- Username
- Anonymous
- Date posted
- 29d ago
Acted on a Compulsion
Help me! I acted on a compulsion and now I feel like want to keep doing it. I’m scared. I had been doing okay for these past two days but idk. What should I do?
- Username
- AnonymousAnonymous
- Date posted
- 29d ago
Don’t do the compulsion, you know to not do it that’s why your posting this
- Username
- Billie Ray is the dogBillie Ray i...
- User type
- OCD Conqueror
- Date posted
- 2d ago
@Anonymous I think this message might be a bit harmful to someone struggling with OCD, as logic doesn’t work with OCD, unfortunately. My advice is to live with uncertainty and doubt, and accept the fact that you gave into a compulsion (even if you didn’t want to). You can’t change the past, but you can change how you respond moving forward.
- Username
- djfloriodjflorio
- User type
- OCD Conqueror
- Date posted
- 28d ago
Just keep moving forward and practicing with the tools you've learned so far. Don't expect perfection. Any time you feel like you need to act on a compulsion is an opportunity to hone your skills. Take that opportunity to tune into your body and notice what it feels like when you want to do the compulsion. See what it feels like to not do the compulsion for 5 seconds. Then next time do the same thing for 10 seconds, then 15... Even stopping yourself from doing a compulsion for a few seconds is something to be celebrated. This is an ongoing training process that will pay off big time in the long run. Trust that you can handle the uncomfortable feelings that arise without needing to get rid of them.
- Username
- daltonb.971daltonb.971
- Date posted
- 27d ago
Something that helps me is to remember that compulsions are temporary. Both in how long they last, and in how they satisfy. What I mean is, compulsions will only last a short while if you ignore them and don't act on them. They'll go away and eventually after enough victories your brain will understand the compulsion is not what you need anymore. On the contrary, if you give in, the satiafaction given from the action will only last a short while then you'll be back to anxiety in no time. Anxiety only wins if you let it. Don't give in and it'll pass. Hope that helps.
- Username
- AnonymousAnonymous
- Date posted
- 27d ago
@daltonb.971 Thank you, good way to look at it!
- Username
- daltonb.971daltonb.971
- Date posted
- 27d ago
@Anonymous My pleasure, glad to be of service. Good luck!
- Username
- NicaNica
- Date posted
- 29d ago
Don’t do the compulsion—you know it won’t help you.
- Username
- Maybe, Maybe NotMaybe, Maybe...
- User type
- OCD Conqueror
- Date posted
- 28d ago
Give yourself some self compassion, be proud of yourself for the two days that you didn't. Just keep moving forward ❤️
- Username
- Billie Ray is the dogBillie Ray i...
- User type
- OCD Conqueror
- Date posted
- 22d ago
It's natural to have slip-ups and setbacks during your OCD recovery journey - I've had plenty of them myself. Try to be kind to yourself and know that these are not death sentences (i.e., now you will have OCD forever). You can't change the past, but you can change how you respond moving forward. You got this!!
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