Does anyone have any good tips for handling obsessive thoughts? I tend to have obsessive thoughts about either seizures or schizophrenia and I find it very hard to handle these two obsessions. I’m scared I may end up with the disease even though no one in my family has it or experienced any symptoms.

michaelpena

Date posted: 5y

Honestly I just drain myself out with these thoughts to the point where I’m like F*** this s*** and just don’t care. I guess that’s a good thing

saidyabdalah

Date posted: 5y

Yah lets goo

nocdover

Date posted: 5y

I get this way sometimes. This thought part though is once I regain my energy I’m back at square one.

saidyabdalah

Date posted: 5y

Try to find a time to hang out with friends dont try to fight the thought it will increase the intesity of obsessions

Heythere

Date posted: 5y

Firstly get evaluated by a licensed psychologist trained in ocd u may well be sick. To deal with intrusive thoughts. I use mindfulness, I eat well, I stay around supportive ppl, I go to therapy, I use cbt to identify distorted thinking, I also make fun of the intrusive thoughts and sometimes picture them drifting on clouds. Its It's really hard, it really sucks but it is what it is.

michaelpena

Date posted: 5y

Thank you for the advise.

saidyabdalah

Date posted: 5y

What are some of your most uncomfortable moments

michaelpena

Date posted: 5y

I work in a pharmacy so I see a lot medications for psychosis and schizophrenia. Also when I first developed GAD I experienced a lot of intrusive thoughts which made me think I was going crazy.

saidyabdalah

Date posted: 5y

Ocd always hunt you by using those things you like the most i had such kind of obsession too

michaelpena

Date posted: 5y

@saidyabdalah How do you handle your obsessions? Also I realized when I drink heavily on weekends (sometimes) that I become more anxious and have more obsessive thoughts for a few days.

saidyabdalah

Date posted: 5y

@michaelpena Drinks like Alcohl,energy drinks,coffeine obviously makes the ocd worse

nocdover

Date posted: 5y

@saidyabdalah I’m not advocating that this is good, but I find that caffeine actually helps for me. The anxiousness I get with worrying about compulsions and OCD causes bad headaches, and caffeine can give me the will-power and motivation to overcome them. As for alcohol, sometimes a moderate amount to relax the nerves can help, but too much does make it worse. Of course these are similar to self-medication which is not healthy and I am not advocating for it so don’t do it. Doing this too much can cause you to rely on these substances which is also not healthy. The more you have, the more of the substance you will need to achieve the same effect.

michaelpena

Date posted: 5y

@nocdover Coffee does help and yes moderate amount of alcohol also helps but this weekend was not a moderate amount

saidyabdalah

Date posted: 5y

@nocdover Any physician who said alcohol can be acure for ocd? Its just provide temporary relief and progressively makes ocd worse its kinda hard to quit alcohol while you used to treat ocd bcz obsessions sucks but has never been a cure for ocd

saidyabdalah

Date posted: 5y

@michaelpena If you have ocd,anxiety coffee its just a triger couse its stimulant

nocdover

Date posted: 5y

Tips I find that work well for me are distracting myself with movies/tv/videos. Exercise is great too, like working out, going for a walk, and playing sports. I find that guided meditation is helpful too. If I’ve been spending a lot of time with friends lately, I’ll spend sometime by myself. If I’ve been alone lately, I’ll try to get out and spend time with other people.

nocdover

Date posted: 5y

Talking on this app I find helpful too.

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