So many people try to get rid of "OCD thoughts". Over time I have learned that is a mistake. The more you push a thought away the stronger it comes back. So don't push them away. Do not try to solve or find meaning to the thought. Just because a thought pops into my head that does not mean it is true. For me most of my OCD thoughts are so twisted and out there that the chances of them being true are slim. The problem we OCDers have is that the slightest chance something could be true or something could happen is enough to make us jump off the deep end. The truth is that anything could happen I suppose. Nothing is certain yet we want and crave certainty. Noone else in the world has certainty either yet for some reason we want it. When your anxiety is through the roof it is so hard to ignore athought. That is why I think medication was important for me. I was so anxious that I became out of touch honestly. Even though I clearly knewmost of the thoughts I had were really out there and far fetched it didn't matter. Once my medicine brought the anxiety down I was able to handle things much better. When the thoughts came back they no longer had emotions with them. Now I am able to have a life again. OCD has stolen years from me and I didn't even know it existed. I thought I was just a deep person who just cared so much. Now I am thinking differently. I am still the same person for the most part. All of the good and fun things about me are here. I still get pissed about real issues. I know longer stress about the unknown and that is big for me. Ican handle issues that are on the surface it's those unknown and "what if" thoughts that used to drive me bonkers. Now I am more worried about the here and now and what I do know for sure.
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Ripped in half
Jessealuvseashells, , OCD, Anxiety, Career, Depression, Grief, OCD, Relationships, Stress, Therapy, 0
Well, its been since this weekend that I last posted the hell I'm going through now with my family…and...
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Thoughts – February 4th 2024
beansprout, , Anxiety, Marriage & Family, OCD, Uncategorized, OCD, Relationships, 2
Just some thoughts I’ve been having lately: 💭 I think the last time I was genuinely happy was 2017....
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What is a True Friend.
Randy63, , OCD, Anxiety, Relationships, Religion, 3
On sites like these we have to choose friends or decide if we want to except someone as a...
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Mother in law
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I don't know how to put words to how crazy my mother in law is. She is literally stalking...
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My Opinion
IamMichelle, , Anxiety, Depression, LGBT, Marriage & Family, OCD, Teens, Wellness Tips, Grief, 0
Most people care about my opinion but the people who I want to care the most couldn’t give two...
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Meh
Cllstnvlnst329, , OCD, Anger, Anxiety, Lesbian, Gay, LGBTQ, Obesity, OCD, Personality Disorder, Schizophrenia, 0
I was told by my doctor to come to this website after he saw that it was a budding...
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“nowhere” is “now here”
rebajoan, , OCD, Anxiety, Child, Grief, Medication, OCD, Sleep Disorders, 0
Doing my studies for psychology class, I was researching websites and articles on OCD and they lead me here....
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Anger/Frustration/Anxiety
SeekingHappiness, , OCD, Domestic Abuse, Obesity, OCD, PTSD, Relationships, Self Esteem, Sex Therapy, 2
I am so mad at myself. Mad that I gained back like 5 pounds in less than a month,...
I think you’re getting my mantra about co-existing with ocd. I do however disagree, mental illness is a double edge sword and the other side of the sword is a streak of creativity of greater or less degree. Maybe it comes from trying to live with the illness. I also find people who post their pictures of themselves as mostly physically attractive people.Take Lyra, who commented before me. In my mind she weaves magic when she writes.