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- scorpio mcd
- Date posted
- 5y ago
- Username
- FernandoVFernandoV
- Date posted
- 5y ago
Just for the sake of clarity- the "if you do X then Y" thought is not a compulsion but an obsession. The difference between the two is immense. You don't have control over your obsessions but you do have control over your compulsions. - You can decide to respond in whichever way you want as long as it is not a compulsion. That is, do it anyway but don't ruminate about it, or don't do it but don't ruminate about it. It's about showing your brain who is boss.
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- ChellieChellie
- Date posted
- 5y ago
That's OCD. Makes you feel scared about stuff that does not matter. Your therapist is right. Do not do it and ignore your feelings.
- Username
- ChellieChellie
- Date posted
- 5y ago
(I know it can be hard by the way just here to tell you you can do it :))
- Username
- ChellieChellie
- Date posted
- 5y ago
You need to live your life the way you want, not the way OCD dictates. So if you want good teeth and brush your teeth to get that (which you probably do :P) you should do just that. I also struggle with tooth brushing actually but because of different obsessions which I won't go into as I do not know if it will trigger you. But not doing it is just not an option imo, so I push through the obsessions anyway because I do not wanna be a slave to the monster. I refuse.
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- ChellieChellie
- Date posted
- 5y ago
Also agreed with fernando, I dont think youve done a compulsion yet and do not start doing that by doing avoidance at the very least. I don't know much about mental compulsions as most of mine are physical though so if that's the case for you I think someone else on here might have better advice on it. :P
- Username
- scorpio mcdscorpio mcd
- Date posted
- 5y ago
thank you all for your responses it helps a lot❤️
- Username
- ChellieChellie
- Date posted
- 5y ago
I'm glad it helped a bit! You can do it, you're a badass warrior ?
- Username
- scorpio mcdscorpio mcd
- Date posted
- 5y ago
awww ty? and so are you!!!
- Username
- ChellieChellie
- Date posted
- 5y ago
Yep, we can do it! That's the spirit ?
- Username
- scorpio mcdscorpio mcd
- Date posted
- 5y ago
thank you❤️ but most of the stuff are things i NEED to do like walk and brush my teeth so i just do it no matter what the thoughts are?
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- I eat boys
- Date posted
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Does anyone have advice for magical thinking OCD? For instance i can’t have an intrusive thought while doing something because then i have to go back and do it while having a good / safe thought to counteract the bad one. Anyone else struggle with this? Some input would be great.
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- pre507
- Date posted
- 2y ago
help pls
does anyone else feel like their compulsion is also their intrusive thought? like my brain says "if you do *intrusive thought*, you wont deal with said intrusive thought again." i really need help because it deals with harm ocd and i really dont want to do anything bad. im so scared. i know it's lying, but it doesnt feel like it and i just feel so stressed and anxious.
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- jeeperscreepers
- Date posted
- 1y ago
compulsions SUCK ! (vent)
I feel like my compulsions are taking over my life. Every freaking night i spend so much of my time doing and redoing all my actions from walking up the stairs to crossing a certain part of my room to getting it o to bed. i close my bedroom door like 9 times until it “feels right” and have to sing songs and focus on bones in my body just so that i don’t have a negative thought so that i don’t have to do it again. I’m so over it. i feel like i waste so much time stressing myself out about my thoughts and not having the thoughts so i do things to combat and distract from the thoughts and i just feel freaking insane. yes my medication is helping and makes be wayyyy better than i was three years ago but it still feel like it’s taking over my life. i cant stand it and i feel like the more i do it the more i’m getting g comfortable with other people seeing me do it which just means i’ll do it more. i just can’t !!! so many thoughts and so many actions and it’s all based on people i love so i feel guilty if i dont do the compulsion. And even when i realize that this is all ridiculous and that’s it’s apart of my OCD, i just get sad because i’m still going through with the compulsions and start thinking about how this is my life and how i’m stuck doing this stuff forever!!
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