hey y’all im so sorry for being bothersome i just need some advice. so i understand by reacting to your thoughts in an emotional way, you’re giving them more power. im really trying my best not to react to them emotionally, but right now they’re just being such a nuissance. i just want them to shut up. is it okay to be annoyed at them? whenever i get a thought i always just give it them eyeroll, but does that mean im emotionally reacting to it and giving it more power?

Following bc I want to know as well! I sometimes will laugh at how ridiculous the thought is but idk if that’s a compulsion?

All you need to do is to sit with your thoughts and anxiety and not do any compulsions. Is the eye rolling reducing your anxiety associated with the thoughts. If it is then it is a compulsion and you are feeding into the cycle.

thank you so much!!!!!!!!!!! @lypc

honestly it probably is. it’s kinda a way for me to say “shut up” to the thought. and now that i think about it the more i eyeroll to the thought the more i treat it like an annoyance, which is bad in the long run. thank you for pointing that out to me🙏🏽. ocd is so damn tricky