OCD/Intrusive Thoughts

#ocd #overthinking #intrusive thoughts #mental health #anxiety #ocd management #coping #growth #struggle #i got this

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If you're living with 1+ of 100s of subtypes of OCD (obsessive compulsive disorder), intrusive thinking, or seemingly unstoppable overthinking, you're safe here! Let's share experiences, sound research, memes, & more, but please stick to the rules!

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  • Let's HOLD SPACE for everyone and anyone! This means allowing people to have and share their own experiences, without us needing to fix, judge or change them or their journey in any way. If someone ASKS for a management technique that you have personal experience with, then please feel free share!
  • Vulnerability & honest are STRENGTH! "Vulnerability hangover" is a real thing, where we feel, after-the-fact, that we shared too much. NOT HERE - your thoughts, words and feelings are always welcome.
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I'm catching my compulsions, but still not stopping...

#compulsions #stuck #anxious about anxiety

I'm becoming more and more aware of when I'm acting out my compulsions. Like, I'll be doing the thing, then it'll take me a few moments or minutes, but I'll actually have the thought: "Oh, this is my OCD!" It's been months and months of that: awareness but no action. I feel stuck, like I don't have the self-discipline to actually stop my compulsion once it's happening... or maybe it's that I hate the feeling of my anxiety so much, and stopping would mean facing it head on, so acting on my compulsion is just better, even if I still feel stressed while doing it. Does that make sense to anyone? Have you are been or are you at a similar spot in your OCD management journey?

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Community Rules

  • Let's HOLD SPACE for everyone and anyone! This means allowing people to have and share their own experiences, without us needing to fix, judge or change them or their journey in any way. If someone ASKS for a management technique that you have personal experience with, then please feel free share!
  • Vulnerability & honest are STRENGTH! "Vulnerability hangover" is a real thing, where we feel, after-the-fact, that we shared too much. NOT HERE - your thoughts, words and feelings are always welcome.

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