So this happens when ever I buy anything over the mail I’ll be constantly checking where it’s at and what date it’ll get here I’ve been told that it’s annoying and sense I’m trying to stop any tips that will help
It sounds like the urge to check your package status is really persistent and exhausting for you. Many people with OCD experience similar compulsions to seek certainty or reassurance, especially when waiting for something important. One gentle approach is to notice the urge to check, and try to delay acting on it for a short period, gradually increasing that time. This can help you build tolerance for the discomfort. If you’d like additional support, feel free to book a free call with our NOCD team. We’d be happy to share more information and explore ways to help. No one has to live in fear of their own thoughts. Also here are some helpful resources: https://www.treatmyocd.com/what-is-ocd/common-fears/im-constantly-checking-my-email-how-can-i-stop https://www.treatmyocd.com/blog/reassurance-is-actually-making-you-less-assured/ https://www.treatmyocd.com/what-is-ocd/common-fears/fear-of-saying-the-wrong-thing-ocd
@Chelsea Banks Thank you so much I’ll give it try next time I get the urge to check
@bubbline - Love it! :)
Slowly set limits for yourself. That sometimes works for me
@William Sutcliffe I’ll give that a try I had bought something last week said it be here by the sixteenth today and I haven’t seen it been checking the app extra if I don’t I’ll get paranoid
You could try distracting youself with something. I know its really hard but somtimes you have to just take the risk and not check. I know its really uncomfortable as well. Find someone that you really like talking to for something that you really want to do and do that instead of checking the app. Sometimes it helps me to say to myself outloud: It's okay, you have already checked and everything is in order.
Something that my psychologist always used to say is that the challenge with OCD is to learn how to be comfortable being uncomfortable. I think this is really true, the more you practice being uncomfotable, the less uncomfortable you will feel.
I’m having a big OCD relapse and would like to hear anyone’s tips on how to be present and healthily deal with these intrusive thoughts and the “need” to preform compulsions. Thank you!!
OK, this might sound really dumb, but when you guys get intrusive thoughts, do they just come once and then go away? I’ve heard that repeatedly thinking about an intrusive thought is considered ‘checking,’ but it doesn’t feel like I have any control over how many times it comes up in my head. It’s not like I’m trying to check anything—it just keeps showing up, almost like it’s terrorizing me every time. I can’t seem to stop it from looping, stop remembering it, or prevent it from coming up. Every time it does, I feel horrified, and I already know it’s going to horrify me. I don’t think I’m actively trying to see if my feelings have changed, so is this still considered checking? How do other people get an intrusive thought and just move on? Doesn’t it pop up a million times for them too? I always thought that was normal, but now I’m hearing this could be a compulsion, and I feel really confused, scared, and lost. Is this why my OCD feels so extreme? Because I really don’t feel like I can control how many times the thought pops up.
I have pure ocd i think , i always gotta make sure i do certain things like tap things , light switches on n off , shut things few times and re open them till it feels right . Walk in a room go back out and back in out in in till my mind is right Its exhausting
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