- Date posted
- 2y ago
Ruminating
How do I stop? Rumination and checking are my biggest compulsions but I find myself ruminating or checking without realising sometimes.. how do I stop it?
How do I stop? Rumination and checking are my biggest compulsions but I find myself ruminating or checking without realising sometimes.. how do I stop it?
Rumination is a tough one! I love this article as a reference of how to pull yourself away from intrusive thoughts & rumination: https://www.sheppardpratt.org/news-views/story/how-to-respond-to-unwanted-obsessive-thoughts/. These are helpful as well! https://www.treatmyocd.com/blog/stop-ruminating-and-start-living https://www.treatmyocd.com/blog/the-rumination-trap Please let me know if you have any questions about ERP!
Feel guilty for not giving into compulsions like rumination and confessing? I feel guilt for having an intrusive thought, trying to shrug it off or just giving it a few seconds of thought and moving along. This sounds like improvement but I still struggle with the anxiety and the guilt. The shame. I’ll be okay and then I’ll remember I have OCD and my stomach will drop and I just want to curl up and cry.
sometimes, to try and prove my fear wrong i’ll be like “ okay, let me think of this REALISTICALLY. would i REALISTICALLY feel this way or do this thing? “ then i come up with scenarios in my head on how i think i would realistically ( or logically ) do something but then my feelings go against that thing i thought of then i start getting anxiety and start to fear that i would actually want my fear to happen or that i’d feel a certain way that proves my fear true. it’s basically just checking how i feel about something i think of to try and prove my fear wrong, checking my emotions or checking how i think i’d realistically feel towards it.. but then i may react “ unrealistically “ it goes wrong and i freak out
I’m having a big OCD relapse and would like to hear anyone’s tips on how to be present and healthily deal with these intrusive thoughts and the “need” to preform compulsions. Thank you!!
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