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OCD and being around people
My OCD, cognitive distortions and overthinking make it harder to be around people. Any tips?
My OCD, cognitive distortions and overthinking make it harder to be around people. Any tips?
Mindfulness techniques can help you stay present in social situations and manage overwhelming thoughts. Practice deep breathing and grounding techniques to stay focused on the present moment. When you notice yourself engaging in negative or distorted thinking patterns, challenge those thoughts by questioning their validity. Encourage yourself to consider alternative perspectives. Communicate your boundaries to friends and family so they understand your needs. Quality over quantity can be a helpful approach when it comes to social interactions. Seek out meaningful connections with people who are understanding and supportive of your challenges.
@Anonymous - Thank you so much!
@healingispossible of course š
Apply 5-4-3-2-1 technique. Find 5 things you see, 4 things you hear, 3 things you can touch, 2 things you can smell, 1 thing you can taste. Think as your thoughts floating around you not inside your brain... With the wind tossing them around...
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OCD can be an incredibly lonely experience, especially when people around you donāt understand the thoughts and fears youāre facing. But youāre not aloneāothers have been there too. Whatās something about OCD that makes you feel isolated or alone?
I remember reading a comment someone had made to one of my posts on an OCD subreddit and they told me how they believed their OCD symptoms got worse during a time in their life when they were socially isolated. Reading this comment made the brightest lightbulb go off in my head because it basically summarized most of what Iāve been going through. In addition to OCD, I also struggle with depression and social anxiety. I feel like these three things and the profound sense of loneliness Iāve felt throughout my years in college (undergrad) feed off of each other. I know that OCD can manifest in so many different ways regardless of what your social life looks like, but I canāt help but feel like the lack of relationships (specifically friendships)/community in my life has something to do with my mental health and the delay in my recovery. Side note: Iām still relatively new to NOCD, but Iām happy to say that Iāve been making some good progress in my therapy sessions <3
Guys, does isolating yourself from society make OCD worse? Because I go out these days and I feel like my questions are illogical. Because it seems that alone, everything becomes bigger. It seems that we disregard everything. So something that you would or wouldn't do doesn't seem to have an answer because you don't consider the other. Is this real? Because for example, one question is whether I would take advantage of someone. But the question is, does that someone exist? It's not something that's in my head. In real life, we're all human and you see them that way. So your debt is answered with no. Because that's how you are, when placed in society. You would only do some harm if you didn't consider this, but that would be your values, right? So OCD asks some questions that disregard things, right?
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