Anon4
- Date posted
- 4y
asdfghjasdfghj
- Date posted
- 4y
You cant stop the thoughts from popping up. These are the intrusive thoughts. But getting stuck in "figuring it out", or mentally checking to see what you feel/think is ACTIONS. Therefore behaviour and compulsions and not thinking in the way we think of thinking. Considering some thinking as actions helped me.
Anon4Anon4
- Date posted
- 4y
I totally get that, it’s just a lot of times I don’t know how to stop it. Also, do you ever think something when you’re trying to “figure it out” and that thought is distressing so it kinda becomes an intrusive thought? If that makes sense?
asdfghjasdfghj
- Date posted
- 4y
@MegB I have the same problem, Im finally gonna get professional help. So I hope they have some better answers. Not sure if I understood the last thing you said. What helps me is that I DO other stuff. Im often like "WAIT life/bf/anything, I just have to THINK" and then I stop everything to just DO thinking. But if I dont let myself sit down (i cant stand up!) but keep going, keep doing whatever it is quite hard to DO thinking. If that makes sense.
Anon4Anon4
- Date posted
- 4y
@asdfghj I find it’s just as easy to ruminate while doing other things. The only way I can stop is if someone starts talking to me and even then it’s like pulling teeth for me to actually become engaged in the conversation cause I’m so distressed. What I meant by the last thing is ruminating is not a pleasant experience for me, so sometimes I’ll be trying to figure out the OG problem and I think of something that makes the distress worse. So, let’s say it’s ROCD and I’m ruminating trying to figure things out and I think of something factual like idk “my boyfriend does this thing I don’t like” and then I’m more distressed because “oh no my boyfriend does this thing I don’t like this must mean he’s not good for me and I’m going to break up with him” and then I keep thinking of that one thing he does that I don’t like and it comes up a lot in my thoughts from then on. That still might not make sense, but I tried 🤷♀️.
asdfghjasdfghj
- Date posted
- 4y
@MegB So if we actively think something then we cant ruminate. So if we think "maybe it means he isnt good for me, maybe he is good for me, maybe he isnt" on and on and on and on. Maybe that could help us not trying to figure it out. Saw someone post this article about how to stop ruminating. A lot of the time I think it feels impossible because a part of me believes its important and I make up excuses like "this time its important" to keep doing it.
kmecrozkmecroz
- Date posted
- 4y
I get this!!! Lmao I just told my counselor this. I'm supposed to let my thought just sit and not think about it but then I find myself trying to think ab other things. So this is what he taught me - you say to your intrusive thought - I could (insert thought) but I don't want to (insert thought) - even if I feel like I want to (insert thought) I don't want to (insert thought) then go about your day. This has helped me a ton.
Anon4Anon4
- Date posted
- 4y
Oh that’s interesting. Thanks for sharing!
kmecrozkmecroz
- Date posted
- 4y
@MegB Anytime!! Hope this helps!
OCDAnonOCDAnon
- Date posted
- 4y
I heard this somewhere else I believe and it has helped me. I just think of the thoughts as waves washing over me. Don’t struggle against it, just let it flow and then continue what you were doing. I basically try to get my mind to be bored of the thought(s). I feel like it’s feeding off the reaction you give it, so if you give it little to no reaction, you’ll eventually starve it. That being said, sometimes the “waves” really knock you around, so be kind to yourself and know that sometimes it’s more of a struggle than others. But you’ll get there.
Iwashere2Iwashere2
- Date posted
- 4y
I KNOW. How do you not think to avoid over thinking?! How do I tell if its OCD or me?! I'd like a refund on my brain
Anon4Anon4
- Date posted
- 4y
It’s awful! Mental compulsions are like a minefield. Physical (or noticeable or whatever you want to call them) compulsions are like okay so we just don’t touch the phone. Obviously, still very hard to do, but at least you know exactly what not to do!
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