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 ago

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 ago

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 ago

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 ago

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

himz333

Date posted: 6y ago

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).

johnnn

Date posted: 15w ago

whats up guys what are some tips dealing with ocd and what to do when a thought makes u anxious ??

Andrea Wells

User type: OCD Conqueror

Date posted: 14w ago

My OCD Journey

Looking back, I realize I’ve had OCD since I was 7. though I wasn’t diagnosed until I was 30. As a kid, I was consumed by fears I couldn’t explain: "What if God isn’t real? What happens when we die? How do I know I’m real?" These existential thoughts terrified me, and while everyone has them from time to time, I felt like they were consuming my life. By 12, I was having daily panic attacks about death and war, feeling untethered from reality as depersonalization and derealization set in. At 15, I turned to drinking, spending the next 15 years drunk, trying to escape my mind. I hated myself, struggled with my body, and my intrusive thoughts. Sobriety forced me to face it all head-on. In May 2022, I finally learned I had OCD. I remember the exact date: May 10th. Reading about it, I thought, "Oh my God, this is it. This explains everything." My main themes were existential OCD and self-harm intrusive thoughts. The self-harm fears were the hardest: "What if I kill myself? What if I lose control?" These thoughts terrified me because I didn’t want to die. ERP changed everything. At first, I thought, "You want me to confront my worst fears? Are you kidding me?" But ERP is gradual and done at your pace. My therapist taught me to lean into uncertainty instead of fighting it. She’d say, "Maybe you’ll kill yourself—who knows?" At first, it felt scary, but for OCD, it was freeing. Slowly, I realized my thoughts were just thoughts. ERP gave me my life back. I’m working again, I’m sober, and for the first time, I can imagine a future. If you’re scared to try ERP, I get it. But if you’re already living in fear, why not try a set of tools that can give you hope?

Crook

User type: OCD Conqueror

Date posted: 13w ago

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