Having an extra bad time

Things are going really terribly right now. I have harm OCD and POCD (at least I hope it’s those and not the alternative). Everything triggers me, but I think the most uncomfortable part is the feelings/urges/thoughts telling me that I want to act. It’s really awful, has me questioning everything, kinda wanting to just end it all but I wouldn’t do that. Does anyone have any advice for specifically dealing with impulses/urges? I feel like that’s definitely the worst part for me...

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I am sorry that you are going through a rough time.

Try to sit with the anxiety, with the feared consequences, by resisting the urges.

The anxiety will be high in the beginning, but it will get lesser.

Later, when the thought keeps popping up, categorize it as an OCD thought.

Put the OCD thought in a box.

The thought will lose its power.

I hope this helps.

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Thank you!!

[Smudge232]

I’m diagnosed with pocd as well, and though I don’t have urges or harm ocd I do find being around children/young teens very triggering to intrusive thoughts/anxiety and find myself drowning in “what if this isn’t ocd what if this is real” questions and wanting to run away from them. For me, asking back “but what if it’s not real, what if none of the intrusive thoughts mean anything about who I am?” Is very helpful.

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Thanks for sharing! I will try this and see if it works for me