Uncertainty

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.

Hopefulcharl...

Date posted: Yesterday

For me just training my brain to just be like “ I don’t care.” Or tell my OCD “ I don’t care.” And try to focus on things that bring me joy instead. It’s difficult at first but gets easier over time.

Ih8ocd!

Date posted: Yesterday

@Hopefulcharles46 Yeah I will give that a try, I don’t drink so I just keep telling myself I would remember if anything bad happened, I just have false memories that show up of the fear I have so that just makes it harder 🙄

GreenTurtle098

Date posted: Yesterday

@Hopefulcharles46 Can you see this comment

Hopefulcharl...

Date posted: Yesterday

@GreenTurtle098 I can

GreenTurtle098

Date posted: Yesterday

@Hopefulcharles46 Can I ask for some support if you’re 18+

User type: Therapist

Date posted: Yesterday

Hello. It sounds like you are experiencing distressing obsessions related to morality, and the uncertainty is causing a lot of pain. Your therapist’s guidance to sit with uncertainty is a common approach in OCD treatment. It is important to remember that sitting with uncertainty doesn't mean you have to like what you are sitting with, or agree with the feared outcome. The aim is to reduce the thought's power over you. If you’d like additional support, feel free to book a free call with our NOCD team. We’d be happy to share more information and explore ways to help. No one has to live in fear of their own thoughts. Also here are some helpful resources: https://www.treatmyocd.com/what-is-ocd/common-fears/do-intrusive-thoughts-during-climax-mean-anything https://www.treatmyocd.com/what-is-ocd/common-fears/hit-and-run-ocd https://www.treatmyocd.com/blog/what-are-rocd-exposures-explanation-examples/

GreenTurtle098

Date posted: Yesterday

@Eric Llorente Can you see this comment

Hyades

Date posted: Yesterday

As I understand it, the idea of sitting with the thoughts is not so much deciding you're fine with what you're afraid of, and more trying to resist the urge to 'fix the problem', however your OCD thinks you should try to 'fix' something. Whether that's physical compulsions, or just ruminating on the problem over and over, trying to 'prove' it can't be true. (eg 'I couldn't have committed a crime because X, Y, Z') For me it's usually just going 'I don't have to solve this problem.'

nae nae

Date posted: 19w ago

I'm sorry. Just need to vent. :(

This might contain triggering content, but I'm also wondering if others have dealt with this similar thought, and if so, how to deal with it? Overall, I've been doing so well these past few days. I'm able to eat again, which I hadn't been able to do because of how much anxiety I'd been experiencing. I'm spending time around loved ones and not just rotting in my room, and I've been able to wake up without immediately being bombarded by intrusive thoughts. When things first got really bad, I'd wake my mom up every night for reassurance, but I haven't done that in a while either. I'm really proud of myself, but there's still this nagging thought in my mind... While looking through others posts on here, hoping to find advice that'd fit my situation, I ended up making things worse. Someone mentioned how they had a fear that they'd purposely search for illegal content (related to POCD). I panicked, and "what ifs" flooded my thoughts. "What if the intrusive thoughts affect who I am as a person, and I do that?" I'm terrified that I'll search for those things, which I know means I wouldn't do it. But then, another person on here said they'd actually looked for those things, and that freaked me out even more. Does that mean it's possible for that to happen to me? I don't want to do that, but I keep having intrusive thoughts surrounding it. I've been doing so well these past few days. I'm just... stuck. I don't know what to do. I've spoken with other people who have the same fears, but how do I manage this? It's not something I've even thought about before seeing those posts. I've been practicing accepting the uncertainty, but I'm really struggling with this one. I hate this. This morning, I woke up, and the intrusive thoughts were back. It's just disheartening.

Holl1

Date posted: 16w ago

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Does anyone have any advice on how to deal with intrusive thoughts&images. At first i had intrusive thoughts around my partner, now it’s centred around me & I can’t be around window ledges or medication due to a story I read online(it’s too triggering for me) . Sometimes I feel like I can’t leave my bed due to the thoughts being so overwhelming I just break down and want to sleep. I aren’t taking any medication or therapy yet. I worry that if I don’t give my thoughts a reaction that my thoughts are true and not OCD. I’ve had these thoughts 24/7 for 2 months.

Harm OCD

johnnn

Date posted: 15w ago

whats up guys what are some tips dealing with ocd and what to do when a thought makes u anxious ??

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