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I try to shift from the images that keep disturbing me to thinking about jellyfish or 🦦.

@Erin P what if I don’t do it to get rid of the bad thought? For example I’m thinking of something good maybe because I went to a place that reminds me of good memories not because I want to replace the bad thought

@cantstopthinking I don’t have any suggestions, but it sounds like you have an idea of what thoughts will work for you.

@Erin P I mean if I’m not thinking of good things to get rid of the bad thought, I just happen to think of them, then is that still a compulsion?

@cantstopthinking Not sure I can answer this one. I’ll leave it to someone with more personal experience on this. I’ve only had compulsions with negative thoughts. Happy thoughts that pop up for me don’t get stuck and repeat the way negative ones do.

@Erin P I mean unintentionally thinking of good memories doesn’t count as replacing a bad thought right?