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I've never used Google docs or spreadsheets either
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Making the spreadsheet now! Hold on a sec :)
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Just made the list, everyone! Let me link it, hold onā¦
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This is a great idea!
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There is something called the YBOCS checklist, sort of like this but could probably be more detailed
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Sounds like an amazing idea. I would also love to be a part of this! Master Google spreadsheet, perhaps??
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I can start it and link you guys!!
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Let me know!
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Wow I had no idea this concept was going to take off haha there would probably be some logistical problems with it though (what platform to use and it would probably get really large very quickly š¤). I wish NOCD would put something like this in the app to use since they already have the platform and are able to monitor it.
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Yeah, Google spreadsheet will def be the best platform I think. Iāve seen other master lists like that with other topics. Iāll put it together tonight, and show you all. Yāall can lmk if it works then. ā¤ļøāš©¹
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@ZCS Ok š
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@Life_is_hardš» š¤
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@Anonymous Sure! :)
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Iāll make the link tomorrow night. Hurricane Ida is messing w my sh*t rn š š š
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@Anonymous Yeah, in my area haha. Sometimes I forget this app is global š
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@ZCS Yes we had a tornado in my town! All is good though just road damage
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@Anonymous Ah, sorry. Today was a particularly bad rumination day for me. But Iāll make it tomorrow and paste the link into this thread, so we can get started adding the types :)
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@Mixed Chick-Mental Health No more ruminating!!! šŖš» you can do this!
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for the past few years i have been struggling with a certain theme of ocd as well as most of the other themes. but this one i have not figured out a good way to do my own form of erp or non-engaging responses. basically i will be daydreaming or thinking and have a very random thought. i wouldnāt call these thoughts intrusive thoughts because itās not necessarily fear of the thoughts coming true, its just fear that my thoughts are too unique. my ocd will latch on to random or weird thoughts and may also add in that i was doing something weird while doing the thought. letās say for example i thought of something random while i was rubbing my feet. then my ocd would be like āwhy are u having such a unique thought while doing something weird? nobody has ever thought about that specific thought while rubbing their feet beforeā (just an example). but basically itās like my ocd bullies me for having thoughts that are too random and things iāve never heard people talk about before if that makes sense. i am just trying to see if anyone relates even a little and how i can accept that everyone has unique thoughts.
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As a 20+ year OCD vet and OCD conqueror. I wanted to share some tips and tricks that help me. 1. A thought is not the same as a belief. You can think something, and not believe it in the slightest. 2. Thoughts DO NOT represent ANYTHING. They are not indicators to who we are as people, they are pop up ads for the brains computer. 3. We DO NOT control our thoughts! The average person has about 60,000 ( yes, 4 zeros) a day! NONE of which are controlled. 4. We DO have control over which of those 60k thoughts are important. i.e. thought A. I could murder my entire household- survey says? not important ( because yea, sure, you could, but you probably don't really want to) thought B. i need to do my laundy-survey says? important... unfortunately, i hate laundry. which brings me to number 5. 5. Emotional reasoning ( where you let your feelings impact your decisions) is a COGNITIVE DISTORTION. It is a flawed thought process and should NEVER be used. "wanting to do something" does not mean you SHOULD do it, same and sometimes NOT wanting to do something doesn't mean you shouldn't do it ( picked what is important) my brain might tell me i WANT to break up with my husband, ( unimportant) and it might also say i don't want to get up and go to work in the morning ( important). 6. YOU-ARE-IN-CONTROL. Not to be confused with HAVING control. We don't control our thoughts, we control which ones are important, we don't control our feelings or emotions, but we control how to react (or not react) to them. We don't control our OCD, but we can control how it affects our lives, and that can mean that is has all the power, or none. 7. If the action you want to do ( confess, get reassurance, check, analyze, avoid, re-do) are to gain relief from anxiety, IT IS A COMPULSION. DO NOT DO IT. Sit with the anxiety and train your brain to realize its not dangerous or important with ERP ( this takes time, but practice makes perfect) 8. Know your enemy. NOCD has a HUGE amount of articles and information on ALL subtypes of OCD and how to respond and how to treat them. OCD is MUCH easier to combat when you understand how it works. 9. BE PATIENT. BE KIND to yourself. Prioritize healthy habits, a healthy body is better equipped to handle OCD. Good sleep, whole foods, sunlight, social interaction, exercise ( walking especially). When the mind feels weak, make the body strong. 10. You are not alone. OCD is classified by the World Health Organization as one of the top 10 most distressing disorders. Reach out to people, seek medical help. Medication is not evil, it can be life-saving, TALK to people. Bonus Tips * if the question is " What If" its OCD. * Total certainty does not exist, be content with 99%* *"But this feels different, this feels like its not OCD, that its real*- emotional reasoning... its OCD. Hang in there. You got this. Im here for any advice, questions, or support. Today is a great day to have a GREAT DAY.
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The subject of OCD matters to the sufferer because it feels like confirmation that they are fundamentally unlovable and unwantedāas if even existence itself doesnāt want them. They feel like an error, carrying a deep sense of guilt and shame, as if they were inherently wrong. They suffer from low self-esteem and a deep internalized shame, because long ago, they were fragmented and learned a pattern of fundamental distrustāespecially self-distrust. But the real trouble doesnāt come from the content of the most vile or taboo thoughts. It comes from the fact that the sufferer lacks self-love. Thatās why, when you begin to walk the road to recovery, youāre taught unconditional self-acceptanceābecause thatās what all sufferers of OCD have in common: if you arenāt 100% sure, if there isnāt absolute certainty, the doubt will continue to attack you and your core values. It will make you doubt everythingāeven your own aversion to the thoughts. You have to relearn how to trust yourselfānot because you accept that you might become a murderer somedayābut because you enter a deep state of acceptance about who you truly are. Itās not about becoming a monster at all. Itās about making peace with what lies at the root of the fear. Making peace with the guilt. With the shame. Making peace with yourself and the person you fear you might be. Because that fear is not rooted in reality. Itās not rooted in any true desire to act. Itās rooted in your identityāspecifically, in what might threaten it. Thatās what confirms the belief that you are fundamentally wrong. And OCD fuels that belief by using intrusive taboo thoughts to attack your very sense of self. But then I wonder: letās say, for example, someone fears being or becoming a sexually dangerous personāhow could that person practice unconditional self-acceptance? I would never accept myself if I were to harm anyoneāthe thought alone makes me want to cry. I know itās not about whether or not someone acts on the thought. Itās about the core fear underneath it. So how do you accept yourself when the thoughtsāand the feelings around themāfeel so completely unacceptable ?
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