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Ive struggled with plenty of sexual intrusive thoughts my whole life. It got the severest now and im treating it. Id say the best thing that helps me is mindfulness. Tell the thoughts, that you notice them and see them. Dont judge them, and just simply let them float away. Its not easy at first but think of it as exposure. You expose yourself to the though without resistance, and then are mindful with your response to it.
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As someone who is just starting to treat her OCD in an effectice way, i honestly have seen a complete difference by doing this. And trying my best to stay in the moment and not give into my thoughts. Because truthfully i can tell you, you dont need to understand the reasons behind them, you dont need to understand the thoughts either. Just know that theyre from some random file in your brain, and you dont need to change them or make them go away. Be open and keep on living inspite of it.
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I get these intermittently and have dealt with them more seriously in the past, and although I know it’s easier said than done, I just don’t give in to that thinking anymore and shut ruminating down right away. To me, rationalizing really helps with this: I know that that does not align with who I am/my values, so I’m not going to think about it anymore. I hardly notice those thoughts when they come now.
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I have intrusive thoughts about pornography with family, friends or even strangers. I really tried to block them out but it seems they always get triggered.l feel extreme guilt and this massive pit in my stomatach that is just there 24/7 and it WONT GO AWAY! I know this may sound weird but my mum knows about this as she noticed something was wrong, but every time I get a thought I always feel the need to tell her i keep thinking that I have done something wrong and that my guilt will go away if i tell BUT IT DOESN’T It just gets worse and another thing pop in and another. ITS A NEVER ENDING CYCLE and it seems like I just can’t break free. What do I do? Anyone who has also gone through this how did you recover and get your life back?
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A lot of times I feel like I truly don’t have OCD but then I’m very humbled when I get gruesome images and thoughts of killing my family. I just have a hard time not letting the thoughts stick and try to find the meaning of it. I just feel so stuck with my intrusive thoughts/images. They bring on so many sensations that feel real. I’m just not sure how I should be reacting to them.
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Hey guys today I just wanted to come here and share an experience I have and I generally don't know what to do I feel like a terrible person for having these thoughts and for thinking them I genuinely don't know what to do I don't know the signs behind it and why I think the way I do but it's honestly driving me crazy I don't know what to do I have a pornography addiction for a long time it's where it's like anytime I'm an intimate moment or am masturbating my head just thinks these weird things always the same repetitive thoughts to of family members your younger sibling or a young child I myself am a 17 year old and I feel so disgusted I feel like I can't live my life anymore I feel like I'm a criminal cuz like it feels like I chose this these thoughts like I actively think them I don't know the signs behind it and I just really need professional help if there's any like therapist here that could fill me in that would be nice I would also like to know if you guys had any similar experiences because for me I feel like I have to rewatch pornography and do it right without the thoughts cuz I feel like the thoughts are just like to prevalent anytime I do anything related to masturbation why do I think this way I'm also just trying to be as honest as I can with this I'm not trying to make myself I guess a victim I'm trying to hold myself accountable if I actually am like this because I also have doubts in my head that tells me that I enjoy these things I feel like I'm going crazy someone help because it feels so real like I acted on them or that I was pleasuring myself to the thoughts and not towards the video it's just how can I live with myself you know also during it it felt like I was thinking the thought for a long period of time like it was dominating my head so I couldn't focus it felt l
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