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- 4y ago
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- 4y ago
I worry that focusing on positive sides of OCD will create a foothold for OCD to keep us stuck by threatening to take away our positive qualities when we recover. There are loads of wonderful things about us, but those aren't caused by the OCD. They just coincide with it. Recovery isn't going to take away our attention to detail, compassion, etc.
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- 4y ago
Exactly I agree with this. That’s why I personally describe them as silver linings to a situation we much rather not be in
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- 4y ago
A silver lining I found while struggling with OCD was learning how to be more compassionate and open minded to others. It also has taught me that thoughts and feelings don’t equal being facts. I think the difference between someone with and without OCD is the stickiness of the thoughts they experience. Both people deal with the same kind of thoughts, but those without OCD will linger on it maybe a few seconds then it will pass. Those with OCD however will stick to these thoughts, create meaning to it, and thus the spiral begins
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- 4y ago
I would say one benefit is attention to detail. As long as it doesn't get out of hand. I can remember a lot of little things about my friends and family that surprise them and make them happy, especially my nephew that I raise with my husband. Little things like that make people feel important. As long as we aren't overly stressing about these details (me) or losing our minds when things don't match up the way we planned (also me lol) people we care about will notice and feel appreciated.
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- 4y ago
People with ocd are the most sensitive and compassionate people out there . And we need more people who are compassionate and sensitive in this world???
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- 11w ago
I want to beat OCD because I have seen and felt the benefits of clearing my brain from unnecessary, pointless, thoughts. OCD is like 0 calorie food. It’s pointless. No nutrition or benefits come from my obsessions or compulsions. I don’t care to have answers to everything anymore. I catch myself just trying to stress myself out so that I have some worry to feed on. But like I said, it’s a 0 calorie food. I get nothing from it but wasted time and energy. My brain feels more spacious when I’m not consumed by OCD. I’m present. My personality has room to be herself without making space for bullshit. I tell myself now that worry is poison. I think Willie Nelson was the person I got that quote from? Anyways, that imagery of worries being poison for the mind has been transformative for me. I’m evolving. 💖 Thanks NOCD community.
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- 11w ago
This list by ai gives a good summary of my symptoms. Does it resemble OCD or is it something else? 1. Compulsions (OCD-specific behaviors): • Feeling the need to flex or contract muscles an even number of times, equally on both sides of your body. • Needing to reverse actions (for example, if you roll your eyes or trace a line with your finger, you feel compelled to do it again in the exact opposite way). 2. Intrusive Thoughts (OCD-specific ruminations): • Daydreaming about people you care about getting hurt (e.g., school shooting, injury, or kidnapping). • Sometimes feeling like you might want something bad to happen to someone you find attractive—possibly because of a desire to help or save them, though it’s confusing. • These thoughts can sometimes provide a twisted sense of relief while remaining distressing and confusing. 3. Sexual Orientation OCD: • Experiencing confusion or doubt about your sexual orientation. 4. Contamination Thoughts: • Feeling like things are contaminated, especially after touching something gross. 5. Sensory Compulsions: • Feeling the need to smell your hand after touching areas like your ear or hair. 6. ADHD-like Symptoms / Additional Observations: • Fidgeting or moving your legs when standing or sitting.
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- 10w ago
I’ve been thinking a lot about how OCD changes the way we see ourselves, but I recently realized that I am not my thoughts. Just because a thought pops up doesn’t mean it’s true or that it defines me. I’ve started learning how to see OCD for what it is—just a disorder trying to trick me—and I’ve become stronger in dealing with it. Has anyone else here had a similar realization? How do you handle these thoughts when they show up?
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