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Hello my fellow OCD Alumni lol.
Was wondering if anyone liked to share how they deal with Severe rumination and anxiety , as I’m always looking to Add to my tool box . Thanks 🙏
Was wondering if anyone liked to share how they deal with Severe rumination and anxiety , as I’m always looking to Add to my tool box . Thanks 🙏
I’m right here with you. Curious to see what people do. I find myself ruminating for most of the day. I’m long time suffering with OCD but recently putting a name to the intrusive thoughts Ive experienced throughout my life. I often ruminate about the start of my HarmOCD. It all started from watching a stupid psychological thriller. So dumb! When I catch my self ruminating I often say this is rumination, it’s not helpful and not productive. Sometimes that helps. Stay strong!
I get the same thing ! Ruminating over the start of my harm OCD. I have felt a little more anxiety in the last few days . Those are the moments I try to lean into the discomfort as much as possible . Whatever is triggering the anxiety , I try to think about that more. I was worried I would be late to work which made me feel pretty anxious , I thought about the worse case scenario of the situation on purpose. Whatever feelings come with anxiety I just invite and not resist
@Anonymous I’m in therapy and having a lot of trouble leaning into my anxiety. When I have any type of intrusive thought my rumination takes over. I attempt to sit with the anxiety but I end up asking internal questions and often checking my feelings. Before I know it the anxiety or thoughts are suppressed which starts the vicious loop again. Can you relate?
@JV24 The loop definitely happens but sometimes if I have leaned in as much as possible , responded with a maybe or maybe not response , then I might just not do anything . Just observe the thought . Maybe the thought will stay or maybe it will go away . Who knows? But I am acknowledging the thought , I just allow it to stay as long as it wants to stay like an annoying fly in the summer
@Anonymous I think my thoughts are centered on a fear of losing control. My mind turns against everything. If I can’t control my mind then I will be stuck like this for ever. If I can’t figure this out I will be stuck like this forever. My mind turns everything into an intrusive thought. I was reading something about people praying. Now every time i think of praying I instantly have an intrusive thought towards god. This causes me great anxiety which cause ruminating. It’s an endless loop. Any advice?
@JV24 I have the same fears of loosing control . “Maybe I will lose control , may I will not “ I may even write a worse case scenario script of what it would look like if I lost control. The only advice I would give is to bring this to your therapist and have them help you with some exposures around the fears. But you are not alone at all , that for sure
@Anonymous Thank you for advice and the confidence boost. This is a terrible thing to deal with. It’s people like you and platforms like this that give faith in combating this nonsense. Stay strong and keep spreading the love.
Thanks 🙏
Thx 🙏
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I’m new to the app and wanting to know who else experiences this form of ocd. Some background I was a therapist for over 10 years now I am out of the clinical space. So I have background knowledge of ocd but never knew much about relationship ocd. I realized over the last several years with my now fiancé, that I have a hard time just letting go in general, whether that’s an argument or statement or feeling. I want to be able to just accept things at face value and move on (and talk later if my partner is ready as needed). But when conflict arises I can’t disengage till there is a clear resolution. It’s causing serious strife as he can feel trapped and it escalates the argument. I am reading more and this sounds like relationship OCD. Anyone else experience this? Curious on what others have done to work on this for themselves. I do have a therapist but we are not doing work in this area yet as I am realizing this is an actual concern.
Hi! I’m new to the NOCD community, but I’ve been dealing with OCD since I was 12. I’m almost 29 now, and my biggest issue is health anxiety. It’s gotten to the point where getting work done is nearly impossible because i can’t stop spiraling. I’m lucky that i work remotely, but also makes it easier to be in my own head… Asking for advice - how do you all deal with the intense anxiety and are able to make it through a 9-5 work day? Any suggestions on how I can actually be productive? Thank you!
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