Anonymous
- Date posted
- 5y ago
outboxedoutboxed
- Date posted
- 5y ago
dont worry about accepting it. When we say accept, we mean... acknowledge it and let it stay if it chooses. It means recognizing that it is with you, but that doesn’t mea it IS you. See the difference?
MissLovelyMissLovely
- Date posted
- 5y ago
You have to be accept that what your ocd is is a possibility. It's hard but you have to sit with the anxiety and even bring it up. Say it out loud, expose yourself and the anxiety about it is suppose to get less because it is telling your ocd part of the brain that what it makes you check is bullshit. The only way to do that is to let the thought come bring it up loads and don't react by checking, react by thinking about it more but not questioning the thoughts
AnonymousAnonymous
- Date posted
- 5y ago
I understand. For me, it's making me panic because I did my excersise again and I panicked on and off. My brain is making me think I'm attracted to the woman but no, I just am one. My brain is going in ten different directions
AnonymousAnonymous
- Date posted
- 5y ago
OK.
AnonymousAnonymous
- Date posted
- 5y ago
For me it was weird. I knew this would happen because of the progress I've been making. I knew something was going to happen.
AnonymousAnonymous
- Date posted
- 5y ago
I feel like I can't admit anything to it or say anything remotely close to agreeing.
AnonymousAnonymous
- Date posted
- 5y ago
I worry that if I say like, for example, "I'm bi " I'll end up agreeing with it and actually become it.
AnonymousAnonymous
- Date posted
- 5y ago
Or acting on it
pureolifepureolife
- Date posted
- 5y ago
It means saying to your thoughts, “yeah, maybe you’re right. But maybe you’re wrong. I accept that I can’t know the answers to these questions with 100% certainty.” The doubt that haunts people most is “what if my thoughts are secretly true.” You have to accept that there’s a very small but real chance they are and live your life anyways.
AnonymousAnonymous
- Date posted
- 5y ago
Ok
loveisallloveisall
- Date posted
- 5y ago
OCD craves absolutes but in life there are many uncertainties we have to face on a daily basis. This can be scary but whenever the what if’s start getting stuck in your head. It’s probably a good idea to sit with the anxiety and let it pass without giving into the compulsions/reassurance. This is extremely hard. But I think baby steps are key. It also helps to write down what is your feared outcome(s) to their fullest extent. This is a good way of dealing with the fear an accepting the thoughts as just thoughts.
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- Date posted
- 18w ago
Needing advice.
TW: suicidal Constantly fixated on the fact of helping people. I’m always doing compulsions like checking social medias to see if people need help etc, it’s exhausting cause I’m so sad I’m unable to help everyone. I just don’t know what to do and if I’m being entirely honest it’s making me not wanna be here anymore. I’m afraid that if i walk away from my phone for even 5 minutes someone will be in need and in danger and I want be there to help therefore it’s my fault etc. how can i cope with this? Obviously I want to help people but I wanna do it in different ways
sara_24
- Date posted
- 17w ago
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Anonymous
- Date posted
- 13w ago
Can't be home alone. How can I over come ?
It's been a year since I've been able to stay home alone. I don't know how to fight this. I feel like the world will collapse on me. That the house will cave in. Or I'll just lose my mind and scream and run outside screaming and saying the world is falling type thing. I don't know how to help myself. I'm to scared to even try to be alone. I have to have my son 18 stay home with me or my aunt stay with me when my son does leave. It's horrible. I feel like I'm holding my son back from so much. I don't know how to beat this. Please help
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