- User type
- OCD Conqueror
- Date posted
- 3y
Yeah it actually helped me most of the time. But i think when it comes to huge panic attacks it doesn't seem to work so well ( I'll become even more panic😂😩). But ofc everyone is different so i suggest you to try it.
Does it feel genuine or does that not matter?
@mamabeloved keep on doing it even if it feels genuine
@mamabeloved It depends on the situation. Most of the time it feels sacarstic, like you're just joking around wt ur ocd. But there are still times when it feels genuine, just take it as erp and sit with the uncertainty 👍.
Yeah, it works great for me! It was hard at first, but over time, you start to take the thoughts less seriously, and it gets easier.
Does it feel genuine or does that not matter?
@mamabeloved it also doesn’t really matter if it feels genuine, just sit through the feelings
@mamabeloved OCD feels genuine for everyone. That's its sneaky trick to keep us trapped. The key is to just trust the process no matter how real it feels. You will get better this way.
for erp i would say “yeah ocd you’re totally right that all of my fears are true” sarcastically, now i don’t really have the strength to do that
Why don’t you have the strength?
Also I like the way you worded that. You don’t have to get into all the specifics this way.
@mamabeloved thank you! and also it’s mainly because my ocd has gotten a lot more difficult to deal with
Anyone have any good coping strategies when they have an ocd flare up or attack?
When I was a child, before I knew this was OCD, I struggled with constant "magical thinking" compulsions (don't step on the crack or mom's back will actually break, etc). When I later learned this was OCD, it almost immediately solved it. Any time I got a magical thought, I would say to myself "that's just an OCD thought. ignore it." and it just stopped coming! Like seriously it fixed the magical thinking stuff forever. But of course the OCD has resurfaced in other ways. So naturally, I've tried to use the same strategy since I had so much success with it previously. But I wonder sometimes if telling myself "that's just OCD" is almost functioning as a reassurance compulsion? I hate how meta this gets. For example, I have ROCD that comes and goes. So sometimes I'll get a thought like "what if i'm still in love with my ex?" and then I'll tell myself "that's obviously just an ROCD thought" and will feel relief, almost like reassurance. But it comes back. So is telling myself that it's OCD a reassurance compulsion ?? It's just so weird because it worked so perfectly as a kid with the magical thinking thing.
If your OCD had a voice, what would it say most often? And how would you love to answer back?
Share your thoughts so the Community can respond