Anonymous
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- 4y
babbiebabbie
- Date posted
- 4y
Oh my gosh, I’ve been there! It’s like my executive function goes into overdrive. I’ve dealt with it by playing solitaire or doing crosswords, sometimes that helps settle my brain by giving it low-stakes problems to solve. Turning on upbeat music can help me focus on the lyrics and drown out the internal dialogue so I can get the freaking dishes done without overanalyzing how to best optimize the way I stack them to dry. I also write stories, and that can be a great way to channel this tendency—solve that plot hole! Best of luck!
AnonymousAnonymous
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- 4y
Thank you! I will try those ideas for sure!
meow meow beansmeow meow beans
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- 4y
Yes I am the same! I’m not sure how to work through it tho. I try and meditate but then the thoughts just come stronger and stronger till I feel like I’m going to explode. And then I go into hyper drive trying to solve this new problem I have which is how to get rid of all these thoughts keeping me from being able to just chill out. Like THAT becomes the new problem...but then of course I know the point of meditation is not to get rid of the thoughts it’s to embrace them and just observe them. But then my thoughts are on how I need to make sure I do this. Ugh it’s just the worst I’m caught in a loop.
AnonymousAnonymous
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- 4y
Me too! It's so strange I feel like saying come on brain I've got this you can turn off now..
babbiebabbie
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- 4y
Might be worth googling tapping for anxiety, my psychiatrist had me doing it for a while when my mind wouldn’t settle down enough for regular meditation.
Ladyoftheleaves22Ladyofthelea...
- Date posted
- 4y
This happens to me too. Ill have random non ocd thoughts, and my OCD will be like, "oh, is this important? Lets analyze it just in case."
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