Pure O users - any tricks to stop mental checks / compulsions? That’s my biggest struggle right now, getting in a deep hole and trying to pull myself out!

Sarcasm helps .

How so?

@ahxllz I had pure ocd and harm ocd . So my brains like “you’re responsible for the murder “, and I’m like yeah definetly . Totally . Ted Bundy wishes he was me . And that seemed to make it seem like a trivial matter

@lucy.wilefirr Bahahahahah yes okay that makes sense. My biggest issue is I’m constantly looking for my thoguhts. Like on guard for them if they come in

My mental compulsions often time make my anxiety even worse even though usually compulsions make you feel better (for a short while). My mental compulsions revolve around making myself feel certain and reassuring myself. Often time if I notice I’m doing this I try to stop and just let the bad thoughts come. From the tags it looks like we have a similar theme. Once those bad thoughts come I just stick with the anxiety and tell myself that feeling this anxiety in the long run is good for me. There are time though when it’s hard for me to stop with the compulsions. In that case don’t be hard on yourself it happens to all of us.

It’s so constant and annoying! Ugh

@ahxllz I feel you. There are days where I’m not even that anxious but the thoughts are still there and it’s soooo frustrating!! It’s okay to be annoyed and frustrated I just try to not let it get me down. It’s all part of the recovery. We got this!

@dommy So true. If you ever want to talk I can give you my discord or WhatsApp!

@ahxllz I think that would be awesome. I’ve got discord idk if there’s a way to pm on here lol

@dommy I’m new to discord - how do I share it!

@ahxllz If you have the app it’s in the bottom right hand corner you tap the little icon and you can see your username and you need the numbers after it too