How do you deal/ try to stop mental compulsions? Mine seem so involuntary it’s like I can’t stop myself from doing them

I had to really stop and listen to what was in my head. It seems like the thoughts come involuntarily but that’s only because you’re so used to them. I now imagine a script where my OCD is talking and every second line is a blank because I’m not responding. I’m not arguing back. I find when they have no one to chat to, the thoughts tend to give up eventually. Keep trying to tune in to the detail of what’s in your head.

I know it sounds crazy but stop trying to stop them. Stop worrying about worrying. Stop being fearful of the thoughts, and embrace them. It starts by becoming aware to those thoughts, I mean really aware. To feel when they trigger, and it’s tiresome! but if you can train your conscious self to recognize the compulsions your unconscious brain will begin to auto correct. Meditate when you have attacks, learn the compulsions, write them down so you know them. It might feel like theres endless fears or compulsions but when u really break it down, it’s just OCD with a different mask. Every. Time. It is always OCD, always, remind urself always

And if you want, and can, laugh at the thoughts! Agree with your OCD! It knows all your “secrets” that u were never aware to ? agree with it, and watch how that fear can’t change, hurt, or affect you! OCD is just a disorder of impulsive thoughts, just thoughts, nothing more. All lies, all the time!

Thanks for the advice! I really want to try and work through this with ERP but it’s just seems like I’m getting nowhere