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The thoughts, images and emotions don’t mean anything. Just IGNORE.

Vee123

Date posted: 2y

Goals

NODA

Date posted: 2y

Well, a nice goal. In a way it in itself leads towards getting rid of ocd. Because if you achieve to NEVER care, the ocd will go away sooner or later. Right? That's what they keep telling us ( the ultimate goal of Erp). I am not trying to be sarcastic, but you should be our teacher, since you managed to achieve what the rest of us have tried to in many many ways, but have failed again and again. You just might be the answer to our prayers. You make it sound so easy. What have we been doing wrong? What have I been doing wrong? We all would give a lot, to find a way we could change our relationship with our intrusive thoughts so that they never mean anything anymore. I have thought contamination or emotional contamination ocd. It's one of the most debilitating and difficult types of ocd. It does ruin your life. It isolates you, prevents you from watching TV, going on internet, using social media, going outside,work, let people come to your house,........ +1000000 more. It does bring you an inch away from giving up many times unless you are on meds and then get the advantages of therapy, ERP,.... So please tell me how do I change my relationship with my stupid, irrational intrusive thoughts or even better feelings(for me it is more of an intrusive feeling than a thought, first feeling than accompanied by the thought)? I might have misunderstood you. Maybe it wasn't all that easy for you also. Maybe you worked hard and used different techniques. You make it sound like all it takes is to make a decision not to give a damn anymore. I am very happy you are doing so great! Sincerely! Please, give advice. 🍀👍

Brooklyn_99

User type: OCD Conqueror

Date posted: 2y

@NODA It took me a long time of trying different things to figure out how to really start kicking OCDs ass. I can only speak for myself. But it’s the intrusive emotions that caused the thoughts to get sticky and perpetuate the cycle of thoughts. It’s a fact that intrusive thoughts are harmless and mean nothing about who you are. So mentally, I seperate the thought from the emotion. Kick the thought to the side cause it’s unimportant. Focus solely on the emotion. Face it, feel it, welcome it. Emotions NEVER stay stuck. They are constantly changing. So it’s a fact that whatever your feeling. It will pass. You are not your emotions. I habituate to the emotion atleast halfway from what the anxiety was at it’s peak. So if I peaked at an 8 I breathe and focus on it until it’s a 4. and then I can distract myself or do something. I don’t allow myself to do my mental compulsions. I say to myself “ no compulsions, no checking , no searching”. It’s a practice. It feels overwhelming because you have the urge to do compulsions. But the more the turn the volume down on it, the smaller and smaller it gets. And within just 3 days of continual practice. You’ll start to see your relationship with your thoughts and emotions change. Your mindset changes from being absorbed by these thoughts and emotions, to being able to observe them without judgement. We are so afraid of our own emotions that it causes a storm of panic. When in reality thoughts are harmless no matter how dark and disgusting they feel. And emotions are just feelings that can’t hurt you. Once you stop being afraid of your own emotions. It takes the power away from OCD and those thoughts and emotions actually come less and less. Add me on Snapchat. Djbridgewashere is my user, I’m always down to make more ocd friends and help people thru exposures and offer tips on the power of visualization, cognitive defusion and proper emotional processing. I’ve only had severe ocd for 9 months. But it’s been so intense. I got to the point I had to throw out my knives and was almost housebound. But im back on top kicking some OCD ass !

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