I’m confused when people say accept your thoughts why would I accept the thoughts that are making me feel disgust and filth what if I start accepting them and then the thoughts actually become true?
It’s not accepting them to be true but it’s accepting that they are there and not putting so much energy into stopping them which only makes them more powerful. Don’t give them power you brain is trying to convince you that they will become true to keep you trapped in the cycle
It’s because thoughts aren’t real, we can’t even control what we think. It’s really just understanding that no person can control what comes through their own minds. Everyone is a victim to sudden thought. The only difference between us and them as that we have a disposition to believe our thoughts are true, we sadly automatically take them seriously while other people just naturally don’t let their thoughts define them. In reality it’s all apart of a normal process of thinking. All you gotta do is understand that you are not your thoughts , and all though you have them, does not mean they are in your control at all, they literally do not define you or anyone around you. At all
You’re accepting their presence and the fact that you cannot control feelings, thoughts, images, and urges—what you CAN control are your actions. Accepting their presence and then going about your day tells your brain that everything is okay and to not set off alarm bells. The more you feed OCD, the more you’re telling your brain it is dangerous. The brain is the powerhouse of human beings, but we are conscious animals—we have the ability to detach from our minds due to having a consciousness and see what’s going on, then decide how to react. And for OCD treatment, you DO NOT react.
The goal is not to accept them, but to dismiss them, tolerate them, or let them float by. When we realize we are not defined by all of our thoughts, we are defined by our response to intrusive thoughts, our actions, our character traits, etc... then we can tolerate a wicked thought without it changing us at all. ERP helps with this. For what it's worth, I also adopt a spiritual view as a Christian. In Christianity, we can experience spiritual warfare, and entities can tempt us with all kinds of thoughts. Luckily Christ has all authority over such entities and we can turn to Scripture or pray (non-compulsively) or just give our worries to God. It's a relief to know that some (I wouldn't necessarily say all) intrusive thoughts are not from us at all. God bless.
@JB1020 Same as me thank you but I’m Muslim like saying it’s whispers from the shaytan (devil) and can see it as a test and to be honest I have it helped me become a lot closer to god and I feel a lot better thank god may God guide us all to the right path🙏🏽❤️
@LaHawlaWlaQuwitaIllaBilah - Your love for God is beautiful. I pray He leads you to the truth that Jesus Christ is God and was crucified for us. But even though we have different faiths, we can still support one another in our mental health and spiritual warfare. All the best to you.
Is this ocd? I Have a thought or think something f harmful that I’ve gotten intrusive thoughts about - and get a feeling like I want/like it or it would give me relief??? Please tell me that will eventually go away and I’ll get my real feelings back??? Or have I just turned into those things? Sometimes things that make me upset it even feels like I’ll do them just so I can be upset about them.
I struggle so bad with intrusive thoughts. They can be so bad that I'll cry because I KNOW that's not how I feel or want to do. (Too embarrassed to say what they're about) I'll constantly try to figure out why I have them, and constantly figure out what they mean, causing me to constantly circle around and around. I had to get on anxeity meds, which helped a little but the thoughts still happen. How do you help yourself with this? How do you know that you're just not some physcopath? 😅
When you get a stuck thought in your mind, as stupid or untrue as it may be, how do any of you block them out, or try to at least? It’s like my mind has another voice telling me making up the stupidest things?
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