Ruminating

How do I stop ruminating so much? It seems like anytime I make a mistake (getting into a fight, doing something wrong, upsetting a friend, etc) I just ruminate and overthink the entire situation and what the results could be. I’ll also know deep down and in my mind that my mind is just overthinking and I’m just creating scenarios in my head (ex: my friend telling my mom what I did after we have an argument or something), but it’s like my mind just can’t believe myself. Any advice??

Ocdeeznuts55

Date posted: 1y ago

Rumination is a tough one to overcome, it’s my main compulsion too. I’ve found learning to mediate and practicing mindfulness to be one of the best skills to deal with rumination. Because to deal with it, you have to be able to notice that you’re doing it, and gently bring your attention back to the present. This is the skill that mediation teaches you and it becomes easier to do it the more you practice

Caitlin2820281

Date posted: 1y ago

I don’t know what the argument was about but what I would say to a normal fight My advice is to accept the situation, learn to accept and forgive yourself for what you “think” you did wrong, don’t ask for reassurance but just let them know if you happened to be in a fight and that you are sorry if you hurt their feelings and if they don’t answer don’t waste the energy on ruminating just accept and move on and I’m sure that person will come around if their a good friend or whoever it might be and just remember you have OCD so yes you are overthinking and there’s no point in catastrophizing the situation

hopefulxmess

Date posted: 17w ago

Do/did you have this issue? Please help😪

When an intrusive thought comes I can’t just say “that’s not true” and just move on. I always feel like I have to disprove the thought and be able to say it with confidence but the problem is that the ocd doesn’t allow me to feel and say it with confidence so I get stuck for hours or even days. How can I stop feeling like I need to do this?

sara_24

Date posted: 16w ago

Anxious about everything

Guys I need help. I feel so alone . Basically I have this compulsion where I feel the need to write everything but this stems from me being anxious about EVERYTHING. Like my mom came in my room and I was irritated and snapped, immediately regretted now I keep writing “don’t be mean to mom next time” but I keep thinking about it. Then I think about how I finally left my house today and all the surfaces I touched that could’ve been contaminated and now I’m writing “next time don’t touch this and this”. Then I think about all the things I need to be doing for this week and I’m writing “don’t forget to do this and this” even though I’ve written it 5 times already. This is what happens everyday btw. My brain always thinks about something I need to be doing and making me anxious that I’ll forget it which is why I write it down on my notes app. I’m sooo mentally exhausted I need help pls!! Anyone have any advice ? I used to think I need to stop the writing but really I need to stop the anxious thoughts coming into my head . People say I need to accept the thoughts and let it go but that’s too hard for me

LizOCD3

Date posted: 15w ago

i made some past mistakes that i obsess over

I have made multiple mistakes in my past that lead me to believe im a bad person. thinking about them often sends me into a panic attack. i cant help but feel i need to be punished. i hate this feeling, what should i do?

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