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PolarBear

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  1. You leave it alone. Stop looking for an answer. Stop trying to find a solution. In short, that means stopping your compulsions, like never research anything to do with dementia.
  2. Do you see the proof that compulsions don't work? No matter how safe you feel, it will all start again tomorrow. You don't have to prove you don't like the thoughts. You can just ignore them. That's the only way out for you.
  3. No,you don't need to get it straight in your head. The idea of that likely came from you doing compulsions and in order for you to try and get it straight, you'll have to do even more compulsions, which won't work. You'll just go round and round in your head, which is exactly what OCD wants.
  4. Not if the precautions preclude you from living a normal life.
  5. Ah, but our ancestors didn't worry about tigers 24 hours a day. OCD is all consuming, to the detriment of living a normal life.
  6. You did it before. You can do it again. A first step would be to stop repeating yourself. You've told us several times you clicked on the image and Googled their name. This is a compulsion. It needs to stop.
  7. In most countries, chid sex abuse images are those of anyone under the age of 18, NOT only prepubescent children.
  8. Highly inaccurate and completely unhelpful under the circumstances. Jackal, this is an obsession, nothing more. If you dwell on it and ruminate, it becomes a big deal. If you leave it alone, it dies.
  9. You allow yourself to move on. You choose not to dwell on it.
  10. Oh, you do have obvious compulsions. They're fairly screaming out at you. Avoidance is a compulsion. You are avoiding work being done, to the detriment of your living conditions. I suspect you ruminate like crazy over this topic. Ruminating is a huge compulsion. How about getting things tested? Repeatedly?
  11. Relationship OCD can also be when the sufferer gets obsessions that their loved one/friend does not care for them. Please don't make definitive statements like Relationship OCD don't have physical compulsions. Someone with this theme could frequently text or call a loved one, looking for reassurance. That would be a physical/overt compulsion.
  12. This is a bit of a trick that therapists use. If I can convince you to set aside your worrying and compulsions until later and in the mean time you get back to living your life and doing important things, there is a good chance that when the time comes, things aren't that big a deal and you won't do compulsions or worry.
  13. Yes, you are overthinking this. Leave it alone and get your mind on other things.
  14. You ignore those thoughts too, as best you can. They're just more intrusive thoughts.
  15. All you do is repeat the testing, constantly. Where does that get you? Are you going to do that for another year? Five years? Ten? Let it go.
  16. There is no right or wrong feeling. OCD tells you that but it's a lie. OCD always lies.
  17. Perfectly normal. Look, go as long as you can. That's your benchmark. Every time, go that length of time. Next week, add 30 minutes. Do that for a week. Repeat. Push it. This won't be comfortable. In fact, you have to get comfortable with being uncomfortable.
  18. Hi there. Quite a few people take an antipsychotic with an SSRI for OCD. Don't let the term antipsychotic scare you. Yes, they are used to treat psychotic, in large doses. Just like SSRIs, they regulate a neurotransmitter. That's it.
  19. That's OCD'S way of sucking you back in. Not going over mental scenarios means nothing except you've decided not to play OCD'S game. That's it. You can move on. It takes practice. Lots of practice.
  20. It is almost universal that OCD is worse when sufferers are under real-world stress. That is why it is so important to take care of yourself and treat yourself kindly.
  21. Ginger is exactly right. Good exposure but only when you strong enough to handle it.
  22. You're really asking for reassurance that your thoughts aren't true. It's a compulsion and is only making your situation worse. Work on those scenarios. They too are a compulsion.
  23. Avoiding is a compulsion. By doing so, you are confirming that your fears are justified.
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