Can anyone relate?

@anxiousgworl I can’t accept it. To me this would be worse than murder or any other crime, just thinking about it makes me want to throw up. Is there any other approach than to say “maybe”?

@ocdbelowzero well I'm curious as to what you'll do if you're not going to accept it? Usually for me it's do the compulsions/try to solve the intrusive thought, or accept it and move on. If accepting uncertainty is too difficult, I tell myself I'll deal with it later when my emotions aren't so high since I don't have the best judgment when I'm so anxious. Sometimes I come back to it and still do the compulsion or I'll realize my OCD is being unreasonable. I also practice telling myself that although the what ifs suck, I'm not in any real danger if they're true.

@Tea and Honey do you just accept worst case scenario?

@ocdbelowzero Lately, I've made the decision to just let it pass and not do anything to try to remember--and also not try to fix anything. In other words, I've made the decision that I need to do NOTHING when the situation comes up. However, I haven't actually put that into practice yet. It's just a decision that I have made. This is much easier said than done. In the past, I have usually ruminated too much and tried to solve things. But I believe that the answer is to let it go. Like I said, this is easier said than done. I have not become good at this yet at all.

@ocdbelowzero Excepting the worst case scenario might be helpful? that is a strategy for accepting uncertainty. There are probably multiple different strategies for that type of situation. I think it depends on what you think is the most helpful. In the end, the important part is to move on :):):)