Anonymous1909
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- 1y
Help
When certain thoughts related to rocd doesn’t cause any anxiety what to do then? Is it the truth?
krystal0krystal0
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Absolutely not. We have over a million thoughts a day, not all of them do we attach meaning to. Therefore, if you have an ROCD thought and you dont react witg anxiety is actually a good thing. When we respond with anxiety, our thought process is actually irrational, whereas if you think about this intrusive thought without anxiety, theres room for rational thinking. This way, when you dissect the thought, you can be logical about whether this thought truly aligns with your values and beliefs. This thought is 100% ego-dystonic - it doesnt align with who you are, and this actually means you’re a great person.
Anonymous1909Anonymous1909
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@krystal0 I don’t know why when the anxiety hits me I feel some what relieved that I know it’s ocd but when anxiety doesn’t hit it’s feels like a certain fact
krystal0krystal0
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@Preksha_02 That is very normal when you have OCD, but i can assure you that a feeling does not make a thought a fact, thoughts are simply just thoughts, its your actions that count. CBT and ERP are therapy tools that teach us to respond to our thoughts in a unbothered way, the anxiety is what tells the brain that the thought is important which you don’t want. remember this: having anxiety about not having anxiety is also OCD trying to trap you.
Anonymous1909Anonymous1909
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@krystal0 Thank you sm🥺
krystal0krystal0
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@Preksha_02 you’re welcome ☺️ i hope you feel better soon! be kind to yourself. :)
Anonymous1909Anonymous1909
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- 1y
Do you have only rocd or any other sub type
Flowers123Flowers123
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- 1y
I relate to this post SO deeply! I have these allllll the time about my relationship and literally if for some reason I don’t get anxiety and the physical symptoms of anxiety in my body when I think something about the partnership that is intrusive, I’ll be like freaking out that the lack of anxiety= my true/gut/real feelings about him. It’s extremely difficult to find any grounding or clarity towards my relationship everyday when I’m plagued by trying to dissect my thoughts constantly and monitor my physiological reactions to them. 😣
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