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Magical thinking is quite common in OCD: https://beyondocd.org/expert-perspectives/articles/very-superstitious
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Which type of thinking
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It’s just called magical thinking. I basically think i have the power to make really bad things come true.. so I have to due a lot of very specific things to prevent that. Like opening and closing my bedroom door 5 times. Or every single time I get an intrusive thought, I have to repeat what I just did. Even taking steps. Walking is a nightmare
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@the bean ?? it really is tough. I’ve never actually been scared I’ll curse someone, but I’m scared I’ll cause my loved ones to get hurt because I’ll let an intrusive thought go by and it’ll come true.. maybe it’s kind of the same thing
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@magical-thinking-kanna So many people haven’t heard of magical thinking and think I’m joking. I wish I knew a better name for it
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@magical-thinking-kanna Yeah Its pretty similar. I don't know how to ignore the thoughts because it makes me think they'll come true. Dang it's scarey.
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@the bean The best trick I’ve learned is distraction. But man it really kicks in when I go to an amusement park or big event. When you’re walking and have an intrusive thought, do you have to re take those steps? I do that and it’s the hardest part, everyone looks at me like I’m crazy because I’m back tracing all the time
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@the bean Yes god bless us we got it rough. All OCD is bad but this one really just gets out of control. I was hoping to find a medicine but nothing works and finding the right therapist is so hard
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@the bean Same to you ? I’m sure we’ll get through it eventually! God bless
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@magical-thinking-kanna Seeya around peace ✌️ ? ??
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Try to stop your compulsion if you can
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I’ve tried lots of ways but nothing is working. I’m gonna try to get another therapist (hopefully better) soon after I move
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i also have magical thinking, it sucks ?
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It really does :((
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So that's what it's called??? I thought I was crazy.
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Yeah me too for awhile!! Like the first year I had it, I thought I was a physcho :(
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@magical-thinking-kanna I don't step on cracks because I think it will somehow hurt my family. I also have to tap random things in threes so that me and everyone around me is safe. Would you call this magical thinking?
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@bluerose I would because I do the same and I’ve been diagnosed. I do stuff like that but then the other part is just re-doing anything I’m doing while having a bad thought, or it’ll come true
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@magical-thinking-kanna Like I just had to take 5 min to turn my bedroom light off because everytime I would flick it off, I’d think of something really fucked up. It sticks to themes, and my theme right now is seeing terrifying images of my dog being hurt.. it fucking hurts my soul seeing and thinking of that shit :(
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I can't figure out what type of OCD I have. I must be the only one who has mental hoarding OCD with some Just right and death themes. I've never seen a description of someone's symptoms that match mine. Mine are a combination of Just right and mental hoarding of a memory. Like if I have dinner, I need to do a routine where I take in various elements on the environment - the food, my phone, the people around, pets, the coolness of the air con, and think of them in a specific syntax. I need to go through this thinking cycle without also thinking about certain people, deceased people, any themes of death, certain colours (red and black mostly) and then when I get to the end I deliberately have to think about something that is anti-death, like a particularly person who is younger, a certain good colour. But there are other conditions to prevent having to re-do the routine. The phone can't give me a notification or ring. Then I have to touch the phone and think of a supporting person or colour. On top of this, if I go to Youtube, Facebook or anywhere else and I see something related to death first I have to re-do the whole routine. I have a pre-thought that protects me if I do see something in the theme of death. Touching a cat tail will re-trigger the routine and so will touching a certain matt or matts in my house without first say '1,2,3,4'. I do these mental hoarding routines every time I eat, every time I leave the house, every time I leave work, before I go to sleep. The other element of this is protecting loved ones and pets. In some of my routines, around food, leaving the house and going to bed, I have to mentally think of everyone in the house and all of my pets in the same way as above. I dont even know if it is OCD. It's mostly mental compulsions. I don't get anxiety, just discomfort. As exotic as my symptoms seem to be, I don't think my OCD is as bad as it is for others. it's a bit Just right and thats it. My symptoms do not fit any of the categories.
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I was diagnosed with OCD around the age of 6, subtype- contamination primarily. It calmed down as I got older and I assumed it had gone away, but also didn’t realize it can show up in other ways, and it still had been effecting me which I know now. I’m not 31 and I’ve been in therapy for a year and it’s helped a lot, although I sometimes get thoughts that what if some of the stuff I’m dealing with isn’t ocd and I’m exaggerating. I feel like thoughts will feel sticky and I’ll do certain compulsions but then the thought eventually vanishes if I do it a few times which makes me think maybe it’s not OCD since other people/friends I know would probably do the exact same thing. Not sure if I’m making sense, but I guess my question is if that thought comes up with anyone else? Just being unsure if something you’re doing actually is ocd or not.
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I would like to raise awareness for an OCD subtype that is almost never talked about and is not included in the official OCD subtypes. This subtype includes obsessions about: 1. Thinking that something is wrong with your brain 2. Being convinced that you have forgotten how to think 3. Being convinced and paranoid that you have lost your inner voice 4. Being extremely afraid that you have lost the ability to feel 5. Being hyperaware of every thought, tracing it back to see how it occurred 6. Being convinced that something is wrong with you when something doesn’t go the way you expected it 7. Thinking that you are not thinking about it in the right way when trying to think your way out of it Compulsions include: 1. Mentally trying to figure it out 2. Trying to prove to your self that nothing is wrong with you 3. Putting your life at a stop until you figure it out 4. Excessive googling, using chat bots, reddit, researching, reading books & trying to find the missing piece of the puzzle I am sure there are other people who relate to this. This subtype isn’t mentioned anywhere and it’s really confusing for those experiencing it. Please, if you feel or think in a similar way like this post and reply in order to raise awareness.
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