- Username
- ocdumbass
- Date posted
- 5y ago
- Username
- Turtle123Turtle123
- Date posted
- 5y ago
I haven’t had one stop working, but I have had some that lost some of their effect so in order to counteract that I would increase the number of times I did them
- Username
- Ivan HigherDesignsIvan HigherD...
- Date posted
- 5y ago
Be careful with that cause the more you give in to compulsions the strongee the OCD thought comes back and stronger the anxiety. The key is to slowly teach yourself to wean off the compulsions and ride out the anxiety so when it subsides you realize it wasn't as bad as you thought to not do what the obsession tellse you. Hold yourself back from doing at least a couple minutes more. Hold back from doing it for a limited time frame. Then as you get better at it hold back for longer. Each time you succeed you'll notice eventually that the anxiety is dying down.
- Username
- andrewt_andrewt_
- User type
- OCD Conqueror
- Date posted
- 5y ago
I definitely have. The best thing to not engage in them and let the anxiety be there. Leave it alone and don’t try to push it away. This sounds ridiculous at first , trust me I know. But what it does is it basically causes you to become bored of your fears eventually, to the point where your brain waves stop sending so many signals of anxiety and panic.
- Username
- ocdumbassocdumbass
- Date posted
- 5y ago
i appreciate the advice, but i already know this stuff. i use my compulsions at this point only as a backup plan for if i need to be Okay in time for a certain important event and i can't afford to sit with the anxiety. the fact that they've stopped working is simply inconvenient.
- Username
- andrewt_andrewt_
- User type
- OCD Conqueror
- Date posted
- 5y ago
I can see why you would feel like doing that , but it puts a lot of pressure on you up to the event and during it. That’s not going to work
- Username
- ocdumbassocdumbass
- Date posted
- 5y ago
are there any better quick fixes? because sometimes i just can't afford to be suffering with an obsession at a given time
- Username
- andrewt_andrewt_
- User type
- OCD Conqueror
- Date posted
- 5y ago
@ocdumbass The problem with quick fixes ( compulsions ) is that they aren’t fixes at all. They just delay the anxiety for a bit but they’re exactly what keeps you in the cycle which is what you wanna stop. I wouldn’t call these things quick fixes , but they can definitely help out for a bit- meditation and going for a long walk before a specific event. They may help you clear your head and maybe even help you look forward to the upcoming event
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- jeeperscreepers
- Date posted
- 1y ago
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