Aprl2209
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Anon1294Anon1294
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- 4y
Everyone has intrusive thoughts and intrusive sensations at times. But with OCD we get anxiety and think that these thoughts have meaning to them. The more we think about it, the more your mind tries to convince you. You become stuck inside your mind instead of living in the moment. When you have a troubling thought, the part of your brain that processes fear feels the need to “solve” or protect you from this scary thought. So we keep trying to prove ourselves. We keep thinking about it because your brain sees this as a *real* threat, even though it’s not. So you need to retrain your brain. You need to show your brain that there’s nothing to fear in these situations. And the more you practice exposure therapy and accepting uncertainty, the less anxiety you’ll have until it disappears completely
Aprl2209Aprl2209
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- 4y
My brain keeps telling me this isnt ocd and that this is real so I constantly battle with believing this isn't true 😔 Its so hard when every angle you try to just not feed into it ocd is right there with its claws in
Anon1294Anon1294
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- 4y
@Aprl2209 That’s exactly what OCD does. It is very convincing. I found that the best thing I could do was let it win. Kill it with kindness. It’s so hard to do, but the reason your brain is in distress over this is because you’re resisting and fighting with it. Think of OCD as a bully. The more you fight back, the worse the bully is going to treat you. Eventually you need to let the thoughts pass through without reaction. Then your brain stops releasing chemicals that promote fear.
0CDsufferer0CDsufferer
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- 4y
@Aprl2209 Im in the same situation as you. I feel like every single person who claims to have POCD here rlly has ocd except me who is a liar in denial. I think if you accumulate all the time I spend rumination about these topics trying to prove myself Im not a p*do you get something around 6 hours a day since 6 months
Aprl2209Aprl2209
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- 4y
@0CDsufferer I am right there with you, my whole day is consumed by it Even if im at work etc my mind is elsewhere. Ive tried not to feed into it but that only lasts so long and then im right back into it Then when I do so exposures I end up feeling worse so I really don't know what to do. This is my second relapse and I honestly cant remember how I ever got past it the first 2 times 😔 Its terrible how it can fool you all over again
0CDsufferer0CDsufferer
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- 4y
@Aprl2209 OCD has taken the control over my life : 6 hours rumination each day + 3 hours cleaning my butt after taking a dump (two things often) overlap. My sleep schedule has considerably shrunk caus of these compulsions. But I still manage not to be in depression. Think theres so much anxiety in my life that theres no room for sadness 😂
0CDsufferer0CDsufferer
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- 4y
@Aprl2209 Before I had OCD I was one of these pple thinking mental illnesses didnt rlly exist and were an excuse for lazy or weak minded people... life taught me a good lesson
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