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Use ERP technique when you are conscious (i.e- not sleeping, awake)... When you succeed in that, nightmares will decline. If you do something subconsciously it doesn't count (just like wet dreams in nofap), however, there will be physical happenings in brain (i.e - chemical rush, amygdala activation etc). So, use some techniques to prevent nightmares (like- sound sleeping, sleeping on side, meditation before sleep etc.) Lastly, you fear itself is lie. During OCD, your anxiety-responsible parts of brain gets activated and your front and side parts of brain consumes lot of energy (causing mental drain) and this is because if your unwanted anxiety (like fear of night mares, be confident and kick away your anxiety. Practice mindfulness, meditation, yoga, nature walk and listen to soothing music. All the best...
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Thank you
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All of this but I recommend listening to rock and roll and lifting weights to really fuel that fire in your belly.
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Thanks man
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I had a bad night about a month ago. Lots of intruding thoughts, and I couldn't stop crying. I put on some stupid movie from Netflix, and watched it. Eventually I fell asleep without even realizing! I think what helped was hearing the words with my eyes closed and focusing on that. I also know a few people who listen to music when they sleep. I hope that this helps, and I hope you can get a good night's sleep in ❤
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Thanks a lot!
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I have, alongside my other OCD themes, an intense fear of insomnia. Although this has been improving somewhat — partly thanks to medication and The sleep school on YouTube — I still find myself ruminating about it throughout the day when I have something important the next day, I get stuck in the fear that everything will be ruined — for both myself and others — because my mind is so preoccupied with sleep. + a fear of depression coming back. It honestly feels like a form of sleep OCD. I'm not sure if that’s an official thing, but that’s how it feels to me. A form of erp is the idea of befriending wakefulness. That works great tbh. Things like sleep hygiene, meditation, etc. — tend to backfire because my OCD latches onto them and becomes too obsessive about “doing them right.” I’m genuinely wondering whether ERP — for example in the form of a worst-case-scenario audio loop (imaginal exposure) — could be helpful in this case. I’m hesitant to start unless I know it can actually help. Is there anyone who has experience with this or thoughts about it? I’m not looking for reassurance or tips to fall asleep — only for ideas on how ERP might be applied in this situation.
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Does anyone have any tips on how to sleep with harm ocd, I’m always so tired but I can’t fall asleep until it gets to the point my eyes won’t stay open, I’m scared that I’m gonna do something in my sleep or my thoughts just eont shut up and it causes issues with sleeping, advice needed please
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