Magical Thinking

@Justin Trout i have the same problem but with both ocd and religious ocd, fear of everything basically

Thank you so much sir but How does ocd only lie? I feel like it telling probability what will happen in future?

@Shopiya - OCD feels like it’s warning you. It says: “If you don’t figure this out, something bad will happen.” “If you don’t neutralize this thought, you’ll regret it forever.” “If you imagine this clearly, it must be a sign.” “If you don’t check, confess, or pray, you might cause harm.” OCD feels like it’s using logic or probability—like it’s protecting you. But here’s the truth: OCD isn’t warning you. It’s bullying you using fear disguised as logic. OCD takes a 0.01% possibility and treats it like a 100% certainty, then tells you that unless you obey it, something horrible will happen. But guess what? It’s never satisfied. Because OCD doesn’t want safety—it wants control. Think of OCD as a movie villain. I think I spelled that correctly. Isn't a before i except after l. Anyways, feeling like it is telling you probability means OCD is working and winning, and you trying to figure that out is making it stronger. You don't have to know. When you recognize OCD's voice, respond like this: “Thank you, brain. You’re trying to protect me, but I’m not falling for fear disguised as facts today.” And then: sit with the discomfort, resist the compulsion, and lean into your values instead.

@NOCD Therapist - Justin T. - Also, if you don't have an OCD specialist to help you with this, you should consider joining the NOCD family. Every therapist here is trained to treat OCD!

@NOCD Therapist - Justin T. - Also, that joke about villain and the a before i stuff was to make you laugh. Sometimes my humor sucks. I got 5 kids. What do you expect. Have a good day!

@Shopiya It’s just. Thought. Try not to dwell on the thought let it pass and keep goin don’t get stuck in youre mind trying to figure it out I had the same problems with taking a shower I beat that by repeatedly taking panic attacks in the shower I guess that’s exposure therapy but I would tell myself I couldn’t take a shower by myself it lasted for years until I got sick of it. And got in the shower turned out the light closed my eyes and just had a bad out of body experience panic and I just screamed and for that it ever since then it left. I am able to take a shower alone now.

@NOCD Therapist - Justin T. Thank you so much .I feel stuck in this. Also, we can’t be 100% sure about anything in this world — so how can I fully trust that a thought won’t cause anything? And what does fact mean? Why should we believe in facts?

@Shopiya - You can't figure that out. Truth is, you trust uncertainty everyday. George Washington was the first president - fact. I'm Bruce Wayne and go out at night dressed as a Bat - Non-fact! Even though I'd like it to be and THINK about it. Just because you magically think something --- doesn't mean you can prove it. OCD is trying to gather evidence, and the best evidence it can get, is you trying to solve it. Truth is, OCD is never satisfied with an answer. Take that pressure off of yourself from trying to figure things out. I believe you got this!

@NOCD Therapist - Justin T. Thank you so much I have understood these things, Can you please help me with these.How can I ignore it when it feels so emotionally connected to me? It’s about a child. I fear that my child might have an accident just because I have thoights with deatils with name and age who meet accident during pregnancy—especially after hearing about one particular accident. I constantly think about that specific incident involving a child, and I feel a deep fear about it. Now my OCD tells me that because I keep thinking about it, my thoughts will somehow connect to the child who died in that accident. Then it says that the spirit of that child will harm my child—especially because I keep thinking about them. Since that child was also young, my OCD tells me they have more power. It even says that if I get pregnant and think about this on that child’s death anniversary, something similar will happen to my child—just like what that other child went through. How can I find the facts about this I find it is very difficult to find fact for these because nobody does not know about death people have power or not? I don’t know how.How to ignore these thoughts without knowing a fact?

@NOCD Therapist - Justin T. sir please help me with these only

@NOCD Therapist - Justin T. @NOCD Therapist - Justin T.Sir please help me with these 🙏🙏 please. Thank you so much I have understood these things, Can you please help me with these.How can I ignore it when it feels so emotionally connected to me? It’s about a child. I fear that my child might have an accident just because I have thoights with deatils with name and age who meet accident during pregnancy—especially after hearing about one particular accident. I constantly think about that specific incident involving a child, and I feel a deep fear about it. Now my OCD tells me that because I keep thinking about it, my thoughts will somehow connect to the child who died in that accident. Then it says that the spirit of that child will harm my child—especially because I keep thinking about them. Since that child was also young, my OCD tells me they have more power. It even says that if I get pregnant and think about this on that child’s death anniversary, something similar will happen to my child—just like what that other child went through. How can I find the facts about this I find it is very difficult to find fact for these because nobody does not know about death people have power or not? I don’t know how.How to ignore these thoughts without knowing a fact?

@NOCD Therapist - Justin T. @Threapist justin Trout But who tell me that possiblity it is ocd only does ocd can able to find possiblity or we find it ourself only. I am living in a country where the therapist doesn't understand OCD. He tells me OCD only tells probability, so you need to accept it. I have thoughts like What if my family members will get into an accident in the future because of my thoughts?He told me OCD is only telling probability and you need to accept it is true.

@NOCD Therapist - Justin T.sir please answer these atleast it is relted to that post Does ocd tells possiblity of what will happen in your life so ocd is telling truth only?

How?

cab you please reply

@Shopiya You need to do the action. Everyone gets bad thoughts all the time. You have to make the choice to do it. And hearing you right now , it sounds like you don’t want to. You have the will to not do it, so your thoughts won’t turn to actions unless you choose to, but you know what’s bad and not