I am feeling really triggered right now. My mind is going crazy with thoughts and urges to figure things out. Wondering if anyone has any ideas that will help me get out of my head.
Ouf I feel this. You are not alone ❤️ For response prevention for mental compulsions, I have found this handout from CU really helpful (originally posted by @blazed) https://medschool.cuanschutz.edu/docs/librariesprovider45/ocd-documents/response-prevention-plan-mental-compulsions-36.pdf?sfvrsn=bd1958bb_2 The thing I struggle with most is that I want to get rid of the feeling and this is what drives all my mental compulsions. So I try to use the response prevention ideas here AND feel all my emotions without tracking them or changing them. It’s really hard and sometimes succeed and sometimes I do compulsions. But I try to be self compassionate no matter what. Hope that helps some. I am cheering you on 💪❤️
@Hobbit Thank you so much for posting this. It’s so helpful
@Anonymous Yay! I’m so glad 😊
What’s helped me is saying out loud “I will not figure this out. This is an OCD trick. There is no certainty here.” This helps me stay on track and preventing a spiral. I also redirect my thoughts to what I’m doing. If I’m at work, I’ll say “I really really want to figure out this rumination, but what I’m going to do instead is complete this task,” or if I’m at home, I’ll say “I’m going to brush my teeth,” and try to bring myself back to the present moment. Ruminations are tough, but keep telling yourself what your tools are (knowing how to sit in the uncertainty) and say that you will use your tools. I hope your thoughts calm down soon. You are so capable of working through this ❤️
That sounds really helpful, redirecting attention to the present moment. Thank you so much for sharing
Thank you so much, this is so helpful. I appreciate your support!
@coryefoster Of course! So happy to help 😊
I can't focus on anything but my thoughts. I'm so inside my head, and my mom always tells me to focus on my body and my surroundings, but I can't, or maybe I just don't know how. I try to, but it doesn't help. The thoughts are still there :(
I’ve been feeling a little bit better these past few days but today it’s been very stressful for me having a lot of hard thoughts and unable to release tension mentally giving me a headache and feelings of panic. Having a hard time connecting with reality. Any ideas or suggestions on how to grab myself and release tension?
I’ve recently been having the spiraling intrusive thoughts coming up out of seemingly nowhere. Well not exactly nowhere, having some relationship issues but the thoughts will just randomly show up when I’m clam home reading a book.
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