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PolarBear

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  1. It is entirely an OCD problem. Could there be a crack in a tooth? Sure. Being fixated on it 24/7 is not normal. That is OCD.
  2. My advice is don't sit with it. Get up and do something. Go for a walk. Bake a cake. Clean the house. Do something. Doing nothing creates a situation where you are entirely focused on your obsessions.
  3. I personally have not seen anyone on here say, just stop your compulsions. Maybe it came across as that.
  4. Or... you could leave the topic alone, stop asking people here and elsewhere for reassurance. You are hyperfocused on an insignificant thing. It is taking up your time. Where has the 3 hours a day gotten you? Absolutely nowhere. So give it up.
  5. It's all nonsense made up by your own mind. There are no clean days. There are no dirty days. Just days. Yes, it feels that this is true, but OCD is a master at faking things. And yeah, this is totally OCD. Welcome.
  6. This won't end until you end it. Accept what is and move on.
  7. Reframing them means you are paying attention to them. Writing them down. Giving yourself reassurance by coming up with an alternative. Does that sound like something you should do?
  8. You can search on YouTube for How to Stop Ruminating by Dave Preston. Might help.
  9. Floods, a little about genuine anxiety. Snowbear is right. Of course it is genuine. Anxiety is anxiety. Obsessions cause distress. Most people label that distress as anxiety. For some, it is fear, guilt, shame, disgust. They're all real emotions. The problem with OCD sufferers is that they have a wonky part of their brain that initiates those emotions at inappropriate times. Without that, sufferers would have a much easier time dismissing obsessions. The combination of an obsession and a jolt of anxiety almost forces you to pay attention. One other thing. Leap of faith... it means doing something without knowing for certain. You keep coming back to, if I only knew for sure... You're not going to. OCD won't let you have certainty. So you take a leap of faith - a commitment to do something without the certainty that it's the right thing.
  10. This is classic OCD. You have a thought/theme stuck in your head (obsession). Your inclination is to solve it/answer the question (compulsion). Your drive is to find certainty. OCD won't let you find certainty. It's the OCD paradox. No matter how hard you try, by doing compulsions, you'll never get to the end. The ONLY way out is to stop trying to solve it/answer the question. Refuse to get into mind debates over it. Quit seeking reassurance. Stop Googling the topic. It is uncomfortable. You have to be comfortable with being uncomfortable.
  11. Do you see your words as a little out of proportion? You can't enjoy your life because of a wonky tooth? Doesn't that seem a little drastic?
  12. What malina said. That's why it's a leap of faith. You're just going to assume it's true and get on with it.
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