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Clouds in the sky. We can learn to simply watch them pass by
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LOVE this.
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I agree with this
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Yes!!! Everyone remember that you CAN have peace of mind! Thank you Anonymous for reminding me of that! (Extra points for the rhyme, by the way!)
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A living hell
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You're stronger than your OCD!
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@Anonymous They really can feel that way. Been treating my ocd and I am doing a lot better. I hope you can also get relief from your ocd.
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[possible trigger warning for anyone with intrusive thoughts about safety or death] A living hell... where you worry that it will soon be a non-living hell
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@needtoescapetheV0ID I would love to get started on treatment. But my insurance doesnāt cover it. So I gotta pay out of pocket. But I watch NOCD videos to help me out.
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@Anonymous I hope that will work out for you and help you! Best of luck on your journey! ā¤ļø
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A passenger that doesnāt know how to drive but telling you how to drive.
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YES!
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Yep , agreed
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OCD doesn't even have a license but still won't shut up with the backseat driving š
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a built-in bully
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You're so much stronger than it, though!
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It's so rude!
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@needtoescapetheV0ID Right?! Like, let me live! š
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Birds that won't stop pulling at your hair unless you hold still and leave them alone
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Great one!
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Perfect! š They want you to give them birdseed but if you do, they'll want more...
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An uninvited house guest
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Yes, exactly!!
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OCD is like neighbors or relatives that just invite themselves into your house, then proceed to trash your home, move or lose your stuff, watch your TV and delete your shows, rack up your phone bill, eat all of your food, and STILL expect you to treat them like royalty and do anything they ask just because they're a "guest" in your home... Yep šš¤£
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That one little piece of the popcorn kernel that gets caught in your molars and you donāt feel till like 15 minutes after youāre done eating and you feel it and go āGreat, now Iām gonna be feeling that the whole dayā and even though you know itās not an issue youāre gonna still keep trying to get it out with your tongue but it doesnāt work (it never does) and itās at some random point in the day you notice itās gone and go āThat was such an issue before why didnāt I even notice when it was gone?ā
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Great one!!!
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Never thought about that, but you're totally right on this!
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More common than you think
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Agreed!
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Yep! You're not alone! š
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A group chat you canāt leave. Messages/thoughts keep coming in. You canāt prevent them from coming but you can always mute the group.
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Love this - thanks for this perspective!
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@Brenna - NOCD Team Member I really love this perspective. Because I've been in group chats and it can be so frustrating with the messages don't stop. In terms of the OCD metaphor, Would muting it be avoidance?
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Ohh I spam people in that way... Once my friend woke up to hundreds of messages from the group chat (half of which were from me) and told me that his phone pinged so much it almost fell off of his nightstand. š
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A used car salesman trying to convince you to buy the worst car on the lot
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Thanks for sharing!!
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@JohnG š¤£
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haha! š¤£
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A small child who is accustomed to always getting their way and wanting to remain in control.
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Thanks for sharing!
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True true, OCD is a total brat
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Allergens of the mind. Not a real threat, but they elicit a response as if they were.
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Exactly right...
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YES!!! 10/10 comment (in my opinion) because: This is a very accurate comparison You made a scientific reference I like the way you phrased it for some reason
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Thunder in sunrise
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oooo nice!
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(visualizes that) ooooooh I wanna paint that
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Gnats. Those little mosquito's that constantly fly around you and won't leave you alone.
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Gnats are the worst!! So true!
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Gnats are so freaking annoying!
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Bills; just when you think youāre finished, more arrive at the door.
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ooo good one!
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@dangerousgiggles Then you feel like you'll never come out on top, but that is far from the truth. š
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I'm only 14, so I don't personally relate, but I see how many bills come in the mail, and how stressed they make my parents, so I kind of get it š¢
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Itās like living with a domestic abuser in your head, constantly questioning whether you did one thing or another, and regardless of what course of action you choose, youāre damned if you do, damned if you donāt, will berate you if you canāt remember, and will be upset if you socialize and arenāt isolated. Just like an abuser though, the best way to leave that behind is to separate yourself from it, go no contact, and no longer let the abuser dictate your life.
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Exactly. OCD is a gaslighter, trying to manipulate you and control your mind, but from the inside. Being on the inside means it has access to all of your deepest insecurities and fears and exploits them. In a lot of ways, OCD really is like being abused by your own mind.
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A really bad dream
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You're so much stronger than them though!
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Bullies
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You're a whole lot stronger than those bullies though!
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bad dreams that feel so real that even when u wake up you know it was a bad dream but itās going to bug u the rest of the day so you try and figure out what it meant and if u should explore it to make yourself feel better
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Your words completely resonate!
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I get that!
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Very attention seeking. Like, "hey, it's me. Why aren't you paying attention to me? C'mon, think about me"
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Yes!!
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"pAy AtTeNtIoN tO MeEEeeEEeEEeeEeeeEEe"
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A boggart (from Harry Potter). Someone said this on the forums a couple years ago and it's been my favorite ever since.
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Thanks for sharing that!!
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Exactly
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Perfect comparison! Boggarts take the form of whatever scares you the most, which is exactly what OCD does, making you believe your fears are coming true!
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Scary at first, but laughable after ERP therapy!
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YES!
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Totally!
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super annoying, and when I'm not at my strongest they're hard to ignore.
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Annoying is a great descriptive word for them!
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A little whisper in the back of your mind that gets louder if you ignore it for too long.
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Yes!!
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If you ignore it, it gets louder and louder in an attempt to get your attention, but eventually if you never respond, it will run out of energy and give up. It gets worse, but then it does get better eventually!
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A song stuck in my head all day long
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YES!
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TRIPLEDENT GUM WILL MAKE YOU SMILE
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@needtoescapetheV0ID - sorry for the spam, I just couldn't resist :)
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Are like a$$hole s, lol everyone has them š¤£
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YES! Haha!
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A heckler at the comedy show of your life
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Accurate!
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OCD is that one guy booing and throwing stuff onto the stage, and for whatever reason, hasn't been tossed out by security!
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A second voice in your head thatās not yours-that wonāt stop yelling
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@-Em- SO good.
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Perfectly put
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Exactly! A voice that is not your own, but at the same time lives within your head and so has access to all of your memories, fears, and insecurities, and it twists and exploits those and uses them against you. š° A voice that is totally separate from you, but feels so intertwined with your own thoughts. Remember that OCD isn't the real you! It's more like a super-annoying roommate that lives in your head with you. When your brain roommate picks on you, ignore it and it will shut up eventually! (Side note: thinking about this has made me wish that OCD could be forced to pay rent. After all, it contributes nothing positive to the metaphorical mental household. š)
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And they are convincing. Itās funny how this is the doubting disorder, but it has me CONVINCED of certain things. The things I am most afraid of being true.
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Relatable! Sometimes it's "what if what if what if..." and sometimes it's like "THIS IS GONNA HAPPEN"
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Like a fly in your ear
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So true...
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or nose... speaking from experience, having a fly go up your nose SUCKS
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Is it possible to experience intrusive thoughts without feeling anxiety ? I just recently had this happen to me and now itās making me question if I have ocd anymore š« but to answer your question ā¦. Intrusive thoughts are not of you ! Theyāre predictors of your worst fears and are giving you worst case scenarios to ākeep you safeā
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@Anonymous 25# Yes
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@Anonymous 25# Yes specially when treating your ocd , that can be part of the progression of you learning to not react to your ocd thoughts.
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@Brooke cookie Thank God because thatās been happening a lot lately and itās been repetitive
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Yes! The symmetry parts of my OCD (my symmetry concerns have mostly been overcome, but they do resurface from time to time) are based on more of a general feeling of discomfort and things not feeling "right"; I don't feel any fear or anxiety about it.
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Being on a very bad ride that goes up and down and never stops
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Spot on!
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Imagine Space Mountain, but it never ends
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Like leaves we notice and then place into a creek before us so they can float by at their own pace āš¼
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Thank you for this eye opening perspective!!!
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@Brenna - NOCD Team Member š
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I love your outlook on this! Reminds us that we can have peace of mind after all... š
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A mosquito bite that you canāt scratch
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Mosquito bites are annoying!!
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Yep
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A realistic nightmare, then you wake up and realize it was not real at all.
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100% with you on that!
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Totally! Some of my thoughts are kind of like a fully lucid nightmare (knowing you're dreaming and having control over the dream), where you know you're dreaming (you know it's an intrusive thought) but it all seems so real. Some of them are like a sort of semi-lucid nightmare (to be clear, I'm talking about the kind where you have full control but you aren't aware you're dreaming), where you can't even distinguish intrusive thoughts and rational fears.
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An unannounced toxic quest
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Spot on!
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Fish. They are actually quite random and silly when you think about it from the outside, but when youāre right next to them, you only think about how much they stink. Good news, when life gives you lemons, you can make it into fish & chips!
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YES thank you for sharing!
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Haha! Love this!
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A toxic friend. You keep spending time on them out of habit and strange comfort, but you know you need to stop giving them attention and get your life back.
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YES.
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that's so true!
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Ants getting in and crawling in your mind
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YES - so true.
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Spiders crawl inside and make themselves a home (reference to the song "Friend, Please" which I've recently learned was actually written by someone named Tyler Joseph, although the version I'm thinking of is Cavetown's cover.)
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every other thought. feelings ā reality. feelings donāt make thoughts real.
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OCD is a liar!!
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Yes! Everyone, remember this: Your feelings are valid, but the intrusive thoughts that cause them are not real! Feelings cannot be wrong, but the thoughts that lead to them can be. By the way, that last part is a quote from "The Asperkid's (Secret) Book Of Social Rules".
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Molasses- sticky, difficult to get rid of, using one hand to pull it off only causes it to get stuck on the other. Trying to distract yourself with other thoughts only creates a whole whirlwind of frustration, anxiety and disorientation.
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Molasses is a great metaphor!
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This is a good metaphor, definitely accurate
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A pop-up ad in your brain
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Totally!
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Yep yep yep! Super annoying, usually scams, sometimes disturbing, and filling up the screen and blocking other content!
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Potato chips, you always have more than one.
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SO true.
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haha! š
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A logarithmic spiral outward. They start from the center and loop and loop around, but if you don't do anything to engage them, each loop around gets further and further away (they feel less and less intense).
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This is awesome!
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This is a GENIUS comment (and that is NOT sarcasm by the way)!
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@needtoescapetheV0ID Thanks!
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Invaders masked as helpers
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Perfectly put!
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exactly!
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Waves, they appear like they are very strong and big, then they crest and you see that energy dissipate into nothing.
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Love it!
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I love that metaphor!!!
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Having an unreliable narrator living in your head :).
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Completely relatable!!
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@Clare ity Thatās what it felt like in the beginning. For sure.
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oh my gosh YES
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Like a annoying fly you just have to sheww it away
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Yep, so true
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And if you shoo it, it goes away temporarily and comes right back. If you ignore the fly (no matter how much it bothers you!) it will die eventually, so hang in there!
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your worst nightmares
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You're stronger than them though!!!
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IT'S JUST A DREAM!!! REMEMBER THAT!
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Torture
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true, true š°
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Being at a beach wading through the wave waiting for an undertow or even bigger, a tsunami to take you under and drowned you into giving up
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We're stronger than our OCD!!!
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Love this!
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Something insignificant but it is made to be something important
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Relatable!
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Like seeing a shadow around the corner that looks huge and scary and you think someone broke in, but it's just your cat lurking in the hallway šš¤£
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Fleas. They can be eradicated but always return
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100%!!
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Sometimes a cult leader. Sometimes a loud random party, other times a movie I feel like I have to keep watching
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Thanks for sharing!!
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Agreed!!
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True. Something all of my subtypes have in common is that they all started suddenly, rather than being gradual. Sure, some of them worsened gradually, but the way they began WAS exactly like a lightning strike. In fact, I can remember the specific instance for most of them where I suddenly felt fear, anxiety, shame, or just general discomfort about something, along with the urge to do the compulsion. Aaand I did the compulsions.
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Persistent gnats in my face
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Gnats are the worst!!
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Gnats are incredibly annoying.
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quicksand
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It does feel like that
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This makes total sense; the more you struggle, the deeper you sink.
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@needtoescapetheV0ID Truth! Rumination, for exampleā¦ makes me spiral. š
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The itch on the bottom of your foot you have to constantly stop take off your shoe to reach. It goes away for a little while and comes right back!
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or between your shoulder blades š©
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Itās like someone stabbing you with a fork, while asking you whatās wrong.
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@Ghostdog hey, how did u get over your ocd?
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@Anonymous7779 I worked with an amazing therapist that was paired with me from this app. We have several sessions per month. I never thought that the actual ERP work would change much. But, it definitely has helped. I still get stuck sometimes but I have the tools I need to work with my Pure O OCD. I also stopped trying to convince anyone how messed up I felt. I think this is the healthiest Iāve ever been.
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You're so much stronger than your OCD!!
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That's to be honest a super smart comparison, I think you're totally right!
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Spot on!
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yeahhhh
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Joy stealers
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Relatable. The thing is though, we can steal happiness from OCD just as easily as it can take it from us. It's not really stealing if it was yours in the first place, is it? Like, if your sibling steals your stuff and you go in their room and take it back, is it really stealing? This is the same idea! If OCD steals what is rightfully yours, you can take it back!!!
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Someone slapping you in the back of the head when things are going so good that you āforgetā you have OCD For a moment. Itās like hey Iām still here b*^#%. Hahah, intrusive thoughts are not kind.
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You're absolutely right!
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yeahhh kinda like somebody who needs to be in the spotlight all the time. You ignore it for ten seconds and OCD is like "PAY ATTENTION TO MEEEEEE" Hmm that's funny, OCD, because I just got back from the center of the universe and I didn't see you anywhere. š
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The popcorn you never asked forā¦
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@Betterdays_ontheway š That should be on a t-shirt
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You hit the nail on the head!
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I don't 100% get what the metaphor is (or maybe I do and I'm just trying to read into it too deeply haha) but this is really funny! 10/10 comment
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@needtoescapetheV0ID Lean into the uncertainty! And thanks!
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You brain is itchy but you canāt scratch it.
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Yes!!
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relatable
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Poison
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Ease your breath, untie my hands Release my neck, if you can You don't have to be like that Don't be afraid, There's nothing strange It's not a trap But there's cars coming closer And I think they're trying to run me over Poisoning my food And putting drugs inside my water There's ghosts in my house And I can taste blood in my mouth Don't be afraid, I'm not insane Just irrational, but isn't that the same? (lyrics to "Poison" by Cavetown, which is a relatable song about intrusive thoughts and anxiety and the like)
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the moment right after something happens where you zone out before you come to your senses
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Thank you for sharing!
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Rocks thrown at me
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You're stronger than it!
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Build a castle with them!
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Mosquitos
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Spot on.
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so annoying!
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Bees in my head
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so true
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Hell
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simple but accurate comparison
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Constant bees chasing you š š š
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and it gets worse when you swat at them...
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An ego battle within yourself.
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A door-to-door salesman who won't leave you the heck alone until you let them in
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couldn't agree more!
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@TechCD You need a no soliciting sign
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YESSS!! OR TELEMARKETERS! š¤£
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Disturbing
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Yes!!
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yup sometimes...
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A bully. If you ignore them at first they may get worse, but then they go away when they realise youāre unbothered.
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100%!
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YES exactly!!
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Bullies that wonāt stop picking on you
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Exactly.
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yeah, OCD is a big bully
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A reoccurring ear infection.
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So annoying!!!
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intrusive thoughts are like you walking into a wasp nest foot stuck and the bees feel threated so the attack. the were hidden away but they don't like to stay comfortable for long the need to surprise you.
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Wasps are the worst!
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that's an interesting thought!
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A bad detective agency. Would not recommend
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0/5 stars š (about OCD, not about your comment haha; the comment gets 5/5)
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ghosts inside me just whizzing 'round, and no matter what temptations I use, I can't coax them out
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Brain traffic, and you can only control the one thought you drive. You'll always on a journey, just make sure you're in the thought that's heading in the direction you want. The others are our of your control so don't get mad at them. Let them beep, let them swear, let them crash, let them be, and let them go.
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I like that metaphor!
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Mental torture for me right now but im hoping one day to get to the point they are like the first post and just clouds passing by.
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My deepest darkest fears
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The scariest thing about OCD is that it's in our own heads, and therefore has access to our deepest fears and insecurities... š¢
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Slowly drowning.
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Reminds me of one of my song lyrics!
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A nightmare
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Something that haunts me
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A movie played out in your head that you cannot turn off šš»šš» but also not stronger than God ā¤
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Your own brain is evil
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@kierybee Yes. šÆ
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mean people that you canāt walk away from
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Working for a bad leader. All you wanna do is get away from them, but it takes time.
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really scary
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a little evil grumble gremlin that lives in the back of my brain. she's silly sometimes
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I love this
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Like a dark cloud that does not seem to go away until you accept its existence, its power over you starts to dim.
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A literally intruder interrupting your peace
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Someone who walks into your home uninvited.
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Awful roommates š
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always weighing on you, yeah
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storm clouds rolling in and out and weāre the mountains
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I love that metaphor, because the thoughts feel so dark and scary but we can just watch them pass by. There will be clear skies eventually š
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Hell on earth
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I think I've used that exact comparison before when describing OCD to a friend š
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@needtoescapetheV0ID I feel like I can't live a normal life because my intrusive thoughts get in the way of everything all the time
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@Nikki232 I used to feel the exact same way, and sometimes I still do. But the thoughts quiet down eventually, trust me. Last year, I had severe OCD and could hardly do anything without feeling extreme anxiety about contamination, and I was ready to give up trying to help myself. Even though I do still struggle, OCD doesn't control my life anymore. You will be able to live the life you want if you just keep going, I promise. ā¤ļø
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an endless ride through a fire.
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feeling of death*
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Seeing the person you dislike a lot, I feel the same annoyance
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A flame that feels like it's burning you alive.
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At least it crosses my mind
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A rollercoaster that never ends
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A mirror imitation of myself.
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Remember that your intrusive thoughts DO NOT define you!
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A Rollercoaster ride you can't get off of unless you do something impossible.
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Vultures
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Dreadful
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Cancer! They are so toxic and can spread if you donāt manage them
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I donāt know how to explain this so Iāll do it to the best of my ability. Does anyone experience āco-intrusiveā thoughts that try to negatively support the initial intrusive thought? Example: Me: āThank God I never acted on (scary intrusive thought) & Iām getting better!ā Intrusive thought: āWhat a shame you didnātā These types of things send me into a spiral. It makes me think that it could lead to a desire instead of staying a fear. Like an intrusive disappointment that I didnāt follow through with the thought? Itās been a long fear/obsession & I think my OCD is trying to trick me that the only satisfaction would be to act on the thought. (I know thatās bs) But IS that why it sends me the negative co-intrusive thoughts? Thatās the only explanation that makes sense. Then I wonder is it something else? Am I a grenade waiting to explode??? I simply cannot relax in any moment because I think whatās the use if Iām just going to (xyz) one day?
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for me, it's like there's two folders of my thoughts, 'main thoughts' and 'sub thoughts' and it's like a background voice of my background voice, you know? like so quiet and irrelevant but it's still here and i can try to ignore it but not fully and it feels like it's just really nasty, like it's warring with me, never shuts up and just keeps nagging me with those thoughts
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Please how can an intrusive thought be distinguished from our own thoughts ?
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