will be mildly ruminating about a topic and just find it hard to avoid doing so. My therapist suggested setting a timer every so often to see where my mind is currently at and trying to redirect to something more appropriate (or do ERP exercises). Sometimes it just feels so noisy even though I'm not directly paying attention to it and it ends up being very distracting and affects my productivity. Overall, it's much better, honestly thought it was gone entirely, but OCD is attempting to relapse a little bit I've noticed. Thank you for your experiences and I hope you all have a safe Labor Day weekend!
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