Nicolefchav
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- 35w
🤪
You ever drive over a pothole and convince yourself you hit someone 🫠
AnonymousAnonymous
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- OCD Conqueror
- Date posted
- 35w
You have to rely on the facts and your reasoning ability rather than the irrational fact-free thinking from your OCD mind. Did you see a person getting run over? If not, then you should not give importance to the thinking that you did. Just blow it off and move on to something better.
Hope309Hope309
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- 35w
I went a whole year this being my fear 😵💫
NicolefchavNicolefchav
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- 35w
@Hope309 It’s been about a week and a half of me worried about driving. Hopefully it doesn’t last too long
OCDNoThankYeOCDNoThankYe
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- 35w
That's me, all potholes and bumps on the road for sure lol. I even imagine myself accidentally running into non-existant cars when I take turns and stuff.
NicolefchavNicolefchav
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- 35w
@OCDNoThankYe 😩
Mon7Mon7
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- OCD Conqueror
- Date posted
- 35w
Yes and look back or drive back around to make sure you didn't. Its a nightmare. I worked hard on this one with my therapist and have gotten much better.
NicolefchavNicolefchav
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- 35w
@Mon7 Literally looked on my way back home and even looked at my car 😩
FlyfishingguyFlyfishingguy
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- OCD Conqueror
- Date posted
- 35w
When I got diagnosed I realized this was the ocd, I’ve driven back to check for the potholes I’ve even watched the news for reports
NicolefchavNicolefchav
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- 35w
@Flyfishingguy Literally me checking the news last night and this morning
FlyfishingguyFlyfishingguy
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- OCD Conqueror
- Date posted
- 35w
@Nicolefchav You got this
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- Therapist
- Date posted
- 35w
Oh my goodness, this obsession is incredibly common! I hope you used your response prevention skills when this popped in and just kept on driving without checking! Here's a resource, in case it's helpful! https://www.treatmyocd.com/blog/heres-why-response-prevention-is-the-key-to-ocd-recovery
NicolefchavNicolefchav
- Date posted
- 35w
@Jennifer Dalimonte I’m not there yet as I just had my first session yesterday but I hope to get there one day.
KCDKCD
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- OCD Conqueror
- Date posted
- 35w
I’m trying to stop recording my drives because I got so stuck in this theme. I always loved driving and never had a problem til November. I’m just starting to get over it now.
NicolefchavNicolefchav
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- 35w
@KCD I contemplated doing that too. I loved driving too and didn’t have a problem with it till last week.
KCDKCD
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- OCD Conqueror
- Date posted
- 35w
@Nicolefchav Yup, mine came on suddenly. I was finally over the theme that set me off initially in July and I think the OCD just latched on. It’s exhausting.
NicolefchavNicolefchav
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- 35w
@KCD It is exhausting but I’m glad to hear that other people experience it and not just me even if it can feel lonely and overwhelming
KCDKCD
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- OCD Conqueror
- Date posted
- 35w
@Nicolefchav So lonely and my husband is sympathetic but just doesn’t get it
NicolefchavNicolefchav
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- 35w
@KCD My mom is sympathetic of it too but she doesn’t get it
AnonymousAnonymous
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- OCD Conqueror
- Date posted
- 35w
You need to think with your human mind that uses facts and reason rather than your old primate mind that relies on guesses and irrational thoughts . You have to use your eyes and ears to develop thoughts and ideas and gently ignore and move on from the irrational thoughts to something better in the real moment .
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- 17w
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