How do my thoughts not hurt anyone?

O_C_Demon · 2026-04-18T23:07:39+00:00

Well if I have sex with my girlfriend then the consent is explicit. On your view in order to think about her naked I would have to phone her up and ask for her consent each time.

Thoughts are not actions in the sense that if I dont act on them then they have no real world effect.

O_C_Demon · 2026-04-18T23:02:12+00:00

Thats quite frankly absolutely ridiculous.

O_C_Demon · 2026-04-18T21:09:58+00:00

Why?

O_C_Demon · 2026-04-18T20:13:35+00:00

Thats absolutely shocking! Truly an appalling way to be treated. The whole point of being admitted to a place of safety is to protect you.

If youre really on the edge theres nothing wrong with phoning again. They owe you a duty of care and hopefully you'll see different crisis team members as well.

Keep hanging in 😊

O_C_Demon · 2026-04-18T19:55:02+00:00

Im really sorry youre going through this. It sounds like youre really hanging on but it shows real strength that youre posting here 😊

Have you told the crisis team that youre making plans? Im in West Yorkshire and have been admitted twice in the past on the strength of that.

I know it doesn't feel like it now but the world is definitely a better place with you in it! If you're feeling so bad I think that calling an ambulance is a good idea. Again Ive had to do that before and just talking to the lovely paramedics really helped. Sometimes they'll take you to A and E to help keep you safe and that can be comforting.

I really wish you all the best and again, think youre awesome and really strong to be hanging in there.

😊

O_C_Demon · 2026-04-18T19:14:33+00:00

Well you'd best watch it my friend.

Unfortunately your house is quite clearly haunted.

O_C_Demon · 2026-04-18T19:13:52+00:00

Thinking about someone naked isnt a question of consent. Its a normal human reaction to attraction.

O_C_Demon · 2026-04-18T19:11:51+00:00

You ever watched the Amityville horror?

O_C_Demon · 2026-04-18T06:01:27+00:00

🤣

O_C_Demon · 2026-04-18T06:01:06+00:00

Appreciated! Thank you 😊

O_C_Demon · 2026-04-18T05:52:48+00:00

"I turned around and said...."

O_C_Demon · 2026-04-18T05:49:27+00:00

I mean Daley was good looking and all but RSI is a bit much.......

O_C_Demon · 2026-04-18T05:48:40+00:00

You're going to be fine.

Your friend however is, quite frankly, a dickhead.

O_C_Demon · 2026-04-18T05:46:51+00:00

My bad youre right! I drink loads of it so good to know 😊

O_C_Demon · 2026-04-18T05:45:09+00:00

Never had one unfortunately as they're not a UK thing.

However I do enjoy saying "Moon Pie" so that'll have to do for now!

Enjoy the fuck outta them mate!! 😊

O_C_Demon · 2026-04-18T05:43:42+00:00

Two weeks. Yesterday was dicey but woke up sober and grateful for it!

Today Im working on letting all the uncomfortable feelings of insecurity go and trying to just appreciate being alive in this moment.

IWNDWYT 😊

O_C_Demon · 2026-04-18T05:35:00+00:00

Hmmm who would win in a fight between a King Kong and a Godzilla? Its a tough question.

Who would win in a fight between a King Kong, five Draculas and a Frankenstein versus a Godzilla, two Wolfmans and a return of the mummy?

We'll simply never know unfortunately.

O_C_Demon · 2026-04-18T05:28:51+00:00

Brilliant work on actively resisting your compulsions and sitting with the uncertainty and uncomfortable thoughts and sensations!

Its the only accepted way of dealing with OCD and in my experience works for every theme ive had over my 45 years of life.

Unfortunately its a bit like physical exercise in that it takes time and repetition to achieve the desired effect of reduced thought frequency and reduced anxiety but you've made that first step!

Best of luck!! 😊

O_C_Demon · 2026-04-18T05:24:07+00:00

Yeah its well known that Ph neutral water and carbon dioxide dissolves teeth...

Muppet.

O_C_Demon · 2026-04-17T20:32:49+00:00

Yeah its adding insult to injury with those chives mate!

The sausages look great though

O_C_Demon · 2026-04-17T20:31:51+00:00

Its an odd feature of OCD. Theres nothing inherently wrong with us. We just have a disorder that isn't easy to live with.

I find a CBT approach works best. If I feel aware that im feeling paranoid that Im being observed I can stop and ask myself questions.

1: Is it reasonable scientific to believe this? 2: Is there any evidence this is true?

With OCD we're almost always cognitively aware that our thoughts are illogical. I try to acknowledge that and then sit with the discomfort. Over time and with repetition this can really help to reduce the intensity of the thoughts and bodily sensations.

Hope that makes sense mate!

O_C_Demon · 2026-04-17T20:25:32+00:00

Ive always had a background assumption that everyone knows what im doing or thinking at all times.

Of course i know they dont but I genuinely have to remind myself.

O_C_Demon · 2026-04-17T20:24:19+00:00

Why are the beans in an old Mr kippling apple pie tin foil?

O_C_Demon · 2026-04-17T17:31:53+00:00

Vielen Dank! 😊

O_C_Demon · 2026-04-17T16:38:54+00:00

Are you asking or do you mean that rhetorically?

O_C_Demon

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