I realized recently that there is nothing I fear more than uncertainty. All my obsessions are that fear dressed up in different clothes. Accepting uncertainty desensitizes the brain to the fright of this, and therefore, the obsessions begin to dwindle because the brain is no longer fighting shadows to survive. It’s safe. You’re safe.
I loved this!!! I certainly have a fear of uncertainty and the unknown and you made such a great point that OCD is the clothing for uncertainty. It likes to pick on you on the things that you are most certain about and tries to make you feel uncertain about it.
I love this! Well said. In my opinion this is an OCD theme in and of itself. A common roadblock for a lot of OCD sufferers, including myself. Repetition, consistency and drive will get us all over the line. Thank you for your post
oh man...that is good. Well said.
how could you accept uncertainty? just how tf do you accept that? to me, that's like accepting something i never am, will never do and would never want to be. i dunno, sounds like accepting that you are your intrusive thoughts.
how do you guys really get yourself to accept uncertainty? when i watch ocd videos and read articles, i think i’m understanding what they’re trying to say. after all, i’m okay with not knowing if i’m gonna get covid even though that’s much more likely than, say, running someone over with my car, but the idea of never *truly* knowing the answer to one of my themes is what trips me up when the panic is horrendous. and when the panic is that high anyway, the theme feels real enough as it is. so what can i do? what were some strategies you guys did to better accept it?
What’s the best way to explain accepting uncertainty? Does anyone have a simple explanation
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