Reassurance not working for this theme

So when I had previous OCD flare ups ( health OCD, ROCD, SOOCD) I would seek reassurance at very bad times and it would work ( yes I know I shouldn't have done that but that was in the past). For my new theme which is harm ocd and more specifically suicidal OCD reassurance is not working at all. So for example when I go to my bf or parents to talk and they tell me yes but you wouldn't do that my thoughts in my head go like «yes you would they dont know what you’re capable of doing and you’re gonna disappoint them ». This kind of freaks me out because even if I know by know that seeking reassurance is just temporary its supposed to work at first for a bit. In this case it doesn’t at all. Did it happen to anyone else?

Malita

Date posted: 1y ago

Reassurance is the worst for these!!! You’ll just require reassurance again and much sooner. Register the thought as not helpful, distract yourself, and move forward. The thought means nothing. I could be sitting at reception, see a person, and have an intrusive thought. You just move past it. Like temple run. You’re running and you jump over the obstacle and keep running. Have the intrusive thought. Don’t interact with it, and move forward. Keep doing the work or the art or the game you were playing. Once it’s not flagged by the brain as important it’ll be easier to move forward (:

Kai95

Date posted: 1y ago

Me too... i think reassurance only works partially with "Just Right" OCD, Somatic and Checking OCD. Harm and all other Sexual related OCD's don't have a clear reassurance form imo

SomaticSun🌤️

Date posted: 1y ago

Sometimes it works temporarily, sometimes not at all. Reassurance-seeking as a compulsion looks like this: I’m so scared, tell me this isn’t true. You know me, I won’t go crazy, right? Please don’t let me go crazy. Please tell me my thoughts are wrong. Don’t let anything bad happen to me. It looks and sounds exactly like an anxious person’s statements, in the midst of a panic attack. Only maybe.. a little more calm. (Because the thoughts have most likely been there all day.)

King silly

Date posted: 17w ago

Not seeking reassurance, just prayers

Lately my OCD has been very horrible, it’s been more convincing than ever to the point where I’m genuinely convinced that I like this stuff, when I get a thought, I’ll hear my intrusive thoughts go “oooh, I like that, I’d do that.” and I just don’t freak out nor feel bad, I just feel like I like it even more, and feel like I would do/act on it and like it, and the feeling is strong and it lingers forever? It genuinely feels like I do, and I’m just lying now, i can’t tell if I make these thoughts worse or anything All I remember mostly just being like confused sometimes when these thoughts happen, but since I’m getting strong emotions that I like it, my brain says that means I did and I’m worried about that being true because I don’t understand nor know It’s like I am resisting to like this stuff now, it’s even tougher now than it was before

sierra6

Date posted: 12w ago

Why no reassurance?

Hello! I just got diagnosed with OCD a week ago and joined the app today to find a sense of community. Since my understanding of treatment is minimal at this point, I'm confused why everything on here tells us not to seek or give reassurance? If someone could explain the reasoning behind that it would be greatly appreciated, as I want to make sure I'm not only watching out for it in my personal life but also using this app appropriately.

Anonymous 25#

Date posted: 12w ago

Anyone please?

Okay so I’ve dealt with harm OCD from the beginning. Started off with harming my kids, going to jail and then harming myself. The harm to myself stuck around for a long time. Then it went away and other themes picked up but it keeps coming back. This is like the third time it’s come back and every single time it comes back it feels worse. It feels like this is the time something is going to happen. Has anyone ever dealt with this? With old themes constantly coming back and feeling more real? Please any advice is greatly appreciated. Thanks

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