Do you ever process through ocd snd then months later the same issue comes back to haunt you and its like rumination all over again? Please advise. Do i just reuse the tools from the last time or do i try additional new tools
Yes of course. Working with OCD, or any sort of anxiety, isn't a straight line. There are ups and downs, good times and bad times. You just keep practicing, learning, and growing. As for whether or not to find new tools, I'd say that's up to you. If whatever tools you used to navigate OCD worked before, then there's no reason not to use them again. You'll keep getting better at using them each time.
My approach when this happens to me is a somewhat different. When it returns in a similar fashion I don’t use the same tools . I try different remedies. The brain can be pretty tricky and gets bored easily with the same things. Trying something different works better for me personally. Everyone is different.
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Yes I posted about this just the other day. It’s very annoying when you think you’ve worked through it and it later comes back weeks/months/years later.
hey, i totally get how frustrating and exhausting it can be when old ocd themes pop back up, especially after you thought you'd worked through them. 😔 it's like a never-ending loop sometimes, huh? you're definitely not alone in feeling this way. have you heard about "unstuck"? it's an ai-powered therapy tool specifically for ocd (check it out at unstuckmyocd.com). it's been a game-changer for me this past month and might offer you some new strategies to tackle those recurring themes. another member here recommended it, and i just wish i'd known about it sooner!
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Okay so I’ve dealt with harm OCD from the beginning. Started off with harming my kids, going to jail and then harming myself. The harm to myself stuck around for a long time. Then it went away and other themes picked up but it keeps coming back. This is like the third time it’s come back and every single time it comes back it feels worse. It feels like this is the time something is going to happen. Has anyone ever dealt with this? With old themes constantly coming back and feeling more real? Please any advice is greatly appreciated. Thanks
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
I was diagnosed with OCD around the age of 6, subtype- contamination primarily. It calmed down as I got older and I assumed it had gone away, but also didn’t realize it can show up in other ways, and it still had been effecting me which I know now. I’m not 31 and I’ve been in therapy for a year and it’s helped a lot, although I sometimes get thoughts that what if some of the stuff I’m dealing with isn’t ocd and I’m exaggerating. I feel like thoughts will feel sticky and I’ll do certain compulsions but then the thought eventually vanishes if I do it a few times which makes me think maybe it’s not OCD since other people/friends I know would probably do the exact same thing. Not sure if I’m making sense, but I guess my question is if that thought comes up with anyone else? Just being unsure if something you’re doing actually is ocd or not.
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