So, i just seen a post talking about why logic doesnt work? But really why doesnt it? why cant i just say hey thats not true that doesnt even work? is this just another effect of ocd? The inability to understand the true logic behind it so it can hind the fear?
Your OCD (which lives in your cortex, the logical part of your brain) triggers the "fight/flight/freeze" defense response deep within your within your amygdala. This defense mechanism causes your body to release adrenaline and/or cortisol into your bloodstream (in an attempt to keep you alert/awake/aware of danger), which is the anxiety you feel. The strength of this physiological response is precisely why your amygdala does not respond to logic at all...You can't reverse this chemical response once it's triggered, so you just have to let the anxiety run it's course. Those of us with OCD, mistakenly assume that compulsions will alleviate the anxiety, but the compulsions only provide a temporary release while simultaneously making these random bouts of anxiety more frequent and stronger.
im having trouble with this too, i would really like to know why this is happening because this is what’s keeping me stuck.
It's also worth noting that trying to reason with yourself while in the midst of an OCD flare-up can be a mental compulsions (i.e. a form of self-reassurance), which makes the anxiety worse. When OCD triggers my anxiety, I try to practice the R.I.D.E. method. RECOGNIZE that the OCD triggered my anxiety, INSIST that I am in control, DEFY my OCD by doing the opposite of what it wants me to do, and ENJOY the relief that comes by NOT acting compulsively and give myself a reward to celebrate my small victory. Easier said than done, but it works! The anxiety attacks are actually surprisingly shorter than I expect them to be when I RIDE them out without acting/thinking compulsively. I hope this helps!
I know right??? Like I can find the answer to almost anything my OCD throws at me and yet when I present the logic to it, nothing happens.
Or ocd usually comes up with another line to back up its argument
I think logic can answer questions but only with probability, it can't eliminate "what if's".....logic doesn't provide certainty.
If the uncertainty leads me to accept the thing i am running away from how was that not true and if the uncertainty the may be or maybe not in the future gets me to do something i might be in denial of what then?!? This is a possibility and a big one cause if i would have been so sure if myself why would i even question in the first place…And with uncertainty how do i know anything for sure and people who don't know will say they are gender queer so how am i not that.….. ¡ have stopped feeling the anxiety and all these feel real and I don't even react to it cause i am tired and numb to them its like I don't know who i am anymore and everyone with soocd constantly says they know they are straight or whatever and i used to earlier and now I don't why dont i?! Why do i feel like thats a lie or could be a lie and my brain has confused my emotions and feelings to the point where nothing feels real anymore and i feel like an imposter and someone who doesn't know who she is and is suffering…… is this ocd doing this or my thoughts being real just me not realising? Is this ocd i am constantly trying to figure out if the thoughts are real or not and then i say if its real i type all this because i am scared and fear and in denial like where does this end?!
Anyone explain to me how the science or theory works for ocd/irrational thoughts to be so believable? Like, if they are irrational and so anti-who we are, why do they feel true? Why do we believe them? Is it because we lose our ability to prove them wrong? And so we assume there must be some truth? Be really keen to hear what others think? Or link me to someone that explains it?
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