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- ocd sufferer
- Date posted
- 5y ago
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- andrewt_andrewt_
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- OCD Conqueror
- Date posted
- 5y ago
You have to be okay with the thoughts and get as comfortable as you can with them. When they pop up , be like “ that was an interesting/funny thought ! “ that way you take the seriousness out of it. By doing this you’d be training your brain not to react so intensely to the thoughts , because giving them a reaction is keeping you in the cycle of OCD. Unlike other things in life , they aren’t going to go away by putting up a fight against them. Nor will they go away by telling yourself that they don’t represent you , because that’s just reassuring yourself. You should tell yourself that you don’t know if they mean anything and you never will know , and that it’s okay that you don’t know.
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- John 28John 28
- Date posted
- 5y ago
One thing that help me getting over this crap was when I realized that the OCD isn’t me. Differentiate yourself from it . The OCD doesn’t define you, it just wants to scare you . you didn’t ask for this and Ik it can be hard . Also don’t try and push the thoughts away trust me it may be hard but the more u do this the less anxious and worried u will get and then over time everything will come back into place
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- andrewt_andrewt_
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- OCD Conqueror
- Date posted
- 5y ago
@Gianfranco that’s great advice !
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- ReptileReptile
- Date posted
- 5y ago
Yup I can relate
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- helloworld287
- Date posted
- 5y ago
my HOCD has been SO awful today. before this all started, i dated boys and loved getting attention from them and being with them. i never really payed attention to girls and never had any feelings towards any. now i can’t stop thinking about being in a gay relationship and it won’t leave my mind. whenever i go anywhere i stare at every girl and if they are even a little pretty i automatically imagine sexual scenarios in my head with them that i HATE. i don’t want to like them and i have been dealing with this for three months now and it’s been an utter nightmare. i don’t want to be gay. i never want to be gay. i just want to go back to how i was before. i can’t sleep anymore, go in public and i have even lost all of my appetite to eat so i’ve been losing weight. someone please help. i want this to be over.
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- Ihateocd83
- Date posted
- 4y ago
How can i be constanly thinking of men. I just dont get this. I feel like if i go ok im gay its not going to change anything because its not what i want and i dont want the thoughts to be there ?😞
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- My OCD Academia
- Date posted
- 1y ago
OCD Sucks
I developed a crush for this girl and it feels great. But ya know, OCD did its thing and makes me feel like I don't really like her and that I like guys. It drives me absolutely mad. I even went to the gym today (which I have been avoiding) and one of the front desk guys was id say good looking and my OCD ran with that and told me I like guys and all the what if questions came roaring in. It feels really provocative to think persons of the same sex are good looking. It feels like anytime I look at a guy, my OCD tells me"oh look! you noticed him, how come you're not noticing the women?, you're gay." I get so many intrusive thoughts about any guy I look at and It feels so real. I feel defeated today. If anybody can relate, I'd like to hear.
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