Title says it all. Biggest compulsion I can’t seem to stop doing even if I notice I’m doing it is ruminating. How do I stop? It’s almost like my brain automatically does it and I keep getting so lost in thought.
Hi! I relate to this a lot - when I start ruminating, I tend to meditate and really just focus on my breath will closing my eyes and taking deep inhales and exhales… if meditation isn’t really your thing, you could also focus on a project/work or just something that you really have to get done! Sometimes I even journal about the thoughts that I have and then when everything is out, I close the tab and watch YouTube videos that I know I really really enjoy! Hope this helps
@glovessing1 That sounds simple enough and makes sense. I do meditate just not so much in the moment cause I work a manual labor job that usually doesn’t just give me a second. But focusing on my breath and staying busy makes sense. I just thought distractions were a bad thing so I’m still confused on the do’s and do nots of OCD. I’ll keep this in mind thank you!
*while closing my eyes
Me too… gloveguessing1 has some good ideas. What often works for me is to focus on a task at hand and immerse myself in getting it done. Try different things as you come accords them and you’ll find what helps for you. For example, meditation doesn’t work for me as it leaves blank space for me to let the rumination to run wild. There are also some breathing exercises that have you visualize something for the inhale and something else for the exhale. Keep trying things until you find something that helps! You got this!
Anyone have any good tips for resisting the urge to ruminate? My compulsions are mainly reassurance seeking and ruminating and while I can resist the compulsion to check something on my phone, it’s really hard to resist ruminating, because ultimately, the ruminating is just thinking thoughts, which we all know we can’t control.
Hi all. By far and away rumination is my biggest compulsion, and I find it feels very automatic. Does anyone have tips who have overcome rumination that has felt automatic in the past? I am guessing its not an all or nothing thing, that even regular people ruminate on occasion but gently bring themselves out of it. I think I'm probably trying to control it too much, which can become an obsession in itself
How does one stop ruminating it seems impossible!?
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