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Please share some tricks how to reduce the intrusive thoughts.I really cannot afford a therapist right now, so please share some things your therapists have told you to do
Please share some tricks how to reduce the intrusive thoughts.I really cannot afford a therapist right now, so please share some things your therapists have told you to do
The best thing I've found to do is live as healthy as possible, avoid drugs or alcohol, exercise, eat well, nourish your body, etc. The hardest thing for me is sleeping well. Also, as scary as it may be, you can't run from the thoughts and try to distract yourself. You have to be patient with yourself and sit with them and feel and process your emotions.
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Get into your body! Pedal your feet while sitting on the ground really slowly. If you can’t do that, “pedal” your hands by opening and closing them slowly. Hum with the intention of vibrating your body - think OM!
@FanoftheOffice And sleep. Put on a hypnosis from YouTube as the background. Take melatonin. Just sleep.
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My therapist told me to sit in the thoughts for longer rather than using the impulse (washing hands, googling, or whatever it may be) to soothe the feelings that come up. It may seem helpful in the moment to soothe yourself but sitting in the fears and thoughts for longer and over time detaching yourself from those thoughts helps you gain back control of your mind.
Look into the OCD course that’s a one time fee from Nathan Peterson. It is better to have guidance than do it on your own as you could easily make things worse unintentionally.
How do I stop letting my intrusive thoughts control me? Ive been having them for almost a year, once I graduated, become more isolated and lost more friends they've become worse. I feel like when I had friends and was still going to school they weren't as bad probably because I was living more so I didn't take them as seriously. But now that Im home all day and alone they've gotten worse and it feels like they're starting to control my life. Theres times where Im on social media and eventually I forget about them but then when I realize I forgot about them they come back. Sometimes the thought just lingers it doesn't even just pop in my head and go away. I can't tell anyone in my family because they'd judge me for the thoughts and they don't really believe in mental illnesses. I also sometimes think of what other people may think of me if they knew the thoughts I had and it makes it worse. How do I stop letting these thoughts control/trigger me and stop reacting or feeling some type of way about them.
What's a piece of advice you give when someone has constantly intrusive thoughts and ruminations that won't stop? Interested to see what you tell others.....more on this when I see some replies!!!
Hi everyone, I'm in a bit of a difficult situation and I wanted to ask for some advice. I recently finished my studies and I am living from my savings while I look for a job. However this process has turned out to be a lot more difficult and tedious than I expected. I suspect I have OCD as I relate to a lot of the experiences described here, in particular those corresponding to pure OCD. I have continuous intrusive thoughts about how what I'm currently doing is not enough, I constantly need to reassured that what I'm doing is right, with some magical thinking and concerns about my relationship sprinkled in. These intrusive thoughts have made it very difficult to make any significant progress in looking for something. Added to this I'm not even sure I have OCD as I don't have the money to afford therapy right now (my mind keeps telling me that it's silly to write this message because there's no way I have OCD). I live in Switzerland so as far as I understand my insurance won't cover sessions with NOCD. In conclusion I'm a bit stuck, therapy would help with finding a job but I need a job to get therapy. If any of you have had any similar experience and have some piece of advice it would be very welcome.
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