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Spiraling thoughts
Recently I’ve been having these spiraling thoughts that my intrusive thoughts aren’t bad enough anymore, so I am therefore faking OCD. Does anyone ever get this?
Recently I’ve been having these spiraling thoughts that my intrusive thoughts aren’t bad enough anymore, so I am therefore faking OCD. Does anyone ever get this?
I feel this too, recently been feeling like my thoughts are more "realistic" therefore not really OCD...especially if I have a less anxious day I think it really must just be me ! Then I go downhill again ! It's exhausting x
YES Low key you just made me feel waaay less alone. in general in my life I felt like my worth came from how much pain I was in so getting better scared me But I do have this one life lesson (that I still struggle with lol) Every human has intrinsic value that never goes up or down. The reason working hard matters is so society can work together to survive but the point is not to be productive, it is to survive so we can just be. Even people with CRAZY views that think we should kill others for the greater good, only do that cause they care about lives in the first place. we miss THE answer that is right in front of us: We’re intrinsically worthy. Yes our actions have value in the sense they have a cause and effect, But being in pain or not being in pain does not change your intrinsic worth. We shouldn’t do things to earn worth we should do things to help each-other and enjoy life. I truly think that PRIDE and SHAME are NOT opposites but the fuel of each other Humbleness is the cure. Which is UN-CONDITIONAL love for others and yourself Basically regardless of anything don’t love yourself more or less just focus on helping others💗 and when you make a moral mistake have “good-guilt” (which is empathy for the person you hurt that motivates you to change) ANYWAY LOL if you can somehow apply/embody that logic with your feeling unworthy for “not struggling” enough I think it will help A LOT
MORE PRACTICAL TIPS: You cannot think your way out of rumination. Here is a technique that helps me: (warning it sounds more complicated then it is) Breath in through nose for 5 seconds Then HOLD breath for 5 (trust me the HOLD makes ALL the difference) Breath out through mouth for 5 seconds this is called Diaphramic Breathing Ok so now here is the actual thing: Find and name out loud: 5 things you can see 4 things you can hear 3 things you can touch 2 things you can smell 1 thing you can taste (Do Diaphramic breathing in between EACH step👍) TIP look around both sides of the room or just utilize stuff as far apart as possible This will be like “bilateral stimulation” which will get your logical side of the brain working This is important cause OCD is emotionally motivated. (Side note maybe look into getting meditation that gives you more happiness cause that made a turning point for me actually feeling ok with getting better)🤟💔
So, if I'm retelling a story or relaying information to someone, after I'm done speaking, my brain will send me thoughts like, "What if you lied? You might have told the story wrong! You're lying!" I've started second-guessing myself, even when I know I'm not lying or telling the story wrong😭 This has also bled into twisting my intentions behind certain actions... For example, the other day, I'd been babysitting my younger brothers. I'd gone to use the restroom and thought, "What if the door isn't locked or closed all the way?" Because this has happened once in the past. Turns out, it didn't lock correctly, and one of my little brothers almost walked in on me, but luckily, I shut the door in time, and we laughed it off. But then, I kept getting thoughts like, "You knew that would happen, and you didn't double-check! You wanted that to happen and for him to walk in!" :( I know this isn't true, but it's so annoying! Has anyone dealt with this? If you have, do you have any advice on how to deal with these thoughts?
Does anyone else ever feel like they don’t feel “bad enough” to have OCD, or that they don’t feel “the right way” for it? Or like they’re just saying they have OCD as an excuse? Because i was so much better for like 3 weeks now and now im on my period and i started doubting again. So because of that im scared that i was feeling to good and that my fear is actually true.
Does anyone struggle with feeling like their ocd issues are not ocd enough compared to other peoples ocd? Is this an ocd thought itself lol
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