Kuan462
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DefeatingThis!DefeatingThis!
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I’ve been there . It’s a question many of us ask especially those of us that battle with OCD, and it grips our minds at times. One thing that I learned to do is let it go and trust God. I’m a Christian , so in regard to my belief system I had to learn to be okay with placing my faith in Jesus and leaving it there. In regard to specific ERP around this topic , maybe one of the NOCD advocates can give a better answer. Hope this helped a little.
Kuan462Kuan462
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Thank you, it helps to know I’m not alone. I have been researching religion a little bit more, I’m pretty spiritual, but with a busy life with kids and the pandemic it’s been hard to feel connected to those things. I have one parent who’s Jewish and one who is Christian, neither especially religious. Maybe a good time to look into those religions and see if anything clicks for me.
Aylagoose55Aylagoose55
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@Kuan462 Thats a good idea guided meditation helps me sometimes
Aylagoose55Aylagoose55
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I have the same problem I understand your pain its awful thinking about the future and that someday we are going to die I hope we both can live in the moment someday and I know that day will come
Kuan462Kuan462
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I hope that for us too, I think the pandemic triggered this distorted thinking for me. It’s hard to feel connected to the world when you are so isolated! (Right now in my area it’s rough)
Carl CornettCarl Cornett
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Sure. I mean, entire religious doctrines and schools of philosophy have been dedicated to that very question. There’s nothing out of the ordinary about having them, but it’s just what your OCD attaches to. I’d caution trying to research the subject to arrive at some “answer”, because there can’t really ever be a 100% guaranteed conclusion one way or the other. Me, personally, I’m fairly confident there is no afterlife nor deity of any sort. However, that’s a conclusion I’ve made based on the evidence and not something I can “know” for sure. Researching a religion or ideology to try and figure it out with certainty is a compulsion.
Kuan462Kuan462
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Thanks for clarifying that for me. I do think I sometimes get lost in my OCD and don’t realize that maybe these thoughts are intrusive and the drive to find answers are compulsions. My intrusive thoughts prior to this were never of this nature, so this is new for me - and super unpleasant! I’m hoping to be able to label the thoughts as intrusive and try not to give in to the compulsion of delving deeper into them
Carl CornettCarl Cornett
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@Kuan462 If it feels urgent, if you can’t let it go, if you feel the need to seek answers or research, if you feel distress that you can’t know...it’s probably OCD driving it.
Kuan462Kuan462
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@NOCD Advocate - Carl Cornett That’s exactly how it feels, the thoughts cause me to cry and feel emotional, then I’m googling spirituality and trying to find answers, it ruins my mood and hinders my happiness .. makes it hard to be present with my kids which is the worse part. Labeling this as a function of my OCD helps already
Carl CornettCarl Cornett
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@Kuan462 This is why mindfulness is such a great tool. It helps you examine something accurately. Not the content of a particular thought or going down the rabbit hole, but seeing it for what it truly is. “Ah, I’m distracted. I’m feeling urgency. I’m fearful right now.” And practicing letting that feeling be felt rather than analyzed.
Kuan462Kuan462
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@NOCD Advocate - Carl Cornett Wow that makes a lot of sense, thank you for the insight. This is definitely a challenging time for me; pandemic, lots of adjustments (college student), kids are home from school. Probably why it’s flaring up. I appreciate this, thanks so much
Carl CornettCarl Cornett
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@Kuan462 Any time!
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