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One thing that helps me is identifying the thought which allows me to separate from it - “I am having a thought of [blank] right now” “oh look the thought of [blank] is back again.” The more we engage in these thoughts it seems it will continue. Sometimes identifying these thoughts and saying “my brain is very creative at making scary intrusive thoughts”….The OCD podcast with Jon Hershfield is informative and there is one with Aaron Harvey on there who discusses his story regarding intrusive thoughts
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Can you give examples? I have no idea how to do this with Harm OCD
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Thank you
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I see a lot of posts and comments here along the lines of... "the thoughts/urges aren't you -- they're just OCD." Though this is often true and comforting, isn't this just a form of reassurance? The way to beat OCD is by accepting that the distressing thoughts MAY be true/real, a.k.a. "from you" or "not just OCD." By brushing distressing things off as "just OCD," you excuse the thoughts and therefore feel reassured. Obviously it is good to be aware of what OCD does to you and know when you're experiencing a spiral, but crediting all distressing thoughts to OCD is a way of finding certainty about them. What do you guys think of this? Am I right or wrong? This is just the way I think about it, but I see the "this is just OCD" thing so much on here and I often wonder if that is a form of reassurance.
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