irish_and_ocd
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- 5y
199903199903
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- 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
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- 5y
Thank you so much everyone that's really really helpful!
Kaelyn Kaelyn
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- 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
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- 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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What do you guys think?
I see a lot of posts and comments here along the lines of... "the thoughts/urges aren't you -- they're just OCD." Though this is often true and comforting, isn't this just a form of reassurance? The way to beat OCD is by accepting that the distressing thoughts MAY be true/real, a.k.a. "from you" or "not just OCD." By brushing distressing things off as "just OCD," you excuse the thoughts and therefore feel reassured. Obviously it is good to be aware of what OCD does to you and know when you're experiencing a spiral, but crediting all distressing thoughts to OCD is a way of finding certainty about them. What do you guys think of this? Am I right or wrong? This is just the way I think about it, but I see the "this is just OCD" thing so much on here and I often wonder if that is a form of reassurance.
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