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- T175
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- 5y ago
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- Garrett MaguireGarrett Maguire
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- OCD Conqueror
- Date posted
- 5y ago
Without wishing to preach, but trying to block obsessions/intrusive thoughts keeps you on the hamster wheel that is ocd. You need to let the thoughts in, counter intuitively even welcome or encourage them in, and then let them be there, without trying to disprove them. Running from fears/anxiety gives ocd its power. Facing it without ruminating, will take away its power. Very hard I know, but so is endless rumination and the more you refuse, to seek shelter from the thoughts the more they Will lose their power. Most people I think, believe it won't work for their ocd, but again that's the illness trying to fool us.
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- T175T175
- Date posted
- 5y ago
Don't feed the gremlin! ?
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- dpveritasgolddpveritasgold
- Date posted
- 5y ago
Video games
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- T175T175
- Date posted
- 5y ago
Word up. Helps alot with me even tho one of the things that bought me to realisation with OCD was spending hours on Minecraft and messing my build up... Long story. Glad it helps
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- Ridethewave Ridethewave
- Date posted
- 5y ago
At this point, it's just sleep. But without dreams ? that, or watching OCD videos lmao
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- T175T175
- Date posted
- 5y ago
Ngl I've been there totally fine to relate to peiple. As long as your happy sleeping and you still receive enough mental and social nourishment, you'll be fine. Just keep pushing through it ?
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- NinjaKittyNinjaKitty
- Date posted
- 5y ago
Video games, puzzle games, puzzles, singing out loud, doing arts and crafts, staying busy
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- T175T175
- Date posted
- 5y ago
Sounds good! Keep at it ?
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- heywhatsupheywhatsup
- Date posted
- 5y ago
Hanging out with my friends or simply talking to them about anything. I know a lot of people like to isolate themselves (sometimes I do to) but I’ve learned that whenever I’m hanging out with my friends, it blocks out my intrusive thoughts for the most part.
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- heywhatsupheywhatsup
- Date posted
- 5y ago
*too (don’t mind me I hate making grammar mistakes)?
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- T175T175
- Date posted
- 5y ago
@victoriaaa Don't worry, if it works for you then good. Keep on going and cherish those around you
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- Garrett MaguireGarrett Maguire
- User type
- OCD Conqueror
- Date posted
- 5y ago
Yeah talking to friends can often block the thoughts or distract you from them but remember blocking the thoughts should not be the goal, that gives the illness more power in the long run. It's changing our way of thinking and attitude towards the thoughts, that will bring a more peaceful mindset and feeling that there is nothing to fear anymore. The thoughts will gradually happen less, but more importantly, when they do we will stop seeing them as a threat and start to realize they are meaningless.
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- Annonimois
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- ECM17
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- 2y ago
What are some strategies you use to keep intrusive thoughts at bay between therapy sessions?
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- Doot 🎺
- Date posted
- 2y ago
What kind of thongs do you do to take your mind off of OCD? Not avoidence, just things that stop you ruminating? I find myself ruminating too much in a evening from 7pm onwards, any ideas on what I could do to take my mind elsewhere?
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