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- scorpio mcd
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- 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.
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.
(I know it can be hard by the way just here to tell you you can do it :))
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.
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
thank you all for your responses it helps a lot❤️
I'm glad it helped a bit! You can do it, you're a badass warrior ?
awww ty? and so are you!!!
Yep, we can do it! That's the spirit ?
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?
does anyone else have mental compulsions? if so, what are they?
what are some of you’re compulsions? tell a few in the comments :)
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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