irish_and_ocd
- Date posted
- 5y
199903199903
- Date posted
- 5y
Non engagement responses are really good. They focus on aknolwedging anxiety, difficulty, uncertainty, and possibility. So you usually respond using a combination of those. So if you have the thought for example “what if I’m in denial and I’m a serial killer” you could respond with “maybe I am, maybe I’m not. Anything’s possible”, or “I’m feeling pretty anxious at the thought of being a serial killer”, or “yeah, that would really suck”. I hope this helps!
irish_and_ocdirish_and_ocd
- Date posted
- 5y
Thank you so much everyone that's really really helpful!
Kaelyn Kaelyn
- Date posted
- 5y
I had a therapist tell me to acknowledge the thought and then dismiss it. She told me to say like ‘I’m doing something right now, but I’ll deal with you later.’ Kind of like switching channels on a TV. Although I’m not perfect at it either.
SilverArmanSilverArman
- Date posted
- 5y
There is no right answer in my experience.. Like all of them are right for dealing with ocd but the tricky part is not showing reaction... When my mind is open and im not dealing with anxiety its just an ocd thought really work but if im sleepy and stuff or im in public okay "ok whatever" works better... Try yourself and see what works for you... If you are not showing reaction its okay in my opinion :)
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Anonymousssssss
- Date posted
- 25w
Do you have to do erp?
I’ve noticed that I’m somewhat happier also ignoring my thoughts than I am instead of doing compulsions (I’m sick and tired of being sick and tired atp) but I’ve heard you’re technically supposed to do erp rather than pushing under the rug. But idk if I have a thought I just refuse to think about it again and im fine even if I want to do compulsions
Anonymous
- Date posted
- 23w
How do you stop OCD before it starts
So maybe the title wasn't the best to to put it but when you guys start having obsessive thoughts how do you stop them before it turns into compulsions and anxiety?
Ok_Paint758
- Date posted
- 20w
Is telling myself "it's just ocd" a compulsion?
When I was a child, before I knew this was OCD, I struggled with constant "magical thinking" compulsions (don't step on the crack or mom's back will actually break, etc). When I later learned this was OCD, it almost immediately solved it. Any time I got a magical thought, I would say to myself "that's just an OCD thought. ignore it." and it just stopped coming! Like seriously it fixed the magical thinking stuff forever. But of course the OCD has resurfaced in other ways. So naturally, I've tried to use the same strategy since I had so much success with it previously. But I wonder sometimes if telling myself "that's just OCD" is almost functioning as a reassurance compulsion? I hate how meta this gets. For example, I have ROCD that comes and goes. So sometimes I'll get a thought like "what if i'm still in love with my ex?" and then I'll tell myself "that's obviously just an ROCD thought" and will feel relief, almost like reassurance. But it comes back. So is telling myself that it's OCD a reassurance compulsion ?? It's just so weird because it worked so perfectly as a kid with the magical thinking thing.
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