Magical thinking OCD

[Marc0133]

So I looked this up and I definitely have what is called Magical Thinking OCD.

I always have to repeat "safe phrases" in my head or words that are the opposite to ones related to my fears. I do it everytime I turn on a TV, start drawing, turn on my game console, leaving my bedroom, heck even when closing tabs from websites or even starting threads. And if if my head thinks of a word related to my fears I have to frantically redo the entire process otherwise I'm afraid my fear will happen. I actually managed to stop doing it for a bit as I used a technique that made me limit how much I try to do this, something like "you only get three tries to do this ritual and after that you'll just have to deal with it" and it actually worked!

But recently its come back in full force and while its still not as bad as it once was there are still times where I find myself getting anxious unless I do the ritual right.

Sorry if this seemed hard to understand. Its hard to explain but this is how I've felt for a long time. Anyone got any extra tips to help cope with it? Thanks

[SCC1]

Hi. It's not hard to understand at all. I have this type of OCD too. I have to "cancel" thoughts often by doing either a mental or physical compulsion. Mine too, can start w/ anything and everything, the smallest things.

It's worse when I'm under stress or the thing that starts the OCD episode is stressful in itself (my cat not feeling well, someone being sick, seeing something happen or even just thinking about those things). The thoughts go around and around and don't stop until I can feel "safe", but it only lasts a for few seconds, then goes into the next "batch" of thoughts/compulsions.

I am currently on Luvox, and while it wasn't doing much good at the start of taking it, I feel a little better now since it was increased.

This is the hardest type of OCD (for me) to go through, and it "hurts" my mind to think this way so often.

One thing that ppl have mentioned, is ERP. That is the best way to deal w/ OCD. It is a type of behavioral therapy. Someone else could explain this better, as I have no first-hand experience w/ it. )

***(Although there's nothing wrong w/ posting here, you might benefit more by posting your concerns on the OCD forum. It's called My OCD community.) Just a thought.