Ashley Johnson
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OliviaOlivia
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It might sound a bit too zen, but when I was at the worst point of my ocd experiences it helped me a lot to take very long walks, perhaps with a friend or family member. Just exercise in general. Also do something you enjoy! Play music, write, dance, read, whatever makes you feel good, and preferably something where you need to use your brain a little more than usual - so you take it away from the ocd. A good exercise is, when an intrusive thought pops into your head, to imagine taking the thought out of your head and looking at it from an outside perspective. In that sense you are distancing yourself from the thought - it doesn’t feel like a part of you (because it isn’t)!❤️
Ashley JohnsonAshley Johnson
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Thank you, it really does help to know others are going through this and have gone through it and come out the other side all the better I think I'll talk to my psychiatrist and see if he actually specializes in ocd if not I'll look on iocdf web site and see if I can find someone there
OliviaOlivia
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That sounds like a great idea! Really hope it will help you
Ashley JohnsonAshley Johnson
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Thank you that helps a bit
OliviaOlivia
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what kind of ocd, do you think, you are experiencing?
Ashley JohnsonAshley Johnson
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Mostly harm ocd or fear of becoming psycho. It's really scary
OliviaOlivia
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I know how you feel - It is the scariest. Went through a rough patch just like that, a couple of years ago. And yea, I mean it’s rarely something you get through in just a couple of days, but I promise it will get better! Seeking help from an ocd psychologist as quickly as possible is one of my biggest pieces of advice. Helped me so much! But otherwise, speaking about it in general, acknowledging what it is and not trying to suppress the thoughts has helped also. So when a thought pops into your head, try to think: “alright, this is a scary thought, I don’t like it, but I know it’s not me” and then let I pass. Cause trying to push it away, will only make it worse. I know it’s not easy done, but that’s the goal, I am also still seeking!
Anonymous111Anonymous111
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I am dealing with feeling of becoming psycho. Or fear that I already am and just don't know it. Constant fear. Constant terror it's exhausting
Ashley JohnsonAshley Johnson
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@Anonymous I feel ya but listen to Olivia we are not alone and as one of my friends has told me before psychos don't care or worry about being psycho
Anonymous111Anonymous111
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@Anonymous And harm ocd as well
Ashley JohnsonAshley Johnson
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@Anonymous Some times I forget that I do know how to handle OCD and need to be reminded
Ashley JohnsonAshley Johnson
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@Anonymous Yep
OliviaOlivia
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@Amber92 I hear you and understand your fear! It can feel so horrifying:( But yes, what Ashley is saying is so important: When being psycho you don’t worry or fear being psycho - that’s what we do
Ashley JohnsonAshley Johnson
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I know that separating myself from my family is one of my compulsions and sleep is another but I got 4 1/2 hours of sleep and I think I need more not sure what to do
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