Lewis2001
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- 2d
Pocd
It is so hard to think about anything else apart from the thoughts feels like I’m so disconnected from life
light💕light💕
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- 2d
You are not alone in this, each one of us feel like their brains are stuck in these thoughts. Try not to fight them, judge them, or analyze them. OCD makes us confused not knowing what's real and what's OCD. I wish You peace my friend 🙏🏻
Lewis2001Lewis2001
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- 2d
@light💕 Thank you I wish you peace also
Stay.FluidStay.Fluid
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- OCD Conqueror
- Date posted
- 2d
From your posts I feel like ruminating is a big compulsion for you. I struggled with pocd theme when my son was a toddler, so I totally resonate with that need to feel like you MUST figure out for certain if your intrusive thoughts are true. Fortunately, if you go in the opposite direction and treat them as unimportant, they become less and less. If you feel open to it… try maybe, maybe not statements. “Maybe I’m a p, maybe I’m not. I may never know for certain” then physically shrug in response like this 🤷🏻♀️ and find something else to do. “Maybe I want to click on that photo of a child because I’m a p, maybe not. I may never know for certain” (Btw this is OCD urging you to do a checking compulsion 🙂 try and take note of when this happens) You can also acknowledge your OCD each time a thought pops up. “Hey, OCD. You’re totally welcome to be here right now AND I’m going to continue doing xyz” This all takes practice, but this theme feels like a distant memory to me now. You’ve got this 💪
MysticAlien MysticAlien
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- 2d
@MysticAlien I’ve also been too honest about these thoughts and feel later like that person is now judging me or perusing to hurt me bc I was too honest and now they have a bad perception of me for saying it out loud.
Lewis2001Lewis2001
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- 2d
@Stay.Fluid I feel like I do ruminate a lot but it’s like it’s the only thing I know and it is so hard to stop like from the minute I open my eyes to the minute I close them I am trying to void my attention else where but even when I do try it’s the only thing on my mind when I go for a drive when I talk to people about something it’s just that on my head then I feel some sort of anxiety because I think if only they knew about these intrusive thoughs how would they feel about me I try the uncertainty thing but not a lot happens at the same time though maybe I’m going wrong because I am not trying hard enough to recover and giving it time for results it’s hard to do anything in life and feel connected because that is on my mind non stop
Lewis2001Lewis2001
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- 2d
@Stay.Fluid Like I also try to go in the opposite direction but it feels nearly impossible
MysticAlien MysticAlien
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I can relate I have no advice but you are not alone. It’s debilitating.
Lewis2001Lewis2001
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- 2d
@MysticAlien It is debilitating
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