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self harm ocd
i am myself suffering from primarily o ocd. i have thoughts of harming myself or others, my most disturbing thought is about blinding myself, could anyone help, i am taking medication, but i want to know how to do exposure therapy for it
hey i just want to ask u something , that i was doing exposure exercises from sometime, the anxiety was reducing, but some obsessive specially of self harm like self blinding were still very powerful, after reading "overcoming obsessive books, i read about all the mental compulsion/rituals,coping and avoidance behaviour and cognitive therapy also
but 1 thing i realized that when a obsessive thought comes our brain falters both in cognitive and behaviour way, of course the cognitive failure of doubting rather than rejecting that thought logically is automatic and that is what ocd is.
but after recognizing a thought as obsessive thought we can improve the cognitive response by using mindfulness, not analysing the obsession and letting it go, would be almost like the same response as what a non ocd brain does, and in this way by letting it go , we are not doing any mental compulsion also. so we r hitting on both process,by very simple method, and still if a thought causes anxiety we can do exposures in combination also.
so the best method to deal with ocd in my opinion is mindfulness+exposure+medication.
what do u say?
sorry for very long text
but 1 thing i realized that when a obsessive thought comes our brain falters both in cognitive and behaviour way, of course the cognitive failure of doubting rather than rejecting that thought logically is automatic and that is what ocd is.
but after recognizing a thought as obsessive thought we can improve the cognitive response by using mindfulness, not analysing the obsession and letting it go, would be almost like the same response as what a non ocd brain does, and in this way by letting it go , we are not doing any mental compulsion also. so we r hitting on both process,by very simple method, and still if a thought causes anxiety we can do exposures in combination also.
so the best method to deal with ocd in my opinion is mindfulness+exposure+medication.
what do u say?
sorry for very long text
If you can't see a psychologist, then the books can be helpful. OCD does not go away...it can only be managed. When I say managed that means that you have the tools in place to stop the thought from taking on a life of its own. Basically thinking the thought and then saying "Whatever" and moving on.
Another book I liked is called Self-Coaching by Joseph Luciani
Another book I liked is called Self-Coaching by Joseph Luciani
thanks a lot, there are no therapist near my city, only pshyctriast are available, i am taking help from the book "overcoming obsessive thoughts, can u suggest more ways, thoughts are reduced, and having very less anxiety, but can i be free 100% from them,i am doing exposure for last 1 month
Hi there...so who is treating your OCD? If you are still have strong thoughts of harming others, I'm thinking that your dosage is not correct. Also you are right in that cognitive behavioral therapy will help you.
When I had this problem I was told to go into a dark room, close my eyes and picture myself carrying out the thought. You may want to try it. Go in to a room and imagine yourself with a pair of scissors and picture yourself blinding yourself. What you will realize is that you would never do something like that. The more you picture it the more absurd it becomes and then the fear goes away.
If you are only on meds with no psychologist in your life teaching you CBT, then you should think about finding a good one near you.
When I had this problem I was told to go into a dark room, close my eyes and picture myself carrying out the thought. You may want to try it. Go in to a room and imagine yourself with a pair of scissors and picture yourself blinding yourself. What you will realize is that you would never do something like that. The more you picture it the more absurd it becomes and then the fear goes away.
If you are only on meds with no psychologist in your life teaching you CBT, then you should think about finding a good one near you.
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