I like to tell myself that I control my thoughts, I control which thoughts to pay attention to and which ones to let go as they not helpful. I try to stop my compulsive mental rituals through mindfulness, it feels uncomfortable but in the end its for the best. Giving into compulsions only makes ocd stronger.
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Thanks for sharing. I been focusing mostly on the ERP and just letting the thoughts happen and recognize them as just thoughts. It definitely has been feeling like an up hill battle. But I have been doing mindfulness as well. Feels kind of like a void though. A bit like I am a afraid to toy with any thought and just stay in a mindfulness state all day.
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