Naya rownan
- Date posted
- 5y
ScribbleScribble
- Date posted
- 5y
I just try my best not to give into any compulsion and just tell myself, “if it happens, it happens, and if it does, I’ll deal with it when it comes.” Then I move back on to what I was doing in the present moment. It also helps just to tell yourself, “I don’t need to know the answer to this.” It’s still kind of hard since I really don’t want those things to happen, but I think it’s been helping me build a tolerance to it.
flowlaflowla
- Date posted
- 5y
Oh my gosh me too!! I'm so glad I'm not alone in thinking these like thoughts! Idk but I am so overwhelmingly happy to know I'm not alone thank you for sharing that 😭
flowlaflowla
- Date posted
- 5y
I have the same like thoughts every day! To assure myself it'll be okay if something doesn't go as planned! But then I feel less obligated to smile about any of it...whatever is about to happen. I feel more unable to change a thing in my day, I just let it all go past me and I shrug and think, "it's okay. I'm okay. That's okay." And I cry. "If we go to the appointment then cool, if not.. that's okay. I've waited a long time, but it's okay if we have to reschedule." "If they win in this game, that's okay. I'll be fine. I cheer them on, and it'll all go okay. If I win. Idk what I'll say. Except that maybe I should've not played." Idk. Thanks for maybe knowing these feelings and understanding me. 😢💛🌼
FindingAnswersAskingFindingAnswe...
- Date posted
- 5y
make peace with the worst case scenario by accepting it.
flowlaflowla
- Date posted
- 5y
Make peace and Accepting it, but knowing when or if it can be prevented were it to possibly happen.
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- Date posted
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- User type
- OCD Conqueror
- Date posted
- 17w
A little reminder!
I hope everyone is holding up okay! I’ve been seeing a lot of scared posts and whatnot lately, so I just wanted to make this post to remind ourselves to practice our uncertainty! I want to share a few response prevention lines that help me calm down! My thoughts do not define who I am. Maybe I’m a bad person, maybe I’m not, but I have a lot of things I need to do now. I’m going to practice not knowing for sure. I don’t have to solve this problem. I am choosing to sit with this uncomfortableness!
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