How do you guys cope with a bad ocd episode without performing compulsions? I’m having a hard time right now, getting a lot of intrusive thoughts
When it's happened accept this. Open exposure in this app. Rate you distress level. Be with this. Don't make compulsion. Brainstorm copping thought like "its OCD now", "i can handle this". Watch you amigdala and body calm down. Its take time. Rate you distress level after. It's how you cope. Make step further And Provoke you OCD episode in day when it's not happening. Make exposure same way. It's how Heal youself completely.
What helps me is going outside for a walk or watching Netflix while doing something else. It's normal to have an episode and know that it will pass.
Breathing deeply. Mindfulness. When I am able to calm down enough ERP.
Does anyone have any advice on how to deal with intrusive thoughts&images. At first i had intrusive thoughts around my partner, now it’s centred around me & I can’t be around window ledges or medication due to a story I read online(it’s too triggering for me) . Sometimes I feel like I can’t leave my bed due to the thoughts being so overwhelming I just break down and want to sleep. I aren’t taking any medication or therapy yet. I worry that if I don’t give my thoughts a reaction that my thoughts are true and not OCD. I’ve had these thoughts 24/7 for 2 months.
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!!
So maybe the title wasn't the best to to put it but when you guys start having obsessive thoughts how do you stop them before it turns into compulsions and anxiety?
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