- Username
- anonk
- Date posted
- 6y ago
Breathing techniques are really good !
what used to mork for me was to just sit in a quiet room and think about everything going through my mind and even talk to myself about it. then when there isn't anything left to think about or even if it is i leave it aside and try to start over with your activity: watching a tv show, coffe or whatever. and when onther intensive thoughts come to mind just ignore them. what im trying to say is that if you finish and start over it'll be easier for you to tell yourself "no i started over so i won't pay attention to those thoughts. " this method may not work the first time or ever. i don't want to discourage you im just being realistic. but it does help me and i recomend you try it it won't harm you. the truly best option is to find what works for you. so just try out different things untill you find out what best works for you! Good luck;)
@mira.raz That's a good way! Also the breathing techniques are really good too @jaybaggs8
Look up mark Freeman’s interview on Ocd stories, he has some great tips for mindfulness, and how we can carry out activities and allow our thoughts to come in, and come out. Like watching the road and the cars just going right on by. Distraction only works sometimes for me. The thoughts end up just coming anyways when I try to distract myself. Mindfulness really seems to work. Write down the things that make you happy (or used to make you happy) try to do one thing while practicing mindfulness xxx
Yesterday I wrote into my diary why I feel useless and worthless and then continued to write down a monologue as to why I feel that way. Using that, I was able to point out the underlying conflict that sparked anxiety, which later on sparked my attempts to neutralize my fears by thinking way too much about them. I know that I can take my notes/diary entries to therapy and read them to my therapist. That way I get a feedback and homework on how to challenge myself to work through my fears without using compulsions to escape my fears. But I always focus on making only babysteps and then go and watch some episodes of a TV show to reward myself.
Any tips on whenever you’re getting that intrusive thought, what can I tell myself without reassuring myself
I don’t really wanna go into detail about what it’s about cause I feel like it’s super embarrassing, but there’s this one specific type of intrusive thought I get that I struggle extremely with ignoring/sitting in discomfort with. Does anyone have tips for managing something like this?
i’ve made posts in the past regarding the same struggles and i haven’t found any relief. school has started and im managing my grades well enough; but im miserable, suffocating on my thoughts day in and day out with no one to turn to and nothing to numb the pain. my ocd is been preventing me from sleeping and i cant stop the thoughts. i’ve been on medications and tried different types of therapies but i feel so stuck. time is just dragging me along for the ride but i cant stop thinking about everything bad that has ever happened to me. i cant stop the intrusive thoughts. my fingers are raw from the compulsions and i genuinely dont know what to do anymore. i have no one and nothing; does anyone have any advice to dig yourself out of quicksand? how to return to the person you used to be and leave all of the struggles behind? to even get over it all?
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