lmaocdđđ„°
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Lms526Lms526
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Accepting the thought is there is NOT the same as agreeing with it. But if you did agree that doesn't make the thought true. For example, someone says "Grass is pink" If I agree, does that change the fact that grass is green? No it doesn't not. My agreement does not change the facts in any way. The same is true with your thoughts. OCD thoughts are NEVER true. Just because they feel true, doesn't mean they are.
Anon1294Anon1294
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Thatâs actually the best tactic to beat OCD, eventually the thoughts go away after you show your brain you donât need to fear them
lmaocdđđ„°lmaocdđđ„°
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but they arenât just not bothering me but i am actually unconconciously accepting them as true without thinking about it
Anon1294Anon1294
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@lmaocdđđ„° Think of it it more as accepting uncertainty, you donât need to think itâs definitely true. Just think to yourself âmaybe, maybe notâ and donât let the thoughts cause you anxiety. Itâs when the thoughts cause anxiety that our brains ruminate and obsess. When they donât cause anxiety, we are able to move on and live life
Brave through Brave through
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@Anon1294 Hey i have posted something too would really help if you had some words for me too!!!
lmaocdđđ„°lmaocdđđ„°
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@Anon1294 but if u accept the thoughts as true not as a tactic, but just involuntarily, they are ego dystonic and then that means itâs real
Anon1294Anon1294
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@lmaocdđđ„° Youâre not accepting it as real, youâre accepting the uncertainty
lmaocdđđ„°lmaocdđđ„°
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@Anon1294 no i am like i get thoughts and iâll think to myself âyes i like thatâ or âi agreeâ and i wonât even realize i thought that until later
Anon1294Anon1294
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@lmaocdđđ„° Thatâs an intrusive thought within an intrusive thought
lmaocdđđ„°lmaocdđđ„°
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@Anon1294 i feel like iâm the only one who gets those
jfount11117jfount11117
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Will the doubt go away also???
Anon1294Anon1294
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@lmaocdđđ„° No youâre not at all!! I get that too, thatâs why OCD is so hard to overcome
lmaocdđđ„°lmaocdđđ„°
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@jfount11117 it goes away eventually probably
Anon1294Anon1294
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@jfount11117 Yes once you retrain your brain to understand that you donât have to fear it, you feel less doubt
jaguar246jaguar246
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Hey thatâs a really good idea! I keep struggling with false memory so I keep walking into every situation thinking whatâs the worst thing I could do and then my brain convinces me Iâve done it
Jenna OverbaughJenna Overbaugh
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there is also a concept called diffusion - it's important to recognize that thoughts do not equal your character or who YOU are. they are not necessarily true. you cannot necessarily say it's NOT who you are - that's the uncertainty piece. but diffusion means the ability to be able to separate from your thoughts and know that just because you have a thought it does not necessarily mean that that is indicative in any way of what you want or think or believe
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