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I’m going through something similar. My ocd kind of switched from constant questioning of my sexuality to questioning whether I actually have ocd. My therapist said this is really common for people as they get better. You just have to treat these thoughts as any other ocd thought. It doesn’t matter what the content of ocd thoughts. Just say “this is my ocd and I’m not going to engage with it” and enjoy being free from anxiety!
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i have actually wanted my anxiety back :( i know this is awful, a lot of people struggle with this debilitating disorder and i am here faking it and saying i want it back, but it's just that when i had anxiety at least i knew it was ocd :( now it feels like i am faking it
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@Nour04 So you’re having anxiety about not having anxiety? Sounds like ocd to me. Don’t try to prove that you have ocd to yourself, or it will become it’s own new theme. Just trust that you have it and trust that you’re straight and don’t engage with any thoughts that try to pull you into a pointless argument about whether you’re straight or whether you have ocd.
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that is so wise! thank you for that!
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i’ve been there! the “why don’t i ruminate much anymore” and other thoughts like that is an ocd thought! this happens to me once i start to recover
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I want to beat OCD because I have seen and felt the benefits of clearing my brain from unnecessary, pointless, thoughts. OCD is like 0 calorie food. It’s pointless. No nutrition or benefits come from my obsessions or compulsions. I don’t care to have answers to everything anymore. I catch myself just trying to stress myself out so that I have some worry to feed on. But like I said, it’s a 0 calorie food. I get nothing from it but wasted time and energy. My brain feels more spacious when I’m not consumed by OCD. I’m present. My personality has room to be herself without making space for bullshit. I tell myself now that worry is poison. I think Willie Nelson was the person I got that quote from? Anyways, that imagery of worries being poison for the mind has been transformative for me. I’m evolving. 💖 Thanks NOCD community.
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