Does anyone have recommended tips or tricks for stopping their ruminating compulsion? I’m stuck on the hamster wheel and would like to get off now.
This may sound ridiculous, but let yourself stay on the hamster wheel! The more you try to get yourself off, the more your brain will try to fight you on it. When you give into the ruminations, your OCD knows that it's got you. Sit with your thoughts and prove that they don't bother you. When your brain realizes you don't care about being on the hamster wheel, you'll realize you're suddenly off it!
@Anonymous So much this!
@Anonymous Sounds like a good approach.
Hi , I’m so sorry u are stuck, I know how that feels. Try not engaging in the thought, let it be there, and you can say “maybe, maybe not”, or “ i don’t have to figure that out right now”, and then continue doing what u were doing before the intrusive thought came up. Sometimes I have to just keep doing this a ton of times when the ocd/ rumination cycle tries to get me stuck, but overtime by resisting the compulsion to ruminate, it gets less and less, and then I build confidence that I can handle/ sit with the uncertainty, it teaches my brain something new. Be kind to yourself, move towards your values, try to just be in the present moment, these are just things iv learned, hope it helps💝🤗🙏
@one step at a time😊🙏💝 I still am trying to build confidence of sitting with uncertainty. I don’t ruminate as much. Certain things activate my intrusive thoughts, more than others. I try to stay in the present.
I feel like I need to ruminate to prove I wouldn’t do anything bad
@em24# I feel need to ruminate at times to prove to myself that I actually did things, got things done during the day.
If you had a magic mirror or a crystal ball that told you the future, would OCD even believe it?
@lexaprowoes Good question. I guess so when any future events occur.
What's a piece of advice you give when someone has constantly intrusive thoughts and ruminations that won't stop? Interested to see what you tell others.....more on this when I see some replies!!!
I have really started to take control of my compulsions and im starting to string together better days! Still not great days or even good, but they are better!!! I have controlled my outward compulsions (googling, research, reassurance, checking) the past couple of days and felt the positive impact of that. But unfortunately, I am realizing that the rumination is still constant. My sexuality and relationship are the only two things constantly on my brain, and if they aren’t I freak out and wonder why im not thinking about them! Anyone have any advice on how to deal with the rumination. Sometimes I don’t even notice im doing it, but it’s taking up 90% of my day. Once I start to tackle this I think I may make some real big progress! Hope everyone is fighting today! ❤️
I ruminated too much this morning and got distressing mental images (and confirmation) which sent me spiraling again. How do I stop thinking about this and how do I get back to myself? I feel destroyed.
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