I want to beat my OCD because it’s starting to affect my way of life and messing with me hanging out with friends and loved ones. Does anyone have any good recommendations with helping get rid of intrusive thoughts?
Unfortunately you can't stop them. However, try not to fight them. If you can master not caring or "accepting" them, they will eventually fade with time.
I went through the same thing. It was really tiring and it still can be that way at times. What I can tell you is that this is the goal of ocd, to just continue to put you in a bubble of safety. that being said, remember that your thoughts are just thoughts, they do not mean that they are your values, actually they very often if not always are against your values or what you want. Try to take comfort in that and know that you are not alone. So many people go through this and it is such an isolating feeling. I’m hoping to gain community out of this!
with intrusive thought they are very difficult to go away with OCD but with me I find being in situations that make me feel annoyed (like someone being disruptive and annoying) or stressed (like a new experience for example) make intrusive thoughts more likely to appear so trying to avoid those kinds of situations might help 😁
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