Trying hard to fight

[mummyoftwogirls]

Trying really hard to fight this horrible ocd! I tell you what it doesn't like it because it's throwing intrusion/worry one after another I've been triggering so much the last few days I'm trying so hard not to give in and ruminate 80% of the time I'm winning :-)

Is it common for intrusions to get more frequent when you fight back?

[Ascend]

Hey .

Have you ever tried not fighting the thoughts and just letting them be?

[mummyoftwogirls]

That's what I'm doing most of the time but I'm getting thought after thought so it feels like a constant battle to not engage ie ruminate

[mummyoftwogirls]

And sorry hey josh :-)

[Guest imalright]

Yes!

I found that, as I tackled an area of OCD, it would 'fight back' :-) I think a lot of it was to do with the anxiety of not giving in to a compulsion....anxiety/stress aggravating the OCD.

Also found that as I tackled one area of OCD...as I didn't give in to the compulsions and OCD started to lessen it's grip on me - it started to sneak up in a different area. Same theme, but different area. So really had to keep an eye on that :-)

Keep going - it gets easier and EASIER. :-)

[taurean]

Certainly "Overcoming Intrusive Thoughts" which Flatver used in recovery supports imaltrights comment.

And it very much suggests a hierarchical appraoch to necessary ERP.