How to stop ruminating when your thoughts make you unsure of what you believe and you feel like you have to figure it out or you will never know or you will start doing things that are bad and will get you in jail because you stop believing what you've always believed and what you've been taught bc other people your age do and what if you do too but like worse and don't do normal rebellious things like drugs but awful things (harm ocd thoughts or even pocd thoughts) I am so scared and anytime I hear of someone rebelling I get anxious or think that I will or might want to 😫😫

Okay! I keep getting caught up in thinking I only believe these things bc that's what I have always been taught or what my parents say and that I will then rebel. It makes it hard to be around my family

@anyonymous Yes, that’s normal ocd thought process! I can’t reassure you, but you must accept the uncertainty. Say ya know what maybe I will rebel maybe I won’t. But right now in this moment I have no desire to.

@We Will Prevail Okay. What if I feel like I have the desire to and I'm not sure if it's real??

@anyonymous You have to sit with the uncertainty. And just remember it is the OCD talking. “Urges” come and go with OCD, but they’re distressing. Bad people do not even question if they’re bad they enjoy it. They don’t worry over it

@We Will Prevail Okay. This helps. And I will try to sit with the uncertainty. Any tips on not ruminating or repeating prayers? Those both almost come naturally to me now.

@anyonymous Now that is hard, rumination is never easy but you have to stop yourself once you notice you’re doing it. I know it’s horrible and I feel like shit but I took a break from praying for awhile bc I was starting to use that as a clutch that everything would go bad if I didn’t pray. I’m sure god understands why I’m taking a break from praying. But it’s fine to pray! Just if you notice yourself using prayer as a compulsion then ease off a bit.

@We Will Prevail Okay. I am trying to intentionally pray and not just pray like I do in my head. Sometimes I pray multiple times before eating etc. So instead I am trying to just say a prayer for the food and let that be! I dont have to do it perfect or say amen with my eyes closed! And I know God understands even when I forget to pray or dont have the energy :)

Okay! Has there been rep exercises you have done that have helped you rhat I could maybe try?? I am not sure if I can afford the therapy on here but I really want to feel better again!

@anyonymous I haven’t gotten therapy either, I’ve just read up on it and tried implementing it in my own way! When the thoughts come let that anxiety wash over you, don’t try to make yourself feel better. Allow yourself to feel the anxiety. Accept the uncertainty. Whenever you feel yourself wanting to think “but I wouldn’t do that.” Stop yourself, and just vibe with the uncertainty. Don’t give the thoughts anything to stick to, let the come and let them go. It’s hard. The first week is hell for anxiety but it gets SO MUCH better. Stopping the compulsions. If you’ve been avoiding a show bc it triggers you, watch it. Anything that causes distress really we must expose ourselves to it. (Unless it’s illegal of course 😂) for example I avoid a certain song bc one line triggers me, so I force myself to listen to it multiple times until I’m numb to the anxiety. Also some people record themselves saying their obsessions and constantly listen to it, I haven’t done that bc that’s way too much for me 😅 but I know it’s helped people get desensitized to the thoughts and help them see they are ridiculous

@We Will Prevail Thank you! I am so glad I have this support!! I just had a thought that maybe I didnt want to be a good person anymore and felt like I had to figure it out or see if it was true ans its so hard to be uncertain but I am realzing that uncertainty is a part of life.

@anyonymous Sorry forgot to tag 😂