Having an ocd episode and I don’t like it! It’s causing me distress! What articles or stuff can you guys help me with? I always think if I can’t figure out my ocd it makes me feel bad.

Remeber, you can’t think your way out of anxiety, becuase it’s never satisfied. So you don’t have to figure it out. You should watch chrissie Hodges on YouTube, she has some great videos about all sorts of subtypes of OCD, especially HOCD, and POCD, but she’s got videos on all types. Link; https://www.youtube.com/c/twlightqueen/videos?disable_polymer=true&itct=CBEQ8JMBGAEiEwi3_6is_6buAhUk8eMHHRZRBHQ%3D&disable_polymer=true&rootVe=3611 Here’s a link to a site called peace of mind, it was how I found out about intrusive thoughts. https://peaceofmind.com/ And here is a link to the calm app for meditation; I’ve personally been doing meditation/breathing and grounding excersies for a week in treatment, and it’s been really helpful. https://apps.apple.com/us/app/calm/id571800810 Here’s a few more links for breathing and meditation; https://www.youtube.com/c/twlightqueen/videos?disable_polymer=true&itct=CBEQ8JMBGAEiEwi3_6is_6buAhUk8eMHHRZRBHQ%3D&disable_polymer=true&rootVe=3611 https://www.youtube.com/c/twlightqueen/videos?disable_polymer=true&itct=CBEQ8JMBGAEiEwi3_6is_6buAhUk8eMHHRZRBHQ%3D&disable_polymer=true&rootVe=3611 Hope this helps! ❤️

i recommend looking up ali greymond on youtube, her videos are pretty helpful. i know if i cant figure out my ocd i feel like im going nuts, but i think trying to solve it makes the rumination longer. it's very hard but sitting with your discomfort is a good thing. if you start ruminating or doing compulsions set a timer, delay worrying or doing any compulsions for 5 minutes, and when the 5 minutes are done see if you can delay it for another 5 minutes. it'll take a lot of tries but the little steps help along the way. hang in there!

Have you tried the SOS feature on the app? It has been helpful to me!