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Thank you so much for sharing this and tbh as i am writing this i am resisting the urge not to
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It might be hard but it is worth it, the journey starts here with those few little steps that will really make the difference
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Hove you already recovered?
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I did everything on my own, and not really, I still haven't recovered yet, it is tricky sometimes but I have overcomed so many things and made me learn so many things about this. I am not far away from getting rid of everything
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Sometimes when i read post like this i feel at ease but there are also times that i cannot control my anxiety and just be done with the compulsion
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You can, all you need is to be strong. Even at the worse times you will be alright, OCD does not define you, you define it.
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How long does it take for the intrusive thoughts to go away
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I struggle so bad with intrusive thoughts. They can be so bad that I'll cry because I KNOW that's not how I feel or want to do. (Too embarrassed to say what they're about) I'll constantly try to figure out why I have them, and constantly figure out what they mean, causing me to constantly circle around and around. I had to get on anxeity meds, which helped a little but the thoughts still happen. How do you help yourself with this? How do you know that you're just not some physcopath? 😅
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OK, this might sound really dumb, but when you guys get intrusive thoughts, do they just come once and then go away? I’ve heard that repeatedly thinking about an intrusive thought is considered ‘checking,’ but it doesn’t feel like I have any control over how many times it comes up in my head. It’s not like I’m trying to check anything—it just keeps showing up, almost like it’s terrorizing me every time. I can’t seem to stop it from looping, stop remembering it, or prevent it from coming up. Every time it does, I feel horrified, and I already know it’s going to horrify me. I don’t think I’m actively trying to see if my feelings have changed, so is this still considered checking? How do other people get an intrusive thought and just move on? Doesn’t it pop up a million times for them too? I always thought that was normal, but now I’m hearing this could be a compulsion, and I feel really confused, scared, and lost. Is this why my OCD feels so extreme? Because I really don’t feel like I can control how many times the thought pops up.
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