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Intrusive
Does confessing an intrusive thought just make it come back stronger?
Does confessing an intrusive thought just make it come back stronger?
Not at all, maybe maybe not, but the thing with intrusive thoughts is that there just fears there things we would never do, so even if you confess or not there will be no effect however if your confessions are compulsions than that's were you do exposures but if your scared of confession and you confessions will make you do compulsions than that's where we take a step back and look at what's going on. Sometimes OCD can be sneaky but idk if this helps or not đ I know it's so challenging to deal with intrusive thoughts but imagine them like clouds floating away they come and go in waves they are nothing but temporary annoying thoughts. You are capable of ignoring them and your so brave :)
Feeling the need to "confess" intrusive thoughts is a common compulsion. Compulsions make OCD and intrusive thoughts worse.
Wanted to specify that I mean worse in the long run. Confessing compulsions can provide temporarily relief, but the OCD beast is never satisfied and will always demand more compulsions and more control over your mind and life.
Hey!! So if you feel like you have to confess then it definitely could be a compulsion. Compulsions give us temporary relief but also show us that the thought we had is something to be feared, when really itâs just a thought. It can make the fear/intrusive thought come back feeling stronger since compulsions are a way to fight the thought. Compulsions are best avoided, but be kind to yourself as you learn what is a compulsion and what isnât. As you resist your compulsions, the pathway in the brain that is labeling the thought as bad, will lose its hold. Youâve got this, and it gets better!! Iâve been there and spotting/resisting compulsions is tricky but youâll figure it out! Reach out if you have more questionsâď¸
Does anyone have any tips on how to move on from intrusive thoughts when youâre constantly afraid that if you ignore them God will be mad at you?
What do you do when you have a thought and youâre not sure if itâs intrusive or not? I just had one that was so strange and bad, and I canât believe I just had it, but Iâm almost afraid itâs not intrusive and there really is something wrong with me. I hate this.
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? đ
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