I keep getting strong urges whenever I think of something bad happening ( example: my ocd getting intense again ) like I want it to happen but I don’t, I don’t really know how to use erp for it either since it’s a mental thing :-(

hey it’s okay thank you so much for even responding! this helps a lot, I’m doing a bit better now but I still don’t really know how to deal with everything

@soup okay! I’m sorry if my words weren’t clear I was rushing a bit, but I’m worried about my intrusive thoughts getting bad again because currently my head is clear for the most part. and almost every time I do I get this weird feeling in my head but this time it was in my chest and it felt like excitement, which is why I’m nervous

@saltedcrabs I’m scared I might like the thoughts basically espically since I don’t really get that much anxiety from them and even if I do I still have some doubts because I don’t know for sure

@soup omg yeah!! exactly I go through the exact same thing as you, you’re right it is ocd but I just get nervous when it happens alot because in the moment I don’t really know what to do ?

@saltedcrabs You dont like the thoughts. I go thru this as well. Your brain is so used to being anxious that when it isnt, it searches for that anxious feeling. Sucky, I know. But what I tell my self when I feel that nervousness is that it is my OCD talking and it can go fuck off. This crap is awful and we are beasts for being able to deal with this crap, mostly by ourselves cause no one will understand it. You will be ok and remember that it is only OCD talking and not you

thank you for the advice but what’s exactly a loop tape? :o also I’m glad!! how did it go

@saltedcrabs The game is still downloading haha. But I’ll let you know! :)

@Nikki1809 Oh and a loop tape is like where you record yourself saying all the things your ocd is telling you are happening is true and then you listen to it for erp.

@Nikki1809 So in your case it might look like, “I am a bad person because I’m not feeling anxiety. This is a sign that I am all the thoughts.” Stuff like that,

@Nikki1809 hey sorry for my late reply I missed the notif, but ?? alright! also tysm for the explanation :-) I’ll make a note of it