Hello everyone I'm having a bit of a rough go and was wondering If you guys have any tips on meditation. I've definitely dabbled but sometimes the the meditation body scans are a lot for me..I kind of like ones that have positive affirmations but I feel like they are hit and miss. Also a side note I find certain lofi music..the super chill kind help. Any kind of feedback and tips would be so appreciated 🫶
Look into Thich Nhat Hanh, who developed a lot of different mindfulness techniques that are very compassionate. It’s going to A WHILE to get the hang of meditation and mindfulness, and even when you do, you’ll be stressed one day and think you have meditation/mindfuless down to a T and then that one day, you sit down to do a practice and you bawl your eyes out—that is normal. Everything you feel as you meditate and practice mindfully is okay to feel and experience, but detached, as an observer. You are not the emotion or sensation; you are watching/feeling it as it passes by—and it always passes, eventually.
You make some good points..I remember balling my eyes out with some of the affirmations when I was having a terrible day.
Thank you for the book recommendation and tips appreciate you :)
@Lean_into_the_unknown It happens to me too! Just let it come and go—don’t make those feelings and sensations your whole existence because they’re not. They are just there for now, not forever. Everything is temporary.
My husband listens to sofi music every night before he sleeps ! And this is a hard practice for us who have OCD to be able to sit in silence but it is a spiritual discipline, I am a Christian and I know you may not be but how I practice my mediation is it actually helps my healing. I simply just go on my yoga mat or you can just do it on the floor. Criss cross apple sauce and close your eyes and literally just let your mind take you till you can find your focus on one particular thing. Essentially it was like ERP before it existed because you will start to feel the pain that the anxiety causes in your body and I feel it in my lower back , my neck and shoulders and I just allow myself to sit on that thought and I sometimes cry but crying is also healing too sometimes we just need it. And I’m able to have that thought and realize it’s something I either needed to let go of or still work on the process to let go. If you’re looking for meditation to be more peaceful I normally go outside to my favorite pond or place and I put instrumental worship on but for you , you could put on sofi at a park bench or put on affirmations. YouTube has so much to offer maybe even try rain sounds or things you might find peaceful. Keep trying till you find your groove !
hi. so one big factor of my OCD is rumination. i met a guy who i have a crush on the idea of (idea bc there are red flags). my biggest fear is not finding true love, my ex told me no one else would deal with what i have (my ocd, specifically reassurance seeking and getting overstimulated after intimacy). a few weeks ago, my friends and family all gathered and tried to give me advice that sounded like “you’re shy and you’ll never find someone.” after that, i’ve felt off. i’ve been using an unhealthy coping skill, daydreaming, and i’ve just felt unbalanced. my ocd makes everything feel different sometimes, i can’t explain it. life, myself, almost like being in a dissociated state. has anyone else experienced that? i don’t know how to remain balanced during my off times and i know pms exasperates it all. i take ashwaghanda and omega 3s in a multi vitamin daily. i take them all together in the evening but i’ve missed three days recently and also messed with my rocky sleep schedule because of fun times with friends. i hope these supplements work, because i don’t know if i’d be brave enough for medication. i had a bad reaction on prozac and often am forgetful. i just have been battling my OCD consciously for almost ten years now and unconsciously for longer. i am so tired, as my mental health extends beyond my OCD. i’m in talk therapy with some cbt aspects but i only see her twice a month. i’ve broken down so many times and promised myself id get on track or that certain things would work, but it’s like i am stuck in a circle that gets smaller when i’m able to help myself. i just want to be normal. i want to be able to mess up my sleep schedule to enjoy good times and not suffer horrible consequences or fear that i will be entirely thrown off balance. i don’t want to worry or doubt or feel so dissociative that i squint my eyes for a moment and wonder why i feel so unreal. i will never understand why god has allowed me to go through this. i cannot let it be for nothing but i don’t know how much more to bend and contort my body and brain to get somewhere stable but how lovely it would be if i could. i don’t have much of a schedule right now, i get apathetic and give in with things from time to time. one thing can trigger me and i am back to square one wether in a week or month. any advice, any and all is so helpful. your stories, your thoughts. maybe feeling less alone and knowing what has helped you is exactly what i need right now. thank you 💗
whats up guys what are some tips dealing with ocd and what to do when a thought makes u anxious ??
So I’m not sure how many/if any of you are Christians, but I’m assuming this can still make sense to some of you. This morning has been rough. I’m constantly thinking, “am I saved? Have I never been saved and I’m tricking myself into thinking I am? When I’m listening to Christian music am I doing for the right reasons? Is it too late for me?”. Things I know the truthful answers to but yet I still think these thoughts. I don’t understand why. Why do I constantly think about these “what if”’s? My heart always feels so heavy and I feel as if I need to talk to God right then and there to make it stop and go away. But then am I talking to the Lord for the wrong reasons? And the cycle repeats. Thankfully, day one of my therapy is tonight and I’m hoping to find at least a little clarity on this stuff. I’ve had OCD for 7 years and I don’t even know how it works. Any advice?
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