One thing I’ve learned as a sufferer with OCD which may calm people down is whenever they get an intrusive dark thought laugh at it! Like literally make it into a joke, make it funny, overtime your brain will realise that it’s not important because you aren’t getting distressed by it. Hope this can help someone
I'll give it a try. For me, it's hard to laugh at concerns like "I'm going to get fired", but sometimes you have to just force humor lol
@bjornkatt That’s exactly it, force it, even if it’s fake, properly laugh at it and make it funny “I’m gonna get fired?” “So what haha I’ll find a better job anyway” “Oh what will you do to survive but?” “I’ll go out and eat grass for a little while haha I bet it tastes good” This can be exhausting to start with but persist with it and it hopefully will ease your OCD.. good luck
whats up guys what are some tips dealing with ocd and what to do when a thought makes u anxious ??
So maybe the title wasn't the best to to put it but when you guys start having obsessive thoughts how do you stop them before it turns into compulsions and anxiety?
I’ve been thinking a lot about how OCD changes the way we see ourselves, but I recently realized that I am not my thoughts. Just because a thought pops up doesn’t mean it’s true or that it defines me. I’ve started learning how to see OCD for what it is—just a disorder trying to trick me—and I’ve become stronger in dealing with it. Has anyone else here had a similar realization? How do you handle these thoughts when they show up?
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