Brendansimons
- Date posted
- 1y
Struggling right now
Anyone have any tips for intrusive thought and ruminating. Hope everyone is doing good tonight. Keep fighting.
Lyme66Lyme66
- Date posted
- 1y
Don’t do it. Focus on whatever is in front of you. Laundry, homework, video game… regardless of what happens, the moment you begin ruminating, you’ve already lost and you’re gonna go down a rabbit hole that’s gonna scare you more than you already are. Focus on doing what needs to be done in your life. Again, homework, chores, regular work, etc etc.
BrendansimonsBrendansimons
- Date posted
- 1y
@Liam45 Thank you, this really helps
AshleyAlumAshleyAlum
- User type
- OCD Conqueror
- Date posted
- 1y
Accept your thoughts as just thoughts. The more guilt or fear you feel, the more likely you will continue to ruminate.
BrendansimonsBrendansimons
- Date posted
- 1y
@AshleyAlum Thank you Ashley
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BrendansimonsBrendansimons
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- 1y
@bekind94 I would love that, Brendan.simons is my Snapchat
Christyb3Christyb3
- Date posted
- 1y
I don't know if it's advice but the two things I have heard that my holding on to is that 1. Humans fear what they don't understand, and people with ocd don't understand why there brain is doing this. And 2. Every single person in the world has Intrusive thoughts. They are like annoying pop up adds that you keep trying to exit out of and they just keep poping up. Stay strong! You are not your thoughts!
BrendansimonsBrendansimons
- Date posted
- 1y
@Christyb3 Thanks Christy, I try my best to understand my brain and I never can. This makes sense why I’m so scared of it.
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