I know that OCD can manipulate our feelings (I call them intrusive emotions) but then for me comes the question, what if I do something whilst experiencing those intrusive emotions? Sorry if this worried anyone as well. I just need some support please

I guess, first the intrusive thought comes in and then you feel an intrusive emotion because of that thought, you mind manifests a related feeling, I’ve learnt the mind is cleverer than I thought. Just because we feel something from the thoughts, doesn’t make the feeling any more intrusive than the thought, they are both equally as intrusive, but a feeling can be more intense and seem more real because you feel it, when it’s actually only as intrusive as the thought (no matter how real it feels). So I suppose when you get the feeling or thought, or both, you have to get into a habit of reminding yourself that it’s a false feeling that been created by your mind, just like the thoughts, it doesn’t change who you really are behind it as a person, no matter how real it feels. I suppose we have to take the risk that it is OCD, at some point we will have to because holding back and doing a compulsion, mentally or physically to stop this worry of ‘what if I act on it’ will only continue over and over, because doing those compulsions is only reinforcing this belief that you’ll do it, when you won’t. Taking the risk that it’s OCD is the main thing. I know how hard that is because I struggle everyday myself, I get better days and I seem to be able to control it better, but I still struggle. , the fear centre of the brain (amygdala) is over active, and it creates these worries, thoughts and feelings that aren’t true but that doesn’t mean you are your amygdala, your morals behind it are still there, your mind may be able to manipulate you but it can’t change who you are as a person, ever. You are the same person as before your obesssions started, realistically the only change that has taken place is how much you worry about it, therefore all the worrying has created this big idea of ourselves, we’ve over thought these things essentially and it shows our mind we need to care, when we don’t. So I suppose when you get that feeling inside, rather than thinking ‘I might act on this’ remind yourself that having the intrusive emotions/feelings, doesn’t make it anymore likely that you are going to act on it than having the thought, it’s just a feeling, sit with the emotions and let them be there, and remind yourself that it’s time to recover and you don’t need to question or erase these thoughts or feelings any longer, just approaching them like, ok, that’s a thought, or a feeling, it doesn’t mean anything, I am not going to do a compulsion because of it, I want to recover now and I’m moving on to something else, just continuing this thought process over and over, yes it will seem like a lot at the beginning but after a while the frequency will decrease and you’ll see huge improvement. ? hope this helped.

I know how you feel, that’s when you analyse yourself and do compulsions by telling yourself mentally you aren’t going to do it and/or aren’t something, for me I also like watch myself like do not move lol. I’m currently worrying bout the same things.

How do you think we can control this worry? I feel it’s keeping me back from recovering!