Does anyone have any tips when it comes to rumination and trying to figure out the answer in my head related to HOCD? It's literally all I think about all day every day. It feels like I'm just wasting my life in my head.
I m dealing with this for 4 years. I think this app is a compulsion right now for me. I stopped searching for an answer because I was tired of searching for an answer and being on my phone for like 4 hours having the compulsion of needing the answer…. I m trying to say to myself that I could be gay and if I m, than it s okay because you will be happy. You ll be happy if you re gay or not it doesn’t matter
The longer you try to figure out the answer in your mind, the more stuck you will be. You have to accept the uncertainty and understand that “maybe it could be, maybe it couldn’t be”. A great way to stop the rumination is to practice being mindful and aware of when you are ruminating. Ruminating and trying to solve are compulsions and will unfortunately leave you stuck. Have you seen an OCD specialist yet? They are great with helping you create an ERP plan and learning how to not respond to your thoughts.
@Robyn🪴🧘🏻♀️🧠 What about forcing attraction? I feel like whenever I’m in public I try to force attraction with every girl I’m with.
@WeAllGotThis10 Me too same boat as you
@WeAllGotThis10 That all goes along with the doubt caused by OCD. A therapist will be able to help you better than I can, but when you can manage the compulsions and get them to zero, you can stop the cycle and everything else that comes with it. ERP and mindfulness are the only thing that ever worked for me. I’ve suffered at least 5 OCD subtypes since I was 11 and I’m almost 39 now.
I haven’t no, how would I start with that?
NOCD does a 15 minute free call to talk with you about your OCD and your information. They will then pair you with a therapist that is licensed to practice in your area. NOCD therapists specialize in ERP to help you recover from OCD. They take a variety of insurances but if you do not have insurance, they also have payment plans.
https://www.treatmyocd.com you can click on “book a free call”.😀
How long have you had this for
Tips for stopping ruminating?? I’m my head all day every day. Also has ocd convinced you, you are this person?? I can’t look at triggers for fear of being this person, pocd ??
Would anyone have advice or reading suggestions for severe rumination? I mean severe as in all day long, starts when I wake up and ends when I go to sleep (and starts right back again if I wake up in the night). I find myself constantly talking to myself. Is this how everyone's brain works? I find it runs non-stop and on very, very rare occasions, I am amazed to realize I hadn't been ruminating and talking to myself (at which point, it starts again of course). I thought I was having intrusive thoughts all day long, but really I'm probably generating them. I'm constantly thinking about my themes/triggers/worries and "on guard" against the next trigger. What's most difficult is that this is my brain on auto-pilot. No level of distraction helps (I'm at an active job most of the day) and this is probably why I've had severe depression (I'm stuck in my head and no matter how hard I try to get out there and do things, I fall back in). The only things that provide temporary relief are speaking out loud to other people (because I find it very difficult to speak to myself in my head at the same time) and reading (but I find it difficult not to get distracted by my thoughts)
For the past month I’ve had constant thoughts and worries consistent with HOCD. I am constantly checking my reaction to men and women, I overanalyze everything from my childhood or previous hetero relationships and my mind convinces me that the things I did or how I acted make me gay. I’ve been convincing myself that past relationships were not real even though they were and it is taking over my life. I don’t sleep anymore or eat anymore and am constantly fighting the urge to seek reassurance even though it’s all that makes me feel better. Any advice??
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