Tips / Help with OCD ?
Hi! I'm making post to reach out because my OCD is driving me crazy.
I think about my obsession from the moment I wake up till I go to sleep at night. And I can't control my compulsions.
Does anyone have any tips to share ? Something that has helped you, like a book or a video, or some technique that made easier to control your thoughts. I would appreciate anything that you could suggest. Please write it if something comes to mind.
Thank you for your support.
I have noticed that if I realize I have gone down the rabbit hole of an obsessive thought I usually repeat something over and over again. Something random like "purple tomato." Something that your brain needs to create an image of. I concentrate on the image and say it over and over again and eventually it helps me stop obsessing.
Just to share my experience: I have what is called "Moral Scrupulosity OCD", and I can't stop thinking about the fact that I'm a bad person, that I need to be aware all the time of my actions and thoughts or I would be bad for society, that I deserve to be punished, that I'm less than others, etc.
Just wanted to tell you that I have this too! I always feel super responsible for things and I feel very uncomfortable and get very upset and stressed out when I can't resolve the thing I feel responsible for.
What about this: http://www.anxietybc.com/sites/default/files/adult_hmocd.pdf :)
It's a self-help guide. Hope it helps