Okay I am lost about compulsions/ reassurance. I don’t know when I am making a compulsion (they are usually mental) sometimes I notice the compulsion and I label it as a compulsion so that I stop doing it which does happen but sometimes it’s so automatic. What should I do? I just feel like everything can be a compulsion right now and I don’t know what to do. Like literally telling yourself that it is ocd or it is just a thought is a compulsion. I am scared that when I get an intrusive thought and ignore it that is also avoiding the thought. So I don’t really know what to do

Yes absolutely!! I feel like by doing this it is a way to have a healthy coping mechanism. I have also read that by doing these things they can become compulsions so they may be the ones that were wrong. Thank you so much for your input

@sofiaguerrrero The only thing that can be a wrong coping mechanism would be to shake it off by saying "it's just OCD" and to try to ignore it as much as possible. On the contrary, it's okay to take the time to analyse your intrusive thought until you truly aknowledge that it's unrealistic. Glad if I was of any help. Good luck !

Is it a good plan to just label the thought as intrusive and move on with my day without having to bring up any more disturbing thoughts when I am feeling calm? Like I usually say with every intrusive thought just “okay you’re right” but I feel like this might backfire

@sofiaguerrrero When we talk about agreeing with the thought, it's more about agreeing with the possibility. "Maybe" is your best friend for responding to them

@NOCD Advocate - Katie I’m sorry to keep asking questions but for example with my boyfriend I have always been so like touchy and I like hugging and I like writing paragraphs saying how much I appreciate him and I like telling him that I love him. My mind is trying to tell me that this is a compulsion and that every time I say something nice about him in my head or to him physically I am feeding the ocd in some type of way. What should I do about this? Because I love doing these things but as soon as I do them my mind goes to “you’re just doing this to prove to yourself that you love him” or “you’re just doing this but it is not genuine at all, it’s not coming from the heart” but I mean for me I want to keep doing these little things because that’s just who I am ya know. Is that wrong?

@sofiaguerrrero So the obsession is that you may not truly mean your actions, or that you are doing them for the wrong reasons. That's what you need to say maybe to. "Maybe I'm overcompensating. Oh well. I'm going to keep going anyway"

@NOCD Advocate - Katie Perfect! Thank you. I feel like just doing the little things even though my mind says you’re feeding into a compulsion or you’re doing something wrong will do good