Daughter of Jesus
- Date posted
- 2y
Urges
Can someone explain to me what urges are with ocd or what they feel like
gp gp
- Date posted
- 2y
I think this is an urge - basically I have an intrusive thought that I’m XYZ. I don’t want to be XYZ, because it I was, it would mean all these things that cause me great distress/anxiety. However I can’t stop thinking that I’m XYZ and my mind constantly tells me I must be XYZ. To combat that I get the urge to seek reassurance and to ruminate in an effort to make me feel less anxious. At least I think that’s how it works :(
noone9noone9
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- OCD Conqueror
- Date posted
- 2y
Pretty good way to explain it. And it puts our mind in to a "fight or flight" mode, that's how serious and dangerous it can be. So the compulsion becomes almost a subconscious act. Also why it's not easy to break the cycle.
brokengirlbrokengirl
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- 1y
@Someone99 hello. i am worried i have the urge to do something i don’t want to do- not a compulsion. how would this feel like?
noone9noone9
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- OCD Conqueror
- Date posted
- 1y
@brokengirl Hi @brokengirl. It's can be tricky to differentiate the thought from an urge from a reaction to a thought, etc. We accept an normal in our thought pattern because it's how we've always reacted to our thoughts. Is it an urge, a thought or a reaction to a thought? Thanks for writing me. 🙂
noone9noone9
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- OCD Conqueror
- Date posted
- 1y
@brokengirl I'm here to talk anytime
brokengirlbrokengirl
- Date posted
- 1y
@Someone99 i don’t recall any urge or impulse it just happened. could it be one of those things were bc u really don’t want to do something u end up doing it. like how i ddint want to look but i somehow ended up looking? bc i was so worried i would? if i had an urge or impulse wouldn’t i remember it? wouldn’t it be clear taht i somehow couldn’t resist this thing and did it?
mayumi_yumimayumi_yumi
- Date posted
- 2y
Basically a urge is the feeling of instantly doing something,in case of OCD most of the times it fits onto a compulsion
noone9noone9
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- OCD Conqueror
- Date posted
- 1y
Maybe, maybe not. (Allow uncertainty) :-) The OCD cycle begins not with the initial thought, or urge, but with our response to it. "What does this mean?", "This must mean I'm...", "oh no, I'm a...", and so on. I'm guessing it's something that goes against your values? Usually is, those shock us the most. It takes some time, but with care you can have peace in this area. Thanks for writing and talking with me. :-)
brokengirlbrokengirl
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- 1y
@Someone99 hey. i am not looking for certainty. i jjst want to know what am i experiencing so i can deal with it. i just want to know how can i understand if i am experiencing this.
noone9noone9
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- OCD Conqueror
- Date posted
- 1y
@brokengirl Understandable. Without knowing any details, I can only offer sharing what's helped me through my OCD journey. You struggle is questioning who you are based on having an urge to do something you don't want to do. Is it something that might hurt someone else or get you in trouble?
noone9noone9
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- OCD Conqueror
- Date posted
- 1y
@brokengirl It's ok if you don't want to talk about it. Just hoping you're having a good day today!
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