10% of the reason we suffer is because of thoughts. 90% is because of our reaction to it. To fight OCD, we have to change our beliefs of our fears. OCD takes our worst fear and turns it against us. We need to lose our fear. We need to stop believing that our thoughts are significant or they show our true feelings which cannot be more untrue. Tell yourself it is okay if you harm your love ones because it is not you but your ocd making you do it. Tell yourself it is okay if you feel attracted to your own gender, you will just focus on the opposite sex even if you feel attracted to your own gender. Change your mentality if you want to escape the madness.

It's not about being arrogant and self-righteous. I can be patient any time of the day, believe me, I am a teacher in real life. -- It is the frustration of seeing how a tool that is supposed to help is being used to feed this horrible monster that is OCD. --- It's like a recovery clinic for drug addicts being used to sell and trade dope.

Unfortunately, my friend, that philosophy is not very welcome here - ironic ... An app that is supposed to help with OCD.

Yes sadly, and I can see that by the amount of likes I got. Unfortunately some people here do not take good advice that will actually help them in recovering. They want to recover but do not want to go through the short term uncomfortableness they have to face (lets say anxiousness while doing ERP) to recover. They just want something magical to happen to get rid of their obsession all of sudden.

Yes, I understand you. That is why I always return to this app to give the same advice even though I know it might not be taken seriously at that time. Maybe, just maybe my advice might be helpful to someone at some time when the reader will finally realize that it might be helpful to take a different approach or just try out to see if it works. I have been through this same journey, journey of constant fighting against the uncertainty until you finally break and collapse and realize you are not winning and then you not only accept the defeat, but surrender yourself and allow your fate to be your master. The moment you stop fighting is the moment you start living.

I really needed to hear this today, thank you so much.

Everyone's at different points on their unique journey. Some people learn quicker than others. That's ok too. It might take 20, 50, 100 people tell someone how it works before it finally sinks in. Sometimes we have all the information but it takes reach our personal threshold of pain where we decide we can't take anymore, and that we are done. Of course when the pain of staying in ocd becomes greater than the percieved pain of stepping into recovery and doing the work of erp, maybe that's when we truly are ready to hear good advice. Rather than get frustrated at these people, try practicing patience, humility, and compassion. These are better than becoming self righteous.

Great post btw

I applaud you. Thank you.

Yes me too brother x

Thank you, I applaud you too and all us for being there for each other. I wish I could have been part of a community like this during my dark days.

Thanks for posting this. I needed to hear this.

Well they done hand out methadone to heroine addicts where I'm from...

Its not an attack and I'm sure you're a patient teacher. Us lot with ocd are often extremely capable and talented in our fields. I'm just saying we cant control how others use the tools provided. Say the serenity prayer: Grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, Courage to change the things I can, and the Wisdom to know the difference.