- Username
- guavaslice
- Date posted
- 4y ago
If I don’t turn the light switch or sink off the right way, I worry that something bad will happen to a family member. I have coped with this by reminding myself that there is absolutely no way this is possible and that my family wouldn’t want me obsessively turning the switch on and off for them. It’s not like they would be upset with me if I didn’t give in to this compulsion
I relate to this completely, whether it’s switching the light on and off or stepping the “right” way with my feet there’s no way that my loved ones would want me to be under so much duress and occupied with trivialities for there sake. Thank you for sharing!
@guavaslice What I do this too. I do it a lot. But it’s never really been mentioned in magical thinking OCD. could I have checking OCD?
@magical-thinking-kanna I’m so hyper aware of my heart too, I hate it, I feel it beating and it’s all tingly all the time. But my intrusive thoughts are so focused around bad things happening to people I love, so I have to do these rituals to make those thoughts not come true
@magical-thinking-kanna Look into “sensorimotor” ocd, Im not sure if it goes into checking or magical thinking or whether it has its own category. It’s definitely super frustrating though! I tend to overthink about whatever body part I’m using at any given moment.
I do struggle with sensorimotor OCD a lot. On top of that it kinda mixes with my counting obsession and my head just stays a mess. About dealing with that, I usually have with me a chewing necklace for anxiety and it helps me to calm down and I found that I can stop focusing on my body sensations by switching the focus to the chewing on my necklace, like chewing a certain number of times and things like that. Idk if it made sense to you or if I couldn’t explain it correctly but that’s what I found That helps.
I literally got so hyperaware of my swallowing when I was 8 that I convinced myself that I couldn’t swallow. My parents took me to all of these GI doctors, who all said theres nothing wrong, its all psychological. My advice for when i cant stop checking my body or focusing on swallowing, I remind myself that my body knows what its doing with out me paying attention to it. Then i distract myself with a tv show or a good book to focus on something else.
Anyone have any tips for Somatic/sensorimotor typs ocd? Hyper focus on bodily sensations such as breathing. I find this one often comes back extremely bad when I least expect it. Things like meditation and focusing on the breath stuff really triggers me.
I am currently struggling with somatic OCD. It started yesterday and continued to build up more and more this morning. I want to be proactive and not just run away from it in fear and let it get any bigger. Basically I am super aware of my blinking, breathing, and swallowing (I do kindly ask that no one gives any other forms that somatic OCD can take. I heard about these and then instantly latched onto them :/) I did make an imaginal script saying the following. I will never stop thinking about blinking I will never stop thinking about breathing I will never stop thinking about swallowing I will never have piece of mind and the thoughts and sensations will consume me. it will destroy the relationship with my son and wife and I will have a miserable miserable life. I recorded myself saying this and started listening to it on repeat for 15 min at a time. I also have been telling myself whenever the thoughts come up to not fuse with them and do my best to not engage with them. However I do find myself thinking...what if I start thinking about it when I go here or go there, etc. Which creates anxiety and makes me fearful that I will not get rid of this. When I hyper focus on these three things it makes it hard to breathe, swallow, and even see because it makes me dizzy. I have had TONS of themes in the past but I have to be honest this one scares me quite a bit because these are things that I 100% need to do each day in order to function as a human being so its like each time I do any of them even naturally my brain connects it and creates anxiety. ****So I am wondering if the script I wrote is the best way to combat this? and additionally are there other things that I could do in order to conquer this? I know seeking reassurance is not a good thing but I would love to hear how others have overcome this and got free from it....without being triggering if possible :) Thanks so much for everyone on this platform. I cant even tell you how much I appreciate you all and have learned in the short couple of weeks I have been on here.
Hi, new here to NOCD 👋🏼 I have struggled with what I now know as somatic OCD for the last 3 1/2 years, when it comes to breathing & taking deep breaths. I have noticed that I spend 98% of my day, thinking about it & paying attention to it. I know it’s a normal bodily function but I get the urge to take deep breaths every couple of mins. When I don’t get “a full deep breath”, it sends me into a panic & the intrusive thoughts start.. “what if I never get a deep breath again” “there is nothing I can do to make myself get that full deep breath” “if I don’t get a deep breath, you must not be able to breathe” - sometimes these thoughts & moments totally take over & I find myself spiraling. I feel like all my walls are closing in & my heart starts racing. The panic usually lasts a couple of mins if that but it feels like forever. I’m much better at handling and working through it now than I was 3 years ago, but I still have bad moments & sometimes bad days. At times, I’m able to talk myself through it & I don’t let it take over but other times, it feels uncontrollable. NOCD has been helpful so far, it’s comforting knowing I’m not alone. I’m just wondering if anyone else deals with this type of OCD? Have you found anything to be helpful to deal with it? Thanks in advance.
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