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RecoveryisrealRecoveryisreal
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You are being so very hard on yourself. You are not one action. You are torn up over this because it’s not who you are. You were trying to deal with the pain, to feel better. OCD is hard. You are not damaged. Please give yourself some grace. Are you in in-person therapy? You deserve care
RecoveryisrealRecoveryisreal
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@Anonymous I’m so sorry for this pain. It sounds like you’re in an obsessive shame spiral. OCD is so convincing, it wants to suck us in and take all of our attention. It wants us to believe the lies it tells us about ourselves. See if it’s possible when you have these automatic thoughts about how horrible you are to identify this as OCD. “This is just my OCD talking, telling me how vile I am again. Eyeroll!” And redirect your attention. We tend to engage with the thoughts to try to seek resolution, but we will never “figure it out” this way. When is your appointment scheduled for?
RecoveryisrealRecoveryisreal
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@Anonymous Excellent. In the meantime, keep your self care game strong and try to keep up with your daily routines. Eat breakfast, lunch, dinner. Go on walks, reach out to friends, play a video game
lorraineivorylorraineivory
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I understand you completely. I find it easier to imagine and do it that way than to actually engage anymore years down the line so please be careful with your mind heart and body 🫶
slippery_saladslippery_salad
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Notice how you wish you could not want it. I feel like that in and of itself is “unwanted thoughts.” Even though your ocd is telling you that you want it, deep down you wish you could just be normal. Which shows this is a normal case of ocd. Not normal as in average because I know its very debilitating my friend. But normal as in, this is ocd and you have to be radically compassionate with yourself. Redirecting your attention, continually to the present moment
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RecoveryisrealRecoveryisreal
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@Anonymous Just checking in, how are you feeling? I hope therapy went well
RecoveryisrealRecoveryisreal
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@Anonymous I am so glad that you’re starting to feel better. I hope you are proud of yourself for your progress!
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