Letting Myself Feel?

Hello! Now I'm trying to let all these thoughts come to my head and accept the anxiety that's coming with them without challenging them - just leaving then unanswered. But my head keeps telling me things like, 'but maybe that actually was a bad thing you did, and you're just trying to push it away' or 'you might still go to hell, because this might not be OCD but you just being a bad person and trying to ignore it.' I can recognize all these as OCD thoughts but they undermine my coping strategies. Does this stuff get better with time and practice?

Username: Wolfram Wolfram

Date posted: 1y ago

Gets better with practice, and more tools. One of my coping mechanisms became a compulsion recently so 🤷‍♂️🤣 sorted it out now though. I've had ocd for about 27 years undiagnosed, started therapy in May and almost in remission 2 months later. You will get better, it's just staying on top of it and having the education on how to do it. My therapist is basically a teacher and my medication is my education on ocd. Keep at it and find what works for you, change it and tailor it so it fits your needs. You don't know if you're going to win this fight, nobody does as uncertainty is a part of it. Just keep moving in the right direction. Don't seek reassurance or comfort. Encouragement is fine. Go for it! 😊

Username: mantradragon mantradragon

Date posted: 1y ago

Thanks a lot will try to do that.

Username: mantradragon mantradragon

Date posted: 1y ago

It's like I can't tell whether I've done something wrong or it's just OCD.

Username: AnonymousAnonymous

Date posted: 1y ago

It will get better. Mental compulsions are hard but manageable with time. Just keep at it

Username: mantradragon mantradragon

Date posted: 1y ago

Thank you!

Username: mantradragon mantradragon

Date posted: 1y ago

Thank you everyone, this app has been a blessing for me and this is evidence of it.

Username: AnonymousAnonymous

Date posted: 1y ago

I feel like rule of thumb, if you’re unsure.. its the OCD haha - still its very fustrating and hope you’re doing well atm 🙏🏼

Username: mantradragon mantradragon

Date posted: 1y ago

Thanks!

Username: RhonniRhonni

User type: OCD Conqueror

Date posted: 1y ago

Keep trying! It may feel like it’s getting worse before it gets better. Remember to not challenge but let it go. You will get to where it’s automatic that when you have a intrusive thought you just disregard it. Thoughts have no meaning unless you give it meaning. I know it’s hard but you are strong Mantradragon! Be brave and know you can get on here anytime to express your feelings, we all understand and empathize

Username: mantradragon mantradragon

Date posted: 1y ago

I am so grateful for your support.

Username: McDuckoMcDucko

Date posted: 1y ago

It is trying to trick you into doing compulsions.

Username: mantradragon mantradragon

Date posted: 1y ago

Oh ok, thank you!

Username: Anonymous

Date posted: 6y ago

Accepting uncertainty feels like I'm accepting my intrusive thoughts (that I know are false) as truth. Does anyone else deal with this thought and have any tips to avoid thinking this? (I know it's my OCD telling me this so I can continue ruminating and "proving intrusive thoughts wrong", but it's a thought that makes me feel like ERP will make things worse)

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Username: scottyboy

Date posted: 5y ago

Is ocd just a coping mechanism for resisting feelings you don’t like? Something has occurred to me in my recovery process. I’ve spent years fighting my feelings and thoughts. I tried everything - meditation, yoga, Cbt, somatic experiencing, Ativan. I wanted to escape the pain I felt and the anxiety and bad thoughts. Now that I think about it, my dad turned to alcohol for that and maybe I turned to OCD. I always had general anxiety as a kid, some depression too. Over the years, my anxiety attacks and panic attacks decreased, however my ocd has gotten completely out of control. The last few weeks I’ve been working on exposures to anxiety and my thoughts. It’s horrible stuff because I have to let myself just feel the anxiety attack and all of the horrible sensations (including derealization!). Just ride it out and let it do it’s thing. However I noticed that when I get anxious these days if I just let it do it’s thing it’ll peak and come down after some time. And I actually feel some relief afterwards. It feels very natural. The old me would try to squash it using Compulsion strategies to escape that feeling. Has anyone else encountered the notion that OCD might be a coping mechanism for dealing with difficult feelings you don’t like?

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Username: Kamisamahaji...

Date posted: 2y ago

Part of my OCD is always trying to get into the bottom of things (if I freak out thinking about death or illness or losing someone or contamination, then I will roam all the internet for searching for informations on the subject even though it worsens my anxiety and never leaves me with a "clean" feeling of certainty or peace or acceptance). And recently I realized that if I have an anxious thought that arises in my mind it'll just go away if I leave it be and don't stop what I'm doing. But stupidly enough I feel guilty for doing that because I get the feeling that I should engage more with my fears and if I just ignores them and they go away I'm worsening the situation ... What is the line between ignoring the problem by distracting yourself and simply allowing your mind to move on ?

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