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- 2y
DawsonbeetootooDawsonbeetootoo
- Date posted
- 2y
I understand. What I want to say is that you can not control what you think, so whatever thoughts you disagree with come to you, it is not you.
DawsonbeetootooDawsonbeetootoo
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- 2y
@Jay222 I’ve been dealing with the same issue and I’ve hit a low point. The trick is that the more they are bothering you, the more you think about it, and then it goes in a constant loop. What I can say is acknowledge that the thoughts are there, but try to respond to them differently and break the cycle.
DawsonbeetootooDawsonbeetootoo
- Date posted
- 2y
@Jay222 You have the strength to acknowledge that it’s not what you want or who you are, so give yourself credit for that. The thoughts have no real power against you, no matter how real they feel. I’ve been struggling for so long to find a way to stop the thoughts that bother me, but it is a disorder making us feel this way. It is so easy to get carried away with the thoughts. Accept that that’s what your brain is telling you, not that it’s you telling yourself.
Heaven1sonearthHeaven1sonearth
- Date posted
- 1y
you have to ignore that it’s even there, let it be elevator or background music in your mind. i know you’re waiting for that magical day where you don’t have ocd anymore and there’s no more thoughts to defend yourself from but that just isn’t realistic or doable. you still have to live, there are good days and bad days but i go on with the thoughts in the back of my mind. i just ignore them, i don’t acknowledge them. ocd is like an entity that feeds on your fear. the more you freakout, and google and cry, the bigger the obsession grows, it’s laughing at you, it knows you can’t function. so stop being scared, continue on.
Ishtar._Ishtar._
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- 1y
hello! are you better?! i saw a little that your situation is similar to mine, except that I really don't like having these thoughts, at least thinking them is a despair for me. but i also have fear of what others would think and it leaves me paralyzed. i feel bad about myself.
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