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What to do when urges come back strong?šš
I know itās not me I know itās not real and I donāt want to do anything but I feel like Iām going to š« š
I know itās not me I know itās not real and I donāt want to do anything but I feel like Iām going to š« š
Just something that helps: First thing in the morning I get on the treadmill and go as hard as I can for as long as I can. While Iām running I have to focus on breathing itās a nice distraction and by the time the thoughts come back Iām getting a boost of seratonin from working out & the urges are almost non existent!
I feel you sometimes it feels like the ocd will just not leave you alone. Stay strong girl, I donāt know if this will help you, but sometimes I try having something else to do that requires a lot of concentration. That seems to help with thoughts having a little less.
I can relate. Iām going through this right now so your not alone. Itās important we know it goes against our values and thatās itās not something we actually want to do. So your already taking a step there. I would say practice your RPMs and exposures if you came up with some with ur therapist. Urges are the same as thoughts and donāt mean that itās gonna happen more. So try to not do compulsions and take it day by day! You got this!
I deal pretty heavily with this. The last couple days, Iāve had what I think are urges. Something pops into my head intrusively and then what stems from that is me WANTING to just indulge in it even though itās gross. I get worried bc I used to struggle w thoughts about my dad for a long time until eventually I just purposely thought of him while self pleasuring and got off to it. While thatās something I did, it is NOT me. It all stemmed from my mental health declining a couple years back, I was never this way before. So I get worried that it almost happened or might happen with my pocd cuz I could never live with myself if it did.
Earlier I had what felt like an urge but Iām not sure. Iāve had urges before but this felt different as the object was in front of me (not intentional btw) , Iāve been quite stressed lately and my OCD is latching on to that. I had an urge to harm and within that I had like 2/3 intrusive images that came to mind, I couldnāt rationalise with it, I felt āstuckā when I came out of it I felt scared immediately was trying to work out why Iād even think of doing that & was very upset. A while after I keep getting thoughts like āsay your goodbyes it wonāt be long until you act outā I cried to my boyfriend and told him everything. How do I know if this was intent vs intrusive urge?
Iāve tried living in the uncertainty today & kept myself busy but I canāt shake this feeling that Iām about to lose control & act on my thoughts. I keep feeling like I need to check in to see how I feel & keep my self safe & when Iām near my trigger it feels like Iām being pulled into doing it & feels like I want to but Iām not using compulsions. My thoughts feel like my own & feeling like Iāll be like this forever. Can someone relate or give advice š©
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