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- 3y ago
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- 3y ago
maybe cause i napped for half of the day and was distracted and in company of family the other half?
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- 3y ago
a way i like to look at ocd is like a pair of glasses. whenever you have the glasses on, the way you see everything is different then you normally would. There are days where the glasses are on more than they’re off and vice-versa. Today might just be a day where they’re off and just enjoy it! Ocd likes to make you think that since it’s a part of you that you need it to function, but remember that it’s just A PART of you, not who you are.
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- 3y ago
but now not thinking about it makes me feel like i am in denial. i am able to dismiss the thoughts, but not ruminating about them makes me feel like i have to. i don't know if that makes sense
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- OCD Conqueror
- Date posted
- 3y ago
Or it means you did a great job not giving into compulsions :) when we don’t feed the monster, the ocd lessens
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- 3y ago
I get what you’re saying. While it’s hard, I think accepting that uncertainty is important to getting through moments like this. Like i said, ocd likes to make it seem like you need it to survive because compulsions are the things that “keep us safe” it’s going to throw thoughts, feelings, etc at you to try and hook you. Remember that a lot of it is just symptoms of ocd. Idk if that makes sense but I hope it helps!
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- 3y ago
yes thank you so much!!!
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- 22w ago
does anyone else use the fact that they dont like their thoughts as a confirmation/compulsion, and or when you go through something stressful with little to no compulsions take it as a sign they actually like it? is this apart of usual rumination or am I expirencing something different? and how do you deal with it?
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- 8w ago
These past few days I was fine. Minimal intrusive thoughts ,no anxiety etc(to add I'm on medication so maybe it's starting to work although it barely is 2 weeks) and today I got a sudden wave of anxiety and it started latching on some thoughts like" what if I'm in denial and I wanna break up with my bf? And what if erp doesn't work for me because I actually wanna break up with my bf?" But they didn't really stay long usually those thoughts would make me spiral for days or so, now they lasted for some hours. And now I'm trying to trigger myself into being anxious again because if I don't it means I don't have ocd and if I don't have ocd it means I don't love my bf and if I don't love my bf it means I have to break up. Idk if it makes sense but the lack of anxiety makes me wonder if I actually have ocd or not.
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- 24d ago
Anyone else feel that when they aren’t experiencing a theme that their ocd is almost non existent. It almost makes me feel like I’ve been faking it, and also makes me feel ridiculous for obsessing over things. I feel sorry for myself :/ I know that my themes are valid and felt very real in the moment, but after I “get over” them I just can’t believe that I was obsessing over something that either wasn’t true or didn’t apply to me. I would also like to know how to prevent themes from reoccurring. Health, religion and existential OCD themes tend to take turns throughout my life, I just didn’t know that was it ocd. Trying to break the cycle.
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