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Hocd
I can't tell the difference between a normal thought and a intrusive thought .....what this mean
I can't tell the difference between a normal thought and a intrusive thought .....what this mean
Ocd has no meaning , it is not logical thinking. I have been there ,but ocd is not logical, so you can not figure it out. I recommend learning how to treat ocd , ERP and how not do compulsions. If you learn about ocd that will help you understand how ocd works and what is a ocd thinking pattern vs normal thinking. After you learn what are your compulsions , you will be able to know when are doing your ocd cycle and work on breaking it, by stop doing compulsions. If you learn to stop doing compulsions your brain will stop reacting to your ocd thoughts and treat them like how I think non- ocd people treat intrusive thoughts, like nothing/ do not care and just move on. I have stoped reacting to some of my ocd , still working on completely not reacting to my ocd. I hope this helped , stay strong
If you’re worried about whether it’s an OCD thought or a normal thought then it’s probably OCD haha
@L_e_d I have struggled with this plenty
@L_e_d What do u do to reduce the feeling
@Samuel66 This is going to sound counter intuitive… but hear me out! Anxiety/uncertainty/OCD gets its power from feeling forbidden. For example you might think “well if I can figure out if this thought is OCD or not, I can figure out if I’m actually a bad person or if something bad will happen and so on” and it creates more anxiety because there is no way to know. You will never be certain of these things, but the good news is that you don’t need to. Take away the forbidden nature of the feeling. When you are questioning and anxious, say “I want this feeling right now. It’s welcome here because I know it will make me stronger, I can sit with it and handle it and I want more of it” Saying that and meaning it even if you’re scared takes away the power of the feeling because it takes away the forbidden nature. All of the sudden it’s welcome to feel those feelings and think those thoughts because they are JUST feelings and thoughts— they cannot hurt you.
@L_e_d Thank u no one ever explained it to me they u put thanks I bet ..enjoy ur day
@Samuel66 Of course! ERP is the practice of doing exactly what I said, putting yourself in a situation that triggers those feelings on purpose, and welcome them! Eventually they lose their power! Stay strong💪
it means nothing, you’re deep in an ocd spiral and trying figuring it out will make it worse
I really am thanks I can't if it's OCD or I'm have my 1st call today my mind feel Crack
It's normal to have intrusive thoughts. People without ocd have intrusive thoughts and let it go. People with ocd think they have to get rid of intrusive thoughts, or do something about it. That is the lie we accept. We can't stop intrusive thoughts just like other people. Going into a spiral trying to figure it out only makes the thoughts and feelings worse. Let it go and stop responding/feeding the ocd monster.
Thanks I hope it helps me
Hi everyone, I wanted to reach out to see if anyone else has experienced something similar with OCD and intrusive thoughts. I’ve been struggling during moments of intimacy because intrusive thoughts, particularly ones related to POCD, feel so ‘sticky’—like they’re all I can picture. Even though I really want the thoughts to go away, they persist, and I’ve been trying not to avoid intimacy because of them. However, that makes me feel like I’m somehow ‘enjoying’ the thoughts or images, which I really dislike. It’s like my brain is playing this awful trick, and it’s leaving me feeling confused and gross. I guess I’m supposed to not let the thoughts bother me and continue as if nothing’s wrong, but I’m scared that by doing so, I’m almost training myself to get off to them or something. This fear makes it so hard to trust myself in those moments, and it’s been overwhelming. If anyone else has been through this, how do you handle it?
I’m really struggling with something related to me ocd, and I would appreciate kind and supportive advice. If you can’t relate or don’t think anything you have to say would be helpful, I kindly ask pls refrain from commenting this is a really sensitive topic for me. Recently, I’ve noticed a pattern that feels something extremely new and distressing. The first time it happened I remember telling myself before self pleasuring that I am in control no matter what thought comes into my mind because I wanted to prove to myself that these thoughts are just from OCD and I know who I am and an intrusive that came out of no where, and i suddenly felt an intense fear that I was acting on it. In the moment I genuinely felt like I did. And afterword, I panicked and started questioning myself. This SAME FEELING has happened three times in a row each time, the intrusive thought was unwanted and random, and completely against my morals most recently it involved pocd and it feels even worse because it generally felt like I acted on it the thought in the moment while I was self pleasuring the panic doesn’t hit until afterwards when I stop :/ I start thinking that maybe I generally made a mistake and I’m now just realizing that it’s wrong because it generally feels like that :( but when I actually think about it again goes against my morals and values doesn’t make sense it feels incredibly real, and I can’t seem to shake this feeling off that I may have acted on it I’m terrified because I never wanted these thoughts in the first place. And I definitely didn’t choose them. If I had known, I would’ve had these intrusive thoughts I wouldn’t have self pleasured in the first place but it’s extremely hard to convince myself that this may be OCD because I feel like I have no other reason to believe that I didn’t act on it :/
Don't panic, you're still the same girl, your OC gives you a lot of intrusive thoughts that aren't you and that disgust you and scare you and that you don't want and that you don't think are true, and your OC gives you the false feelings.Also, don't forget that whatever comes to mind, whatever intrusive thoughts you have and whatever you feel, is all yours.
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