lizxx
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- 1y
Intrusive thoughts
Does anyone have any advice for intrusive thoughts and "what ifs"? How can I try to care less?
EFFMYOCDEFFMYOCD
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- 1y
All I know is for a couple years I have desensitized myself to my intrusive thoughts by looking at them with curiosity instead of facts. I would literally just be like “interesting. Oh well” when I would get an intrusive thought instead of battling it or trying to make it stop. Even for the worst ones. It was so hard but it was what my therapist told me to do. Over time, I started noticing I was having them less bc I wasn’t alarming my brain to be afraid of them anymore. Now I still get them occasionally but they pass so much quicker and don’t rule my life as bad. Hope this helps you!
lizxxlizxx
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- 1y
@EFFMYOCD I loved this, thank you!
charissepisces2021charissepisc...
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- 1y
I did this too! Just let the thoughts be there even if they were terrible. I used to have dreams too, and i dreamt i even liked it. Did the same thing, worked.
charissepisces2021charissepisc...
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- 1y
Do you ever try to answer the what if questions, like exposing yourself to the reality you fear, and then coming up w a solution?
lizxxlizxx
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- 1y
@charissepisces2021 I usually get random what ifs and sometimes they are so bad like what if I did this and I don’t know if I did or not. They usually are pretty bad so trying to expose myself to them is pretty hard. I’m going to try to just not focus on the thought.
lizxxlizxx
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- 1y
@charissepisces2021 Do you have any tips?
MikecicleMikecicle
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- 1y
Simple, don’t engage. Focus on literally anything else, don’t try to suppress the thought but just acknowledge and move on. If you experience anxiety because of them, that’s okay it’ll pass, just don’t interact with the thought.
lizxxlizxx
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- 1y
@Mikecicle thank you!!
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