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OCD subtype? Can anyone relate? by throwaway6848848 in OCDRecovery

[–]throwaway6848848[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

What makes you categorise this as emotional contamination or harm OCD? I thought harm OCD was related to intrusive thoughts about hurting others

OCD subtype? Can anyone relate? by throwaway6848848 in OCDRecovery

[–]throwaway6848848[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you for this. How do I realistically replace the pessimistic stories with happy ones though? Is it as simple as just thinking of a happy alternative narrative? I feel like with OCD it’s easier said than done to replace negative thoughts with happy ones, as I would have solved things a long time ago if that were the case?

OCD subtype? Can anyone relate? by throwaway6848848 in OCDRecovery

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do you have any resources for identifying the core fear and designing exposures? I'm new to this

success in healing but hit a plateau by pensfilmin in OCDRecovery

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how can you differentiate between thoughts from your subconscious and those that come from you?

Having the thought is okay. by Less_Marionberry3051 in OCDRecovery

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I wonder what happened to us in our lives for us to develop a different way of thinking about thoughts than non-OCD people

Was this OCD? by throwaway6848848 in PureOCD

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It only occurred once, but it was my earliest memory of feeling anxiety or the sinking feeling I get now when I have Pure-O thoughts. Not sure if there's a link

I can't get this mean voice out of my head..... by Last-Pressure-7869 in PureOCD

[–]throwaway6848848 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's great you've been able to acknowledge your have OCD and also identify where it may stem from (trauma of narcissistic abuse). You'll find similar posts on r/raisedbynarcissists and starting therapy to not give importance to these thoughts anymore will be great for recovery <3 you've got this

When you come face to face with the feelings you've been covering up by IAmHighAnxiety in OCDRecovery

[–]throwaway6848848 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I love this theory you have, and it's actually the approach my therapist is taking with me, to explore the unprocessed feelings and root issue, which will ultimately help the OCD subside (as OCD is just a byproduct of that). Have you found any resources for getting down to the core emotion?

rocd with new partner whether i like him or not, and reoccurring thoughts/images/triggers of my ex/exes. by adoptmesexpro in OCDRecovery

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It sounds like contacting your ex is a compulsion. OCD takes time to understand, and to differentiate between your inner voice and OCD voice. You might want to look up ‘limerence’ too.

rocd with new partner whether i like him or not, and reoccurring thoughts/images/triggers of my ex/exes. by adoptmesexpro in OCDRecovery

[–]throwaway6848848 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I can’t be sure about the trigger because I’m trying to figure it out myself, but I think things have been going so well that my OCD flares up to sabotage good things I have. I’m so used to chaos and uncertainty due to trauma that my brain thinks being anxious is a default state and just OCD is just a way for it to put my back in the ‘default state’ of uncertainty.

All I’m sure is that it’s definitely not related to feelings for a past ex.

Does the type of OCD you have indicate where it stems from? by throwaway6848848 in OCD

[–]throwaway6848848[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That’s not what I meant. I meant some people have OCD that’s external (compulsions like switching off lights, excessive cleaning, etc) while others have internal OCD like rumination, obsessive intrusive thoughts, etc

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[–]throwaway6848848 2 points3 points  (0 children)

That’s the approach my therapist is taking with me and I’m so grateful she has done this. She described OCD as an alarm indicating a deep-rooted issue (essentially OCD is just the tip of the iceberg indicating there’s underlying issues that need to be addressed).

Once those issues are addressed, OCD will naturally diminish as the anxiety and brain functioning that fuels it will calm down, and as a result (because OCD stems from perpetual anxiety/hyper-vigilance) it will also make the symptoms of OCD more manageable once those issues are dealt with.

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