How should I manage my worsening pureO compulsions

I’m new here sorry if i’m doing this wrong but these last days my thoughts are getting more and more frequent, and my usual compulsions are getting longer and it’s harder to make the thought go away, like my usual mental rituals don’t work like they used to and I have to do them x2, c4 or even x6 before I can leave the image behind. I don’t know if my ocd is getting worse since it did worsen this year or if it’s just this period, since it has been worse for certain time periods before but anyway i’m doing really bad these days and I’m struggling to exist in peace and go on with my day so how can I manage this?

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Garrett Maguire

User type: OCD Conqueror

Date posted: 34w

The compulsions are driving this....they are fuel to the OCD fire.....we only start to turn the tables on OCD when we gradually reduce and stop the compulsions......they never help long-term but definitely make things worse. The next step is to do ERP on the obsessions.

Garrett Maguire

User type: OCD Conqueror

Date posted: 34w

Look up some of Dr.McGraths videos on u tube......he also does a Wednesday night webinar which is put on u tube every week

rita555

Date posted: 34w

@Garrett Maguire Thank you, I’ll look it up, I hope it’ll help me to manage this hard time since if compulsions fuel ocd then it’s definitely getting very bad since they keep increasing, they used to be more manageable and I was used to them but they’re getting out of hand

Garrett Maguire

User type: OCD Conqueror

Date posted: 34w

The point of recovery is not to get rid of the thoughts or images.....it is to change our reactions to them.....they gradually will then lose their power and won't really bother you if they occur

Garrett Maguire

User type: OCD Conqueror

Date posted: 34w

Yeah and I know it feels right to do the compulsions but they are going to keep the problems going and make them worse over time. By not doing them we are facing the anxiety and yes I know that is hard at first but the anxiety will start to gradually fade........you need to take a leap of faith.....I have had pure o all my life, for 5 decades with many different themes, and I only started to get better through stopping compulsions and doing ERP.....it takes practice and some days we may give in to doing compulsions, but gradually the goal is to eliminate them completely........with pure o.....if we are ruminating/ trying to figure the problem out /doing repetitive actions/thoughts we are fueling the OCD.

rita555

Date posted: 33w

@Garrett Maguire Thank you, I hope I will be able to overcome this like you did, have a great day!

eea

Date posted: 23w

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