When you realize that your thoughts will never go away, but that you need to create a world where you and those thoughts can exist in harmony, is where you find peace. ✌️
Plus sometimes engaging less intrusive thoughts or a theme can slowly decrease the prevalence... so when people treat the OCD with acceptance + ERP, they can possibly reduce intrusive thoughts and "themes"
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@A23 100%. This is what it’s all about!
It’s taken a long time to get there, but I think I’m slowly but surely starting to accept that
@mseb10 Absolutely! And you also will stumble along the way. I’ve found having a simple mantra like this helps me when I stumble a little!! Peace and love to you!!
Yessss ❤️👏🏻
I’m stumbling at the moment but trying to remember there have been times even recently where the thoughts haven’t been so loud or scary and so I know I can get back to that place. Trying not to engage in back and forth conversation with OCD right now. So hard to stop the mental compulsions though.
@BMAnon Can relate to that. I am currently living in a very stable situation in relation to OCD. There are still days where I get visits from the thoughts that, not so long ago, really terrified me. But it is such a good feeling to know that they are now there with every other thought, just passing through. I even laugh about them sometimes. There may come a time again when it will be worse but even then, I dont have to erase them, I just have to accept them. They are not the problem, neither am I. Just the way I value them is a bit off. Long story short: Its worth it, keep up the good work🎉 Greetings from Germany
@BMAnon Keep working at it. Journal, meditate, exercise, try to eat healthy. You got it!!
@WalterWhackstick Love this! You got it right! Peace and love to you!
@MindfulMan4 I'm really, really struggling right now and my husband can't take me complaining about it. I feel physically sick to my stomach. I can't let this terrible image go. I don't know what to do. It's been debilitating for me. Nothing is getting done here. It's all a mess. I'm really losing hope and can use some kind of support. I feel I'm losing my mind. Scared
@Speckles If you aren’t on medicine or seeing a therapist, my immediate advice is start there. You are likely in such a pitch that your brain needs some help with its chemical balance right now!
@MindfulMan4 Thank you for responding. I am on meds and have tried so many and they aren't working. That is why I feel so desperate. Just started with NOCD and just started with a therapist too.
Do you ever have a situation in front of you and you genuinely don’t know the best way to get through it? Like a difficult situation but the question is do you grind it out or use self compassion and give yourself breaks? There are so many different philosophies to follow, even if they’re not formal philosophies. For example, I have watched a lot of David Goggins and Jocko Willink on YouTube. Both of them have very extreme philosophies of discipline and how to handle hardship. Both of their philosophies have helped me during times of hardships in my life. But other philosophies have also helped me at other times of hardships in my life, philosophies that have more to do with self kindness and self compassion. So sometimes it seems like there’s so many approaches to how to live life that it’s paralyzing. Were any of y’all able to overcome the seemingly endless amount of choices towards mindsets to approach life with? How were y’all able to overcome this?
I am having a really hard time being home for the holidays. My intrusive thoughts are constant and loud. It sucks too, because my thoughts get triggered when I'm around one of my family members. I just want to distance myself, so I can stop the thoughts and feel like I'm not going to hurt anyone. I'm so distressed and depressed. What do you do to help calm your mind and remind yourself that you are a good person, despite what the thoughts say? I've already meditated, taken my Lexapro, and tried to remind myself that these thoughts want to attack the things I care about the most. Thanks. ❤️
Does anyone like go through waves. Your mind is super silent maybe a couple of thoughts but you are able to brush it off? But then out of nowhere your mind just starts rushing with every thought? If so, how do you cope with this? It drains me.
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