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Compulsions
Does anyone ever have compulsions that backfire ? I was testing myself and it seems like I want the thoughts !!
Does anyone ever have compulsions that backfire ? I was testing myself and it seems like I want the thoughts !!
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@Ciara306 That is so thoughtful of you thank you you so much !! I really appreciate your advice and I will try to take care of myself better !! Bless you š©·
@Ciara306 Im sorry you went through that š„ŗ this disorder is so traumatizing ⦠Iāve heard that delaying your compulsions is quite effective and works well.. Iāll have to try it more ⦠thank you so much girl
I know Iāve seen some of your other posts and we seem to align to some degree with this. Very few of my compulsions lead to relief. And they never will, because thatās the entire issue. Example - I seem to automatically want to look at any attractive person (male or female) and ask ādo I find them attractiveā ādo I want to kiss them?ā Iām doing this because my brain sees my theme as danger, so tries to bring it into my attention. If itās a guy, my brain goes BANG, proof. If itās a female, my brain goes BANG, itās not strong enough, itās proof! Iām yet to find a compulsions that genuinely brought me sustained relief. Most of the time, itās 30 seconds of relief or simply just leads to more questions.
@gp I would say my reassurance compulsions relieve me so much (ofc temporarily) but the compulsions where I check myself and see how I react to hypothetical scenarios get me more .. but yes, my brain does that too !!! Today I got triggered because I was imagining myself in a relationship with a girl and it didnāt give me anxiety!! I had a vision of it in my brain and it didnāt give me an uneasy feeling or anything ⦠that situation is what made me post this ..
@Mia Mia Yep sounds about right. Again ⦠our ocd brains will try and find evidence one way or another. :(
Happen to me yesterday, and the groinal response kicked in š
Why did the compulsion/test people told me I did felt very wanted in the moment. But then I regret it now and afterwards. Still a compulsion, correct? It just didn't feel like a compulsion, but then again I don't know what those feel like
Trigger warning So I canāt stop wondering if I was attracted to this kid I saw a few days ago because I felt something that felt like genuine attraction, it made me worried I was a p, so I tried to leave the place immediately. I also had urges to look to check if I was attracted or not and urges to not to look. All of it made me feel like a genuine P. What is all of this Iām doing, are they compulsions? Or are they pr3detory actions?
My boyfriend is staying the weekend at his parents house for his moms birthday and my ocd was quiet for most of the day and then I had the thought of my off has been quiet so I must not actually love my boyfriend which then just kept spiraling. I did resist compulsions to the best of my ability. I think thereās some mental ones I do as well but idk what they are. Anyway how do you guys resist mental compulsions what could some mental compulsions be?
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