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- 6y
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- 6y
Offcource ocd doesn't care,ocd is a survival mechanism it only cares keeping you and what you care about safe, unfortunately there is no way to remove intrusive thoughts because you are dealing with a survival mechanism and it's too powerful to control. There is only one way to deal with this and that is to show the brain that these thoughts aren't dangerous so how do you do that? You need to go against your instincts,every time tou you think my brother is going to die im sure you always try to fight it saying no he isn't or trying not to think that because it's terrible, unfortunately that makes your brain believe that thought is a threat to ypu survival so it will bring it out more so you deal with that threat, instead you have to accept that thought and say yes he may die i get it, obviously that's gonna temporarily make fear worse but if you do this every time your brain will realise there is no threat and the thoughts will lose power
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- 6y
thank you???
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- 6y
Great advice to follow!?
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- 6y
The OCD I experience is also about Health, more so myself, but I have people that are very close to me who have some sort of health challenge, and there isnt much in life that is scarier than those health related anxieties. But the hardest but best thing to do is, use this mantra “Maybe Yes, Maybe No” . Its what I do sometimes when my intrusive thoughts and fears are overwhelming me. It is accepting uncertainty that will help. I really understand how hard it is, right now I feel very low as well. But remember that you still matter to someone, all of us on this app. You arent alone in feeling this despair, we are there with you.
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- 20w
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- 16w
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- 15w
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