Anonymous
- Date posted
- 39w
Uncertainty
Can someone give tips about living in uncertainty?
hanysm@gmail.comhanysm@gmail...
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- 39w
In an ever-changing world, uncertainty is a constant companion. This reality predates our existence, a fundamental aspect of life itself. Recognizing uncertainty isn't about introducing a new concept, but rather awakening to an ever-present truth. This realization often marks a significant milestone in personal growth and maturation. Reflect on how you've navigated uncertainty in the past without undue distress. You'll likely find that your focus was primarily on the present moment, unburdened by excessive concerns about the future or ruminations on the past. This mindfulness allowed you to move forward despite the unknown. When faced with decisions clouded by uncertainty, consider the probabilities at hand. Make your choice based on the most favorable odds, while acknowledging the possibility of an unfavorable outcome. Embrace the understanding that being occasionally wrong is an inevitable part of decision-making in an unpredictable world. By accepting uncertainty as a natural element of life, rather than a personal failing, you can approach challenges with greater resilience and clarity
MagicOCDMagicOCD
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- 39w
I'm not sure if this helps but this helped me: Just simply acknowledging it. I have long term anxiety and when I once heard the whole point of anxiety and related issues to it is all that thrives off uncertainty, so there's really no need for super hard effort of worrying about it--in other words uncertainty can just be there for no reason so you're completely fine right now like how you felt before feeling that unsettling feeling. So I stopped feeling anxious whenever feeling like that and panicking long strings of worries of why I'm feeling this way.
fuzzy_caterpillarfuzzy_caterp...
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- 39w
Something that really helped me: certainty is a feeling, not a fact. And the feeling of being certain or not being certain should not determine how we live our lives.
TnocdTnocd
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- 39w
Get comfortable living with the uncomfortable. Easy to say, hard at times to do.
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- 14w
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Here is what I say to people: I wish I could make it stop. I really do. I also wish I could stop tinnitus. What is tinnitus, you may ask? Well, have you ever gone to a loud concert and after it had a ringing in your ears. Or, in movies when a loud explosion hears, first it is often muffled, and then there is a very loud ringing sound. Well, I have hear that sound for over 30 years. Turns out the medications I took as a kid for allergies and all the antibiotics I was on for Strep had a side effect for some people - tinnitus - that sound that I have heard every decade, year, month, day, hour, and second, for the past 30 years. I have learned to live with it. As I type this, it is REALLY loud, because I am paying attention to it. But, in a few minutes it will fade into the background, and, while I will hear it, I will not pay much attention to it, and therefore I will go on with my night. I will listen to music, practice my story for the MOTH radio hour, and work out. I will clean up the kitchen and load the dishwasher, and I will eventually get ready for bed. I will go to bed hearing that sound, and fall asleep for a few hours until tomorrow morning when I start the day all over again. I cannot make the sound stop. There is nothing to do for it - no surgery or medication. Just learning to live with it, and that is what I have done. It is the thing that I hate the most in my life, and, if granted three wishes, it would be the first thing to change. For now, as I have for 30 years, I will live with it, and I will ask you to live with your noises in your head - the thoughts, the images, and the urges, and we will practice together accepting that things are not always as we want them, but we can handle that. We got this.
Anonymous
- Date posted
- 12w
Any tips for leaning in to uncertainty
I need tips on how to really accept the uncertainty the ocd causes, even if it feels so bad like I might get in trouble for something , do I wanna be okay with that?
anonymousgg
- Date posted
- 5w
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I've been told a lot that in order to get better, we need to tolerate uncertainty, which yea I get that and I'm trying every day more and more to reach that point!! But I've also been told that we need to tolerate uncertainty AND "our worst fears becoming true". Like how does that work, especially with POCD, OCD about a///ault, SA and all of that? Like that is really difficult for me and I don't really understand how I'm supposed to just shrug stuff like that off
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