- Date posted
- 40w
Need for Certainty
Hey guys. Just a reminder that regardless of the subtype, our need for certainty is the enemy. I hope you guys are doing okay today. Any victories or grievances that need to be shared?
Hey guys. Just a reminder that regardless of the subtype, our need for certainty is the enemy. I hope you guys are doing okay today. Any victories or grievances that need to be shared?
This is such a good post thank you so much for this reminde
Yeah, very true I'm currently in a very reassurance-seeking mood. My brain has me pretty much convinced that I'm a zoophile, or becoming one, and it wants me to run through recent and past events and like all of my beliefs to see if I am. I'm doing pretty good at ignoring it, but it just sucks to be in that anxiousness cuz it really wants me to be sure I'm a good person, and it wants me to find explanations for things in the past that I don't have clarity on
The reminder is right on time thanks 😊.I have been dealing with an important issue over the weekend making my pros and cons list mainly between 2 choices to resolution of a problem I have to decide on . And you are right in spite of the choice or the outcome , you can be certain or sure and it is best to just make your peace ☮️ with that and welcome the outcome in the end as a learning experience.
Typo missed the word can’t
Thank you for that reminder, a victory that I have had is that month ago I had trouble even stopping rumination at all, troubles leaving the house, being present now I can go 30 minutes with ruminating and bring present in the moment
I need tips on how to really accept the uncertainty the ocd causes, even if it feels so bad like I might get in trouble for something , do I wanna be okay with that?
Hi All, just wondering if anyone here has any tips with dealing with uncertainty? My OCD centres on my being worried that I have committed a crime and can’t remember doing so, I was out last weekend and my mind is telling me I attacked somebody as I got an intrusive thought to do so when passing them in a bar, my therapist says I need to sit with the uncertainty that maybe I did and maybe I didn’t and have to be ok with that But if the answer is yes then how can I be ok with committing a crime and going to jail??, it’s affecting my relationship and I’m going on holiday on Friday and I’m worried it will ruin that, any tips would be greatly appreciated.
Is there anyone out there with the real event subtype that wouldn’t mind giving me some encouragement not to confess or do compulsions? It always says I’m different. My events are the exception. What do you do to ignore this voice?
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