cjt67
- Date posted
- 1y
Compulsions
Hi guys i wanted to know if some compulsions for ocd can be dangerous to yourself or others
sadieinezsadieinez
- Date posted
- 1y
(I am not a Therapist or psychologist. I feel mental professionals would have way more experience in the diversity of compulsions out there to answer this question accuately) Just as a patient myself who has a attended support groups for a while, I feel like at its core OCD stems from a deep-seeded sense of over-responsibility and fear of what-if, at its very nature almost all compulsions are intended to prevent a perceived harm. The only “danger” Ive ever found compulsions to pose is emotional. They can cause some serious emotional damage to the person experiencing them and the people around them (loved ones mostly) The worst of this are unfortunately people who are so deep in their obsessions they lack enough awareness to identify its OCD and/or get help for themselves. Ive personally seen this at its worst with children being emotionally impacted my the obsessions and compulsions of their parents, who’ve had to grow up with their parents imposing “rules” that were just extensions of their compulsions not realizing they were causing damage to their children and family as a result. In general when family members are “expected” to cater to compulsions in tied up in a persons compulsions, it seems like another level of harmful to all parties emotionally.
XwiXwi
- Date posted
- 1y
A lot of compulsions can be accompanied from intrusive thoughts for example thoughts like “what if I put my hand in that frying pan” or something and those intrusive thoughts in severe cases can be dangerous as intrusive thoughts can be violent, illegal or just overall immoral
sadieinezsadieinez
- Date posted
- 1y
@Xwi A thought on it own isn’t dangerous though. Our emotional reaction to these thoughts is our brain indicating to us its “unsafe”, which is what feeds OCD. These thoughts get sticky so we inherently believe they and we panic like its an immediate threat and utilize compulsions to “prevent” the danger. Thoughts are just thoughts and have no value until we apply meaning to them.
XwiXwi
- Date posted
- 1y
@sadieinez Exactly! I was just meaning that the thoughts can depict dangerous things such as violent or illegal things which are dangerous and as you said when you act on them that’s when it’s dangerous
Newerthannewb82Newerthannewb82
- Date posted
- 1y
For me certainly. I've fasted for over two weeks before and been vegan without supplements for extended periods.
sadieinezsadieinez
- Date posted
- 1y
@Newerthannewb82 Ive never thought of this. Thank you for your vulnerability in sharing ❤️
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