- Date posted
- 3y
- User type
- NOCD Alumni
- Date posted
- 3y
Hi Tsakatha, I am by no means an expert or doctor, but I’ve always thought similarly to you, with mindfulness being technique for being aware of thoughts/feelings without any judgment of good/bad and CBT as a way of focusing on certain behavior and then changing that behavior. In that respect, yes they do seem to be opposite in their approach, however there is also Mindfullness based CBT (MCBT) which I believe aims to teach an individual to separate their “self” from their thoughts/feelings and accept that the thoughts/feelings exist and observe them, but not interacting, dwelling on, or judging them. To me this sounds sounds somewhat similar to when we practice sitting with uncertainty by acknowledging intrusive thoughts, but not reacting to them by trying to either prove or disprove them and try to not interact further and go about our day. Not sure if I helped or confused us both more, but I agree that they seem opposite in their basic approach, but yet both can be effective depending on the illness, individual and circumstance.
Related posts
- Date posted
- 15w
Does anyone have any advice for how to know the difference between ocd and real feelings/thoughts? Sometimes an intrusive thought will come in and I immediately know it’s ridiculous and I can just leave it alone and it won’t bother me but other times I really really don’t know. It’s when ocd hijacks and twists my real feelings and thoughts and tries to manipulate me into believing they’re something they’re not or something that doesn’t align with my true morals or intentions. But since it’s twisting and mixing with real feelings I get so confused and scared. Everything gets jumbled and I feel like I can’t trust myself or my own mind. Yet other times and other topics I can laugh off and push away just fine. Make it make sense. And then I start to think well maybe I don’t have ocd at all and I’m just in denial because I don’t want to accept that these scary/concerning things are true about myself. Or maybe that’s just the ocd talking.
- Date posted
- 6w
I feel like my whole life I’ve been overthinking everything. I remember having really bad intrusive thoughts as a kid but I thought I had gotten over it. I feel like I’m starting to see that it’s just not manifested in different ways. I tried to bring it up with my therapist but she thinks it’s just anxiety. I feel like it’s something more. Does anyone have any advice on what personally showed you what was the difference
- User type
- OCD Conqueror
- Date posted
- 6w
I see a lot of posts and comments here along the lines of... "the thoughts/urges aren't you -- they're just OCD." Though this is often true and comforting, isn't this just a form of reassurance? The way to beat OCD is by accepting that the distressing thoughts MAY be true/real, a.k.a. "from you" or "not just OCD." By brushing distressing things off as "just OCD," you excuse the thoughts and therefore feel reassured. Obviously it is good to be aware of what OCD does to you and know when you're experiencing a spiral, but crediting all distressing thoughts to OCD is a way of finding certainty about them. What do you guys think of this? Am I right or wrong? This is just the way I think about it, but I see the "this is just OCD" thing so much on here and I often wonder if that is a form of reassurance.
Be a part of the largest OCD Community
Share your thoughts so the Community can respond