Anonymous
- Date posted
- 1y ago
How do you "sit with the anxiety"
How can you do that with mental compulsions like arguing with yourself in your mind, trying to make it go away etc?
Someone99Someone99
- User type
- OCD Conqueror
- Date posted
- 1y ago
Mental compulsions are tricky. I never knew my ruminating and other mental compulsions were compulsions until I spoke with an OCD specialist. The trick is, stop. Just stop arguing, replaying, stop responding to the thoughts and sit with the uneasyness
AnonymousAnonymous
- Date posted
- 1y ago
Thank you for the insight+
Someone99Someone99
- User type
- OCD Conqueror
- Date posted
- 1y ago
@Anonymous Thank you for posting here. You're not alone. We're all here for each other
AnonymousAnonymous
- Date posted
- 1y ago
@Someone99 But how do you just sit with the uneasiness if it’s difficult? I find it difficult to sit with the uneasiness of feeling anxious at times. I’m going through a very rough moment in my relationship and we’re giving each other space and time. I’ve been trying to process everything that’s happened. It’s been days where it was so hard for me to just with that feeling. I tried not checking my girlfriends social media accounts, seeing what she reposts on TikTok, checking her location, maybe overthinking about what she’s doing at work, overthinking about what will the outcome be when we hangout and talk this weekend. I can’t just force the thought of uneasiness to go away and sometimes I just get anxious to a point where I gag because of that feeling.
Someone99Someone99
- User type
- OCD Conqueror
- Date posted
- 1y ago
@Anonymous Don't force the thought of uneasyness to go away. Allow it, sit with it, don't respond to it. That's one of my response tools, I'm feeling uneasy, I don't like it but I'm going to sit with it. I'm so sorry to hear you're going through a tough time, especially with someone extremely important to you. As far as relationships go, it's important to allow her to be her, and for her to allow you to be you.
Someone99Someone99
- User type
- OCD Conqueror
- Date posted
- 1y ago
@Anonymous And don't forget to build positives in to your life, self care.
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