everytime i have an intrusive thought im always saying “stop” or “shut up”. It only gives me temporary relief. Does anyone else struggle with this? If so, what do you do to reduce it?
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@princely Thats really helpful!! Thank you!! 😊
Anything you do to relieve the anxiety is a compulsion. Avoidance is a compulsion as well as using a word, praying, etc. the only way to reduce the obsessions is to sit with the anxiety, no push the thought away and not do any compulsion.
Is carrying on with your day i.e cleaning, cooking, working etc a compusion then all whilst just allowing the thought to be there. I would say that surely it isn't but I'm interested to know your opinion
@Joe87 Not sure if your asking me lol but In my opinion, if it has no compulsion undertones and nothing that seems like its compulsive then its perfectly fine and healthy
Yes… I pray because quite honestly, if I don’t, it doesn’t go away. Though I’ve tricked myself into feeling like they have an effect so I have thousands a day 💃💃💃💃💃💃💃
I’ve noticed that I’m somewhat happier also ignoring my thoughts than I am instead of doing compulsions (I’m sick and tired of being sick and tired atp) but I’ve heard you’re technically supposed to do erp rather than pushing under the rug. But idk if I have a thought I just refuse to think about it again and im fine even if I want to do compulsions
I struggle so bad with intrusive thoughts. They can be so bad that I'll cry because I KNOW that's not how I feel or want to do. (Too embarrassed to say what they're about) I'll constantly try to figure out why I have them, and constantly figure out what they mean, causing me to constantly circle around and around. I had to get on anxeity meds, which helped a little but the thoughts still happen. How do you help yourself with this? How do you know that you're just not some physcopath? 😅
OK, this might sound really dumb, but when you guys get intrusive thoughts, do they just come once and then go away? I’ve heard that repeatedly thinking about an intrusive thought is considered ‘checking,’ but it doesn’t feel like I have any control over how many times it comes up in my head. It’s not like I’m trying to check anything—it just keeps showing up, almost like it’s terrorizing me every time. I can’t seem to stop it from looping, stop remembering it, or prevent it from coming up. Every time it does, I feel horrified, and I already know it’s going to horrify me. I don’t think I’m actively trying to see if my feelings have changed, so is this still considered checking? How do other people get an intrusive thought and just move on? Doesn’t it pop up a million times for them too? I always thought that was normal, but now I’m hearing this could be a compulsion, and I feel really confused, scared, and lost. Is this why my OCD feels so extreme? Because I really don’t feel like I can control how many times the thought pops up.
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