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Hello i know it’s hard to accept something that poses such a big threat to ur being but if you look at it as the worst that can happen in life we think is death so the things in between life and death are not so bad you will eventually get used to dealing with anything but the thought of it is what scares us the most so accepting the unknown is just knowing that you will servive and adapt and if you don’t death is ment to be a beautiful experience as well sorry if I sound dark but that’s how I sometimes look at it I also struggle heavy with acceptance it’s so difficult because it plays on our deep fears but the only thing certain it you being in the moment send u strength 💪🏽💪🏽💪🏽💪🏽
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Hmm. Accepting uncertainty doesn’t mean embracing the worst-case scenario…it’s more about being at peace with the unknown. For me, my brain thinks of all the bad stuff that happens and ignores the possible good stuff that might happen. And I suppose anything is possible, but so many of my fears are unlikely to happen. My brain doesn’t understand probability. It gets an outlandish intrusive thought, less than a fraction of a percent that it would come true, and I latch onto it like it’s 90% going to happen. And then I go into rumination and FEEL all of that dread and terror, about something that will most likely never happen. I’m reprogramming my brain to not take these intrusive thoughts seriously, to not dwell on them, to let them come and go. But then, maybe my themes are less scary than yours…idk. I hope that gave you something to think about anyway…I tried to explain what it means to me.
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@emilyxo17 Ah, yes, that makes a lot of sense! I think it would be a lot harder if I had those themes. It’s easier to let go of something that might not happen vs something you think you already did. That’s tough. You can’t exactly be indifferent about that. I feel for you. I hope you find an answer that helps.
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Then again, just like my fear about some future event is highly unlikely, your fear about a past event is highly unlikely. The trouble is you probably think you can find THE answer…that someone actually knows.
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Hi All, just wondering if anyone here has any tips with dealing with uncertainty? My OCD centres on my being worried that I have committed a crime and can’t remember doing so, I was out last weekend and my mind is telling me I attacked somebody as I got an intrusive thought to do so when passing them in a bar, my therapist says I need to sit with the uncertainty that maybe I did and maybe I didn’t and have to be ok with that But if the answer is yes then how can I be ok with committing a crime and going to jail??, it’s affecting my relationship and I’m going on holiday on Friday and I’m worried it will ruin that, any tips would be greatly appreciated.
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I've been told a lot that in order to get better, we need to tolerate uncertainty, which yea I get that and I'm trying every day more and more to reach that point!! But I've also been told that we need to tolerate uncertainty AND "our worst fears becoming true". Like how does that work, especially with POCD, OCD about a///ault, SA and all of that? Like that is really difficult for me and I don't really understand how I'm supposed to just shrug stuff like that off
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I’ve been getting stuck in my understanding of OCD lately. When I have intrusive thoughts, although I have OCD, I’m not supposed to label them as part of my condition? Instead I just say maybe/maybe not? It feels like it takes the wind out of my sails a bit in recovery? Like having cancer, but when I go to chemo, I’m supposed to say “maybe I have cancer, maybe I don’t.” Would anyone be able to speak to this and increase my insight and understanding? Thank you!
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