The only way to beat OCD is by experiencing and psychologically processing triggered anxiety (exposure) until it resolves on its own without trying to neutralize it with any safety seeking action (response or ritual prevention). As one of my OCD clients cleverly put it, “Better sane than safe...
It's also possible to develop obsessive thoughts associated with other anxiety disorders. Generally, these will not be quite as severe or overwhelming as the thoughts in OCD, and you're unlikely to develop compulsions as a result, but there are often some similarities between both disorders. Yo...
Below are some examples of obsessive thoughts, how they affect your ability to cope with anxiety, and what you can do to stop them.Any Anxiety Disorder Can Cause Unwanted ThoughtsWhile unwanted thoughts are most common with obsessive compulsive disorder, or OCD, every anxiety disorder can create...
Relationship OCD (ROCD) Is There to Help. Sort Of. The ROCD theme exists as part of a safety protocol by the sufferer’s brain to identify risks and ensure safety and peace. Often, the corefearof ROCD is “Will I waste my life and be unhappy if I pick the wrong...
It took me a really long time to find the courage to go to therapy. I was hopeless that it could help, nervous about how hard and embarrassing it would be, and uncertain I wanted to lose such a huge part of my identity. These thoughts reaffirmed what I had known all along, that I...
Perfectionism can really cause a perfectionist to have racing thoughts. You're so worried about X, Y, Z that you forget what comes after A. That's perfectionism and anxiety or OCD at its worst. Whenever we are anxious about our performance, it complicates communication on a neurological leve...
A person with OCD gets tricked into repeatedly washing his hands, or returning home to check the stove, rather than accepting the intrusive thoughts of contamination and fire and returning his energies to the present activities at hand.
Living with OCD after being cheated on is tough. Your mind turns into a detective that never clocks out. Trying to control these thoughts? It’s like trying to stop a moving train by pushing against it – exhausting and near impossible without help. ...
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Do you find yourself preoccupied with gambling thoughts and an urge to gamble at inappropriate times? Have you had falling out with friends, family members, or a loved one over gambling or the amounts you spend on various gambling games?