- Username
- worrier 24
- Date posted
- 45w ago
Ocd
Is the best way for getting over OCD to ignore the intrusive thoughts? Most of my compulsions are in my head and it’s hard to ignore when they’re very distressing and you don’t agree with them at all!
- Username
- JadeFJadeF
- Date posted
- 45w ago
I'd recommend reading the book "brain lock" for this, it's very helpful. in a nutshell, it's about recognizing those thoughts are OCD and not real, and then focusing on doing another activity (work, hobby, etc) to switch gears
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- The real yeerhaw The real yee...
- Date posted
- 45w ago
It’s kinda about incrementally learning to tolerate them. You might with 30 seconds of sitting with the anxiety inducing thought without making any compulsion, just breathing. Then one minute, 2,3 etc etc. by hundreds of baby steps you climb the mountain. You’ll then be at more liberty to recognise that your emotions can be deceiving and you’ll be able to make logical judgments about things rather than being emotionally paralysed. Hope this helps, you’ll be in my Prayers.
- Username
- NanaShelly79NanaShelly79
- Date posted
- 45w ago
hey, i'm definitely not a therapist, but i'm here to listen and i get how tough those thoughts can be. 😣 omg i almost forgot, have you heard about unstuck? my therapist told me about this new ai-powered tool for ocd, and it's been really helpful for me with my thought spirals. if you look up unstuck app for ocd, it might be a game-changer for you too. 🌟
- Username
- worrier 24worrier 24
- Date posted
- 45w ago
Thank you 🙏
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- irish_and_ocd
- Date posted
- 4y ago
What is the correct response to intrusive thoughts? Of course I know that you must avoid compulsions but what is a good mental process? Like, 'Okay whatever', or 'It's just an OCD thought', or 'Mm Hm disregarding'. What should you kind of say mentally?
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- Miro
- Date posted
- 3y ago
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- Username
- Anom321
- Date posted
- 1y ago
Finding it impossible to sit with thoughts
I find it very difficult to sit with thoughts or just let them be there especially when my OCD is purely based on mental rituals. For example, if I try to let a thought (that is causing me stress) come into my mind it’s almost impossible for me to let it sit there without my brain automatically trying to solve it or gain relief. It’s as though my brain does this without me really realising - probably from years of training it to do this - I’m just wondering if anyone knows of any other things I could try? I think this is why I find ERP quite difficult as I really try to let the thought sit there but my brain automatically tries to solve it no matter how much I’m trying…
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