Any Advice or similar experiences?

[criddywm]

I've noticed that my Anxiety (Potential OCD, waiting for diagnosis) seems to attach itself to a subject/topic that I dislike and ruminate and obsess about it because I don't want to think about it/them.

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I would like to welcome you to the OCD Support Network.

We are here to help and give hope to each other.

OCD will pick upon things which bother you.

It does the same with me, with my obsessions.

The way to deal with them is to accept the thought, and put it into the corner.

We are not accepting the contents of the thought.

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

Sometimes it takes few days for the thought to fade away, but it will with time.

The toughest part is to sit with the anxiety.

Do not interact or argue with the thoughts.

I hope this helps.

I wish you good health.

[3BirdLover]

Hi. Oh yes...and the more you try NOT to think about it, the more it comes up right?

OCD loves it like that. I have at times thoughts playing over and over again like it's trying to be resolved, but if it's OCD, it won't be resolved....OCD is never happy having things resolved.

Religious OCD for me is excruciatingly hard to get rid out out of my brain. The most horrific thoughts come in and as unwelcome as they are, when I'm having this issue, it won't leave me alone. I've learned to tell at OCD to 'take a hike', or 'kick it to the curb' literally. Sometimes you just have to be stern. Remember you are NOT your OCD. Some people like to give OCD a specific name so to realize it it not you. I'm still trying to think of the appropriate name for mine....

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Hello

Hope this finds you well

I had a therapist tell me to try to take care of it. Simple. Whatever it was that i was obsessing about (obviously within reason if your obsession allows).

Disclosure- i look for worms and maggots EVERYWHERE. All the time. Its phobia and compulsion mixed in one. So one day I took care of it. I usually throw away all open and "contaminated with larve" food (dumb i know) and one day... I got brave and looked. REALLY looked. No worms. So I ate it. Next when i see a white spot of debris or rice or whatever i perceive to be "worm" I would painstakingly investigate.... usually concluding that it was indeed NOT what i feared.

I suppose this is exposure therapy at my own pace?! but perhaps you could --take care of something. A positive action of some sort, nothing negative. But a physical change. I write letters sometimes if it isn't appropriate to talk to someone you've been ruminating over(i get these bouts of Limerance). Closure to stop the loop.

Hope this finds you well, and maybe helps!