I am struggling right now with intrusive harm urges. They feel real and it feels like I am going to act any second. It feels like I have to hold myself back, which is a scary thoughts. I am trying so hard not to compulse, but does anyone have tips on what they do in these situations?
I don’t do or say anything. I just let the urges be present as I go about my day.
@Nica Thanks, Nica! I will keep striving for this.
@Catlove9 You got this 🤘🏻
@Nica Thank you!
Notice how youre seeking reassurance through the app. That is a compulsion. Like Nica said, dont do or say anything, just sit with the urge
@slippery_salad I didn’t even notice. Thank you! I appreciate that!
@Catlove9 Its good to come to the app. Dont get me wrong. Sometimes you need that bit of reassurance to keep going butttt also, notice when youre seeking reassurance more often than not:)
@slippery_salad You’re so right! Thank you!
In my opinion asking for tips one time isn't reassurance. If you know what response prevention to do and you've worked it out with your therapist then do the response prevention statements. For me sitting with it DOES NOTHING AND MAKES IT WORSE. I am currently dealing with an influx of harm thoughts rhe last month and it's hard. If the thought comes then my therapist and I came up with " oh, Wow. That escalated quickly". I've found If I follow it up with Agatha (my ocds name) what's the matter. We are safe right now. We're ok. Your feelings are valid and we are safe. Let's calm down and go [insert task] paint, draw, color, etc. It was hard and I was resistant at first. I begrudgingly did jt. I did jt all the time, like 5x a day I would say oh so you want to [insert harm] well that escalated quickly. We're safe etc.. Then when the true harm thought would come I would remember what to say in the moment.
@Anonymous Thank you for this! I love the name Agatha for your OCD name as well. Reminds me of Agatha Christie and all the insane stories she was able to come up with! Perfect name.
@Catlove9 I got jt from the book Matilda..the principals name was Agatha trunchbull.
@Anonymous Oh yes! I recall now.
This is so so hard to struggle with. I am so so sorry:(:( But you can get better through ERP therapy!!!! Have you heard of it? It can help you conquer this and start living your life the way you want to. I have a few recommendations. You should consider NOCD. They only have therapists who do ERP. They take most insurance and do sessions online. You can text them anytime you are struggling . I’ll give you a link where you can book a free phone call. https://home.treatmyocd.com/calendar Also, I highly recommend Nathan Peterson. He has an online course where you can learn ERP. He also has really useful videos on most all of the OCD themes. I’ll link a few of his videos on harm OCD below. This is actually quite a common theme. You are not alone!!! You can beat this!!! https://youtu.be/UHCtK_KWiSE?si=73PUk6cfrfeiFyIX https://youtu.be/hwkpqNpHfkE?si=RkBTZsE2EKNPDpEt
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