How do you know if it’s your ocd blowing something out of proportion or it’s actually as serious as you think. Like I want to believe that I’m just over thinking, over-worrying, and catastrophizing, but the thought that I could just be minimizing something or or just biding my time until something horrible is preventing me from being able to manage my ocd.
I struggle with this too. One thing that helps me is identifying my thinking patterns. If I am thinking in black and white or over generalizing or thinking in “never” and “always”, it’s my anxiety. Things in reality are far more complex and in the grey area.
@Youarenotyourthoughts I love this
If you're obsessing and ruminating over it, chances are it's related to OCD. Do you have a trained OCD therapist, one who uses ERP therapy?
So hard for me too… sometimes to check myself on compulsions I’ll say “do I HAVE to do this?” “Or do I WANT to do this?” If it’s a HAVE TO, it’s usually OCD. And I also say to myself - it’s possible that the ROCD is causing more arguments in my relationship, it’s possible that the ROCD is responsible for these reactions from my partner, etc.
i totally get how tough it can be to distinguish between what's your ocd talking and what's a genuine concern. it sounds like you're stuck in a tough spot, trying to balance not minimizing real issues while also not letting ocd run wild with overthinking and catastrophizing. that's a really challenging place to be. 💔 by the way, have you heard about this new ai-powered ocd therapy tool called 'unstuck?' when i was in a similar spot, what really helped me was this free ai ocd therapy tool called "unstuck" (unstuckmyocd.com/try) that my nocd therapist recommended. i think it'll be especially helpful for you because it offers personalized step-by-step support when ocd gets difficult, sorta like having an ocd therapist in your pocket. it's really good at helping you work through those moments when you're unsure if it's ocd or a genuine concern. i hate when people promote stuff, but i really think it can help you because it's changed my life. lmk if you have qs or just want to talk more! <3
Great suggestions!! I have also been using the unstuck app over the last few months and I have to say its been really helpful. The developers are very supportive and make new updates every week.
Does anyone ever get scared that they are just trying to convince themselves that it’s OCD. I have this fear that my intrusive thoughts about harm aren’t actually intrusive nor is it actually OCD and I’m actually some sort of crazy evil human being all of a sudden. As I’m writing this I can see how silly that is. Of course it’s OCD, but there is always that “what if” and it makes me scared of myself. I know that this could be considered “obsessing about obsessing,” but like I said, there is always that, “What if you are different? An anomaly.”
I hate how OCD makes me overthink every situation that I have a problem with. Like bro it’s not that deep chill out 🤬😭
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