Annonimois
- Date posted
- 4y
GabbrielGabbriel
- Date posted
- 4y
Intrusive thoughts can be lessened by having a corresponding healthy and balanced diet, do not consume sugar in excess, doing your favourite activities and focusing on it, and the final being the thoughts ignorance, you can find some topics about it on my profile
kelseynkkelseynk
- Date posted
- 4y
I wish I knew š Okay, honestly Iām still trying to figure it out. Iām in a hole and canāt seem to find relief from them lately. I try to keep my mind busy with other things or I find things to do that bring me little moments of joy. Sometimes it doesnāt work, sometimes it does. I try so hard to not give into compulsions but I fail every time lately. Gaming has been an escape since it keeps my mind busy. I try taking good care of myself and overall health too. Take time for yourself. Let yourself feel, actually allowing yourself to feel instead of shoving it down. Sometimes I will sit there and actually tell myself itās okay to feel and be human. That helps me sometimes as well.. still learning every day š
clevermindclevermind
- Date posted
- 4y
When we have ocd intrusive thoughts for some they minimize and others it goes away. But to decrease them throughout the day we should do ocd therapy techniques In combating compulsions, we have had success using the fifteen-minute rule: When you are overtaken by the urge to perform a compulsion, you try to wait fifteen minutes. But this is not just passive waiting. Itās a waiting period during which you actively keep telling yourself, āThese are not real thoughts. These are faulty messages from my brain.ā If, within fifteen minutes, the urge begins to fadeāand it frequently doesāyou begin to see that you have a sense of control over your OCD. You are no longer a passive victim.
clevermindclevermind
- Date posted
- 4y
Education about ocd is key to managing our ocd.
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- Date posted
- 25w
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Patrick McGrath
- User type
- Therapist
- Date posted
- 22w
Advice on instrusive thoughts that won't stop?
What's a piece of advice you give when someone has constantly intrusive thoughts and ruminations that won't stop? Interested to see what you tell others.....more on this when I see some replies!!!
grellen2000
- Date posted
- 21w
Intrusive thoughts (21+ please)
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