Mia Mia
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Compulsions
Does anyone ever have compulsions that backfire ? I was testing myself and it seems like I want the thoughts !!
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Mia MiaMia Mia
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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©·
Mia MiaMia Mia
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@Ciara306 Im sorry you went through that š„ŗ this disorder is so traumatizing ā¦ Iāve heard that delaying your compulsions is quite effective and works well.. Iāll have to try it more ā¦ thank you so much girl
gp gp
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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 seesļæ¼ļæ¼ 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.
Mia MiaMia Mia
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@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 ā¦ that situation is what made me post this ..
gp gp
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@Mia Mia Yep sounds about right. Again ā¦ our ocd brains will try and find evidence one way or another. :(
tuchituchi
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- 2y
Happen to me yesterday, and the groinal response kicked in š
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