Small Successes
Hello all! Please share a small success you experienced this week before it ends! Here are mine: -I went to a park full of kids (no intrusive thoughts and rumination) -Spent quality time with partner and stopped myself from ruminating -started eating normally again -Did not miss therapy
I have stopped having intense scary thoughts, I still have the why nots but I’ve learned how good of a person I truly am, I was able to go out with my friends without having anxiety, started erp and I believe it’s helping :) realized how distorted feelings and thoughts can be when you have anxiety and that ocd is not you!!!
@Camikaze That is amazing! I get those moments too where I see clearly and think “Wth, why was a panicking over this, I’m not this person” I am so proud of you! ❤️🩹
Happy for you ! <3 I’m between my family and I just want the intrusive thoughts to stop. Any tips on how you dealt with this?
@Anonymous813 Thank you! <3 Dealing with intrusive thoughts when anxiety is at an all time high can be very difficult and it is something that you slowly recover from, and keep that in mind whenever you find yourself anxious and ruminating. Remember the process of dealing with OCD is a long one since we cannot ‘cure’ it. Be patient with yourself, you’re only human and they’re just thoughts. I know how hard it is to be patient and gentle with yourself when your thoughts make you feel undeserving of anything. You deserve to heal, you deserve patience and gentleness. Your brain is trying to help and protect you but unfortunately it is doing the opposite. You are not your thoughts. Thoughts do not matter, actions do. You know that, but anxiety is going to try to tell you “but what if you did xyz and don’t remember?” Or “but what if you did xyz and it means it confirms your intrusive thoughts and fears?” You cannot win an OCD battle. You can only take away its power by letting the thoughts be and the emotions run through your body. It sounds extremely scary and uncomfortable but it is doable. After the first time, you’ll notice the thoughts do not bother you as much. This does not mean you like them, it just means you’re taking away power. Then these thoughts will become less and less frequent.
@Buttercupz My therapist told me “what we resist persists” and I cannot get it out of my mind because it is so true
@Buttercupz - Thank you! i just wanna feel normal. I wanna go back to how i was. i try to numb down the thoughts. Also do they feel like urges? i try to sit with these thoughts and sometimes swear at them.
@Anonymous813 They can feel like fake urges. Once you start to heal, those will go away along with any unwanted bodily sensation and you’ll feel ‘normal’ again!
-I had an ocd screening on the phone and answered all 42 questions as well as I could -feel like i ate a bit better -finally got myself to the gym near the end of the week (my passion is the gym) this is so positive I love it thankyou for this post💓
@ambermayx I am so proud of you! ❤️🩹
@Buttercupz thankyou so much❤️🩹
Dear fellow OCD Warriors: I wanted to tell you about a victory I had tonight. I had to repair a bird feeder that a raccoon knocked down. I of course concluded that the raccoon had rabies and that I would get rabies by touching the bird feeder. I’ll admit that I washed my hands more than I should have BUT I did not take a shower (even though I really wanted to)! This win felt really good and it was nice not wasting time taking a shower. Would you please share a victory you had recently?
To bring some positivity in: what is something everyone has done this week that they are proud of? I would love to hear! Please share whatever you are comfortable with!
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