Can you give me an example of thought suppression? Trigger warning: For example i'm watching a movie and i found an actor attractive then an intrusive thought pops up, What if i'm attracted to him? So what would be the thought suppresion here because i wanna know so i can learn to not respond compulsively

Lms526

Date posted: 3y

Thought suppression can take several different forms. A compulsion is anything you say, think, or do in an attempt to relieve your anxiety. So examples of thought suppression would be if you tried to reason, argue with, or disprove the intrusive thought. Another example would be if you were to try to replace the intrusive thought with a "good" thought or tried to push away the intrusive thought. Avoiding the thing that initially triggered the intrusive thought would also be a compulsion. I have found that a good way to deal with intrusive thoughts is to do the opposite of what your OCD tells you to do. If your OCD tells you to stop watching something, keep watching it. Another good trick is to say Maybe Maybe not or even NO OCD. At first, your OCD will respond by throwing a hissy fit. It doesn't like being ignored or losing its control over you. But if you stick with it, eventually your OCD will realize its not going to get the reaction it wants and it will give up. Its not fun when your anxiety is going crazy. It feels like an eternity, but it actually only lasts a few minutes. Then your anxiety will peak and start to subside. Thats pretty much how you do ERP. Its simple, but definitely not fun or easy. But the benefits are so worth it. The more you do it, the easier it gets.

Shaodidi

Date posted: 22w

What am I doing? Compulsion?

Trigger warning So I can’t stop wondering if I was attracted to this kid I saw a few days ago because I felt something that felt like genuine attraction, it made me worried I was a p, so I tried to leave the place immediately. I also had urges to look to check if I was attracted or not and urges to not to look. All of it made me feel like a genuine P. What is all of this I’m doing, are they compulsions? Or are they pr3detory actions?

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Anonimus ME 🦋

Date posted: 8w

arousal in thought (image)

I try not to pay attention to my thoughts. I realized that when a thought pops up for me (sex scene), I go back to it a couple of times to figure out what I am I also felt whether, and I simply decided to let them go..however, I am worried about that feeling of sensation in my groin at those scenes in my head, I am afraid of the fact that I can feel something while I am imagining it and that it is spinning non-stop in my mind! l imagine Just A part and it's constant for some days (like a part of a face, a look or something) the whole scene goes to that I spontaneously imagine and I have the feeling that only that part "turns me on" at the beginning, then the rest... Have you had similar experiences and how to overcome? thank you (edited)

one.indian.girl

Date posted: 7w

Anyone?

Do anyone do behavioural supressions like avoiding fantasies,daydreams,scenario that creaate spiral? Chatgpt todl me its a supression I dotn do it cause of anxiety whaat if i like it (Wait now i feel like i like it) help how do i calm down)

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