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Please keep this in check. If your not seeing a therapist make an appointment or talk to someone you feel comfortable with to discuss. Don’t let this slide, if it’s getting worse and you’re having troubles dealing with it Our brains work differently and we need to be fully aware of how it’s affecting our day to day functioning. Here’s an important article about this- https://www.verywellmind.com/ocd-self-injury-and-suicidal-thoughts-2510599
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Maybe find an article that resonates with you and bring it to your therapy session. I think some therapists get spooked when they hear the words “suicide” and “self harm,” but an experienced OCD therapist will be familiar with suicide/self harm themed obsessions *and* with actual suicidal desires, and so should be able to know how to help you. Maybe look for an article on “suicidal themed OCD.” You can probably find one authored by an OCD therapist like Jon Hershfield or Steven Phillipson. Hope this helps.
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Others who have experienced this will chime in and give you more insight. Awareness is key.
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i read the articles and i don’t show any of those symptoms i don’t think that thought is bothering me anymore. However there is still one intrusive that is still bothering me
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Are you seeing a therapist?
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i’m planning on making my appointment tomorrow
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Great. The more you discuss with them the better the results.
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so I need to get back into ERP, but it’s so hard to manage these thoughts and learn to deal with them. like I swear my mind has to make everything about it. Like every time I clean my room, my mind’s like yup make sure it’s clean so when your parents find you, or something so stupid like if I get a headache, my mind convinces me that I like the pain and that that’s why I get my thoughts because I actually want to do it. It’s so exhausting. Because I know I would never want to take my life and I treasure my life so why does it do it to me? It’s hard to comprehend the fact of these thoughts too because I don’t know many people with this exact theme. It’s such a scary feeling. And I’m constantly questioning whether I have actual depression or if it’s just my OCD. Yes I have been diagnosed with suicidal OCD, but my mind still tries to convince me otherwise. I just don’t know how to let these just sit and pass without panicking.
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so I need to get back into ERP, but it’s so hard to manage these thoughts and learn to deal with them. like I swear my mind has to make everything about it. Like every time I clean my room, my mind’s like yup make sure it’s clean so when your parents find you, or something so stupid like if I get a headache, my mind convinces me that I like the pain and that that’s why I get my thoughts because I actually want to do it. It’s so exhausting. Because I know I would never want to take my life and I treasure my life so why does it do it to me? It’s hard to comprehend the fact of these thoughts too because I don’t know many people with this exact theme. It’s such a scary feeling. And I’m constantly questioning whether I have actual depression or if it’s just my OCD. Yes I have been diagnosed with suicidal OCD, but my mind still tries to convince me otherwise. I just don’t know how to let these just sit and pass without panicking.
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So my whole life I’ve been heterosexual. I have got hocd so I worry I’m a lesbian when I have no reason to worry about it because im straight ( not that my ocd likes to think that tho lol! ). But there’s this thought I have, How do I know I’m 100% straight if I haven’t tried sleeping with a girl? Bear in mind I’ve NEVER WANTED TO and DONT want too. Hence why it is an INTRUSIVE thought. But the thought is so uncomfortable- I can’t seem to shift it. But i do see that THIS IS OCD & wanting to know for certain. Thats the definition of OCD. I do know that but it’s tough with the stupid doubts!!! Do you guys just live with the unknown / uncertainty. I’m so happy and love my boyfriend and only want to be with him etc. Let me say again, I DONT want to sleep with a girl nor have I ever fantasized about it. But why does ocd want 100% certainty.. I just wanna not have that weird niggling thought.
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