i’ve done a good job ab not letting thoughts take over, but i’m trying to learn to not have to mentally assure myself of that thought, i just want to think more free, what recommendations are there to kind of rewire myself to not consciously have a thought to push aside and can focus on the task at hand
Have you heard of ERP therapy? This is how you can rewire your brain and to think more freely. You will learn how to easily disengage from the thoughts and to focus on what is in front of you. I would love to share more with you about ERP therapy, please let me know if you have anymore questions! That's great that you are not letting the thoughts take over!
@Anonymous yeah i’m aware of erp. i just don’t want to mess it up and cause more problems.
@MattK - This is normal to feel like you will mess up ERP and make it worse, I felt the same before starting. But when you practice ERP with a therapist, they will ensure you are doing it right. You won't mess up and make it worse, every step towards recovery (no matter how small) is a big deal in the fight against OCD.
good job !! :) i wanna know a certain way to not let thoughts take over too
I’m getting intrusive HOCD feelings and false attractions to a friend… please help…
Hi there! Are you familiar with ERP therapy? It is very beneficial to those of us who are struggling with OCD.
@Anonymous Yes… I’ve been trying to do self ERP but when the intrusive feelings feel so real it’s so hard to actually do it…
@Anonymous For example… I was standing next to the friend my HOCD keeps giving me intrusive thoughts about being attracted to, and I had this anxious feeling in my chest and when he left the feeling went away... it was making me feel like I couldn’t look at him and then I did because my HOCD was saying that I would be in denial if I didn’t… my HOCD is saying that I've been attracted to him this entire time... for example... I was getting thoughts about the friend dating this girl I really liked and I was jealous of him getting the girl instead of me, but my HOCD goes "your jealous of the girl and you want to be with him" when I dont ever want to ever be attracted to my friend... or men in any way shape or form... the feeling is like this gradually increasing warm feeling in my stomach that I seriously hate so much…
@Givenup - I'm sorry to hear that it's been feeling too difficult for you and I know how real things can feel when we have OCD. Have you considered practicing ERP with a NOCD clinician? Practicing ERP in a session with a NOCD clinician may be better for you because they can monitor your anxiety levels and make sure that you are not doing really difficult exposures in the beginning that may increase your anxiety.
As in checking to see if a thought is present
I work a job at my grandparents house cleaning around their house. For example, pledging areas that need it, using glass cleaner to clean dirty glass.etc My biggest problem is my mind as it’s constantly taking over. When I finish cleaning or doing a task, I literally have to ponder on if I completed the whole task (I stand there for a long time going through “ok, did I get this whole spot clean?” and I ponder on things like did I complete the task and have to stand there until I remember yes I did clean this whole spot. I struggle with moving from task to task. Do you guys have any suggestions for how you can tell your brain this is done without pondering if the task really got done or not? Thanks so much!🩵
I can't focus on anything but my thoughts. I'm so inside my head, and my mom always tells me to focus on my body and my surroundings, but I can't, or maybe I just don't know how. I try to, but it doesn't help. The thoughts are still there :(
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