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How is everyone doing today?
What did you do today to work on managing your OCD? All wins/accomplishments are welcome to be posted! :-)
What did you do today to work on managing your OCD? All wins/accomplishments are welcome to be posted! :-)
Just trying to be more mindful instead of giving in to rumination. Not quite there yet but I try.
Hi good morning, well I’m trying to keep myself busy and positive throughout the day
I have been through this for years and just now today I realized that you have to stop overthinking and overcome those thoughts and realize it’s just you talking to yourself to do these bad things or obsessive behaviors/intrusive thoughts and just let go and tell yourself the truth on how that ocd is just your own voice repeating itself over and over until you do it but don’t fight that voice just vanish it completely because it’s your mind and YOU have control over it
I bought myself colouring books..this is the only thing that at least can make everything silent
Good morning, Josh, A very interesting question would be, what did you do today to work on managing your OCD? I would love to hear some of your accomplishments and wins to offer encouragement to continue working on their OCD. Why don't you start us off and I believe that others will join in. :)
I like to do little talks with myself just to remember that the scary unwanted thoughts don’t have power and they simply can not be my reality. Hope you doing good too:)
Good morning, Karlavnor, You are correct about "thoughts are just thoughts." until you allow your OCD to assign a meaning to them, then you begin having doubts and uncertainty that the intrusive thoughts may actually be real., but you're not sure. The following is an article on NOCD's website about differentiating intrusive thoughts vs. thoughts that align with your values. “There’s a major difference between intrusive thoughts and thoughts that align with your actual values or intentions—and if you’re so worried about these thoughts, that’s a good sign that they are, indeed, intrusive.” (Warren, E., KilDuff, A., MA, LPC 2024 Apr.) Let me offer you one thing, that might slow you down in your recovery, because I want to see you get better as soon as you can. Be very careful what you say to yourself in those "little talks." Sometimes when we talk to ourselves, without realizing it, we could be seen as giving self-reassurance to ourselves and as you may know, that is a compulsion. You can come up with a response prevention tip, such as "be comfortable with the uncomfortable" and use that to remind yourself that our goal is to live in the doubt and uncertainty of not kowing, but we are not going to try to eliminate it. You sound like you are headed in the right direction and if you would like more and faster forward progression, please contact our care team by email and give yourself at least two sessions in the beginning. We then will book you out on your therapists' schedule for about eight sessions twice weekly. If you have never had an opportunity to be involved with ERP, it is an evidence-based modality, the gold standard of treatment for OCD. I would at least try two sessions to allow your self time to learn about the OCD Cycle, what keeps it looping and makes it stronger, and what can beat it, and actually how ERP is conducted. https://www.treatmyocd.com/what-is-ocd/info/related-symptoms-conditions/what-if-my-intrusive-thoughts-are-real OCD can be so debillitating and attack the things that you value the most and I would love the opportunity to help you get better so the current level of anxiety you are experiencing will lessen when these intrusive thoughts begin to enter your mind.
Good morning! I am still fighting a fear I was having yesterday, I felt like I had to be completely sure about one thing in a conversation with my boyfriend (despite him already telling me what he was thinking). Yesterday it was scary, like I was holding a deep dark secret Today I keep telling myself that I don't care, and when I "what if" I go like "yeah what if? What then? :) who knows, i dont care!" It's working!!! The thought is still there but it's a doubt. It's not scary, I don't have to solve it, because if I will I will find something else to obsess over anyways.
Those of you who have overcome at least a bit, if not all, of your OCD. When you went through the CBT and ERP, did it feel like the end of the world? And how did you face the fact that your fears and uncertainties might actually come to life?
I've had this app for awhile and was really nervous to post,comment or like anything.I still am,and frankly I've been having a really rough time which mostly includes ocd symptom,guilt/shame and agoraphobia which is not a fun combo but a small part of me is so tired of hiding and feeling awful all the time,even if at times I feel like I deserve it.I've been wanting to dabble into my hobbies like drawing or gaming but even my hobbies have been stressful & these negative feelings have been so awful for so long that I feel like I'm standing between two roads all the time yet feel horrified and worried either path when it comes to almost any decision will be wrong or not worth it in the end(and I hate that I feel like so.).I'm sure people can relate but the heavy loneliness and dehumanizing feelings is so awful,it's so good at it too.😭 I'm not diagnosed yet but I share alot of symptoms (interested to figure that out about myself soon.),but until I get medical insurance figured out I don't think I'll have access to professional help yet so for now I've just been watching some professionals online and I might finally read 'Freedom From Obsessive Personality Disorder' and see what it can offer.ANYWAYS,I'm trying to force myself to post so I can to people irl and online in any way I can train my brain to not stay so terrified of everything/everyone so,how has your day been?I hope it's been going well,if you've read this book or have any good suggests please feel free to let me know!
What’s one small win or act of bravery you’ve had this week, even if it felt really hard? **OCD recovery isn’t about perfection—it's about progress, even if it's tiny. Maybe you delayed a compulsion by 30 seconds. Maybe you showed up here today to express you struggles or support others. These are wins, and they matter. Let’s celebrate them together.
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