BEAT THE BITCH (OCD) - Lets b realistic, ocd is hardwired, its connected with the brain, its physical not psychological. - that means we cannot cure it (u r not going for brain surgery) - we hv to manage it so that our quality of life improves & we hv a sense of control back in life. ---------------------------- Lets know it : -ocd will throw at u a thought fueled with anxiety and doubt. -the thought wont go away. -the anxiety wont go away - the anxiety will increase if u try to push it out. - u cannot shut the thought with reasoning & logic, u r just wasting ur time (bcos the hardware/brain is malfunctioned). - pills & psychologist wont work. - u r in hell & no one knows it. -ur family & friends cannot understand it. - its a curse. ----------------------------- How to Manage ? - identification : as the thought pops up, identify it as ocd, if u hv doubt that it is ocd or not then it is definitely ocd. - acceptance : since we hv accepted that ocd cannot b cured therefore do not b afraid of the thought,let the thought stay. - the anxiety : know that the thought will start to generate greater & greater anxiety, may b u will get headaches, stress etc.. - divergence : now start to focus on breath, when u breathe in say 1 (in ur mind) & when u breathe out say 2 (in ur mind), breathe normaly. - focus : focus on breathing for as long as u can, 5 mins,10 mins, 15 mins..ur mind will wander off in seconds but soon u will remember u had to focus on breathing then bring thr mind back to breathing. - the technique : this is meditation technique, we are not pushing the thought away & we do not want the thought to leave but we are just focusing elsewhere. So we are not fighting ourselves. - the result : meditation clears up the mind & it will help u out surely. & meditation can help in physical & mental ailments. -the challange : everyone has some challanges in life, everyone suffers in there own ways...which are unkown to others. This is your challange. ----------------------------- try this & comment ur experience. (m battling ocd since 2001) peace.

himz333

Date posted: 6y

ocd with severe anxiety will compel your mind to create a rigid "mental rule". which u apply in all situations, the rule which u keep repeating in your head. U will feel like u hv won & ocd is gone but bcos the " rule" cannot b applied in all situations, soon u will relapse...crashing down back with severe anxiety... & following the rule will make u another person, its not u. So...u definety hv to go with meditation.

himz333

Date posted: 6y

The Simile : think of it as a pop-up on your computer screen, like a pop-up targeted to put u in doubt & scare u & it does not have an x(cross out) button. But u can drag the pop-up to the bottom, so it is still there but now u hv most of the screen back to u to do what u initialy wanted to do on the computer. The pop-up will apear back on the middle of the screen now & then but u just grab it & put it down in the corner. So it is always there but u r doing wat u want to do & it will not effect u that much.

macc

Date posted: 6y

Himz333 is spot on. It’s about accepting these thoughts and letting them be there. That to me is the best medicine

Brian1234

Date posted: 6y

Good comments. Displacement of one thought for another does work.

himz333

Date posted: 6y

ocd can change themes, topics & thoughts. It will switch from on thought to other. One obsession to other. If your read about other disorders then it can even mimic other disorders & make u believe that u hv that disorder. So, it does not matter what type of ocd u hv- rocd, hocd, pocd etc...focus on MMT (meditation management technique).

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