i feel like all my obsessive and intrusive thoughts have meaning and that since i am having these negative thoughts that something must be wrong and i must fix it. i can never put my finger on what it is exactly, its just a general overwhelming feeling of wrong and i dont know where it comes from. the concept of trusting ur gut stresses me out as i cant tell if my thoughts are intuitive or plain ocd. any advice ??
Something that I've been doing, and I haven't really been able it pinpoint it exactly myself (thinking a meshing of things), but I meditate to calm my mind, I've done every day for the past 6 or 7 days, and then I try to write down possible things to talk about with my therapist. I still get anxious at certain times of day but it's not as bad as it was at first
@A person 1 i should try meditation, thank you!!
I hate it when anyone talks about trusting their gut. Mine is usually wrong.
@ams03 mine too, my gut is just anxious feelings so it is hard to tell.
“Trust your gut” is essentially “check your feelings”, and that is absolutely terrible advice for OCD. OCD is the doubt disorder and causes immense pain and torture by making its victims think things they fear may be true or will likely come true. This advice comes from a good place, from a person who is well-meaning and genuinely trying to help, but they don’t understand OCD. “Trust your gut” may be good advice to people who don’t have OCD, but even then, not always. OCD tells us that what we fear may be or is happening; that there is no disorder but these are our true feelings and thoughts. “Trust your gut“ can often be mistranslated to “trust your OCD” which of course makes no sense. If the words of “trust your gut” is triggering, make a loop-tape on this app and listen to it until you get bored. Or just read it over and over. In both cases don’t resort to compulsions. Here we go!: Trust your gut Trust your gut Trust your gut Trust your gut Trust your gut Trust your gut Trust your gut
@Brendan =] ah this makes a lot of sense. i think one of the hardest parts of ocd for me is being able to remind myself that these are not true feelings and thoughts so it is always nice to hear it from somebody who understands, thank you!! will try not to take “trust your gut” so seriously
@mfa Actually, reminding yourself that what you’re experiencing is OCD and not real is actually not recommended. With my therapist, I discovered that this was being used as a way of self-reassurance and was actually a compulsion that was reinforcing my condition. Truly embracing uncertainty is the way to go.
@Brendan =] did not realize it was a compulsion at all, so this is good advice thank you! will have to try and embrace the uncertainty.