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- donnocd
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- OCD Conqueror
- Date posted
- 1y ago
How to stop being afraid of
How to stop being afraid of Being Arrested.. And thrown in jail? And never being able to prove my Innocence?
How to stop being afraid of Being Arrested.. And thrown in jail? And never being able to prove my Innocence?
If the anticipatory dread of reading it is making you anxious- consider doing so sooner rather than later. If the erp sessions was really intense from writing it out, give yourself a break and permission to do something you enjoy as a reward and a calming tool. If you are too anxious to do that try breathing and mindfulness - I like this one: https://www.mayoclinichealthsystem.org/hometown-health/speaking-of-health/5-4-3-2-1-countdown-to-make-anxiety-blast-off 🍀
Wonderful thank you so much.... Can I ask you one connected thing please? When doing the worse case scenario script... I have to read it 10 minutes a day repeating it What should I be doing when I get the fear and anxiety?
ERP therapy to help you manage the fears.
@Erin P Exactly this!
I started the ERP Today it was to write out the worse case scenario but I am so jacked up after the ERP session today What would you recommend ladies? I have to read it next few days Any tips?
Feel and accept it. For me just feeling it doesn’t work. But when I accept it could happen and feel the feelings they do go down and it gets easier each time. It’s hard but you can do it. Sending you strength.
Thank you Erin... I'm ready to do this :)
@donnocd You got this.
Your brain is trying to protect you. That’s why the anxiety feels so real but it’s a false sense of danger. Intrusive thoughts can’t hurt you and you’re in no physical danger and no one else is either. It’s a false alarm. Your brain is on lock good news you can get it off lock you have to learn how to put all this power you put into the ruminations and anxiety into other productive activities then you can accomplish amazing things.
Fear will kill you you can’t fear anymore you can’t be scared you need to show your brain irrelevance and show your brain You’re not scared. It’s a false alarm you’re perceiving a false threat.  Once you’re able to change your relationship with your thoughts, that’s when your healing will begin and once you’re able to say you’re not scared, you’ll begin to heal.
Jacked up in a bad way Feeling very anxious that's been hours now
Someone try and help. My worry is people think I'm a pedo when I'm not and that I'll get sent to prison when I'm innocent I've never harmed a child and never would. I worry I make even the child itself uncomfortable because when stuff like toilet habits are mentioned I go bright red and panicky cause I look shifty, and imagine if a parent asked their child if someone touched them inappropriately, they might find it funny and joke around saying yes and now I'm super worried that this post will make people think I'm a pedo but I swear on God's name I've never harmed a child and never plan on doing so. I fucking hate ocd so much I can't live a normal life, I can't stop thinking the worst possible situations and scenarios.
Does anyone else struggle with being publicly shamed and cancelled for your mistakes in the future? It feels so intolerable for me and it’s my biggest fear. Does anyone have any advice?
I really need help calming down right now, i am so scared. I am constantly afraid of stumbling upon something illegal or that could get me into trouble and every time ive had the smallest suspicious something i saw might have been i report it and try to move and at best try to convince myself that it wasnt really anything bad bc i cant stand the thought of having actually viewed even accidentally and for a millisecond something like that. I dont know what to do i feel so bad
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