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!
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
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.
Thank you 🙏
I’ve noticed that I’m somewhat happier also ignoring my thoughts than I am instead of doing compulsions (I’m sick and tired of being sick and tired atp) but I’ve heard you’re technically supposed to do erp rather than pushing under the rug. But idk if I have a thought I just refuse to think about it again and im fine even if I want to do compulsions
I struggle so bad with intrusive thoughts. They can be so bad that I'll cry because I KNOW that's not how I feel or want to do. (Too embarrassed to say what they're about) I'll constantly try to figure out why I have them, and constantly figure out what they mean, causing me to constantly circle around and around. I had to get on anxeity meds, which helped a little but the thoughts still happen. How do you help yourself with this? How do you know that you're just not some physcopath? 😅
So maybe the title wasn't the best to to put it but when you guys start having obsessive thoughts how do you stop them before it turns into compulsions and anxiety?
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