Thank you all for responding. It is definitley comforting to here others who have gone or still go through this also. I'm working hard on it, but it's tough. It does go through periods of being very tough and than sometimes it's not as bad, but I guess that's normal (atleast for OCD). It's frustrating, but I guess treating it like any other compulsion is the way to go.
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The only way to get over this is to force yourself to not redo the action.
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I definitley have to agree with that statement! Also, I'd like to add to that it's as important not to change the thought too! The cycle gets worse for me it seems the more I do repeat the actions or change the thoughts. The fear, anxiety, and doubting gets worse when you don't do the compulsion, but that will pass and atleast its worth it because it will eventually help and has long term gains, while the other one just leads down the same path and to the same cycle. It's tough to work on, but I'm doing it every day, some days are easier than others, but you/we/I gotta keep the faith. I know it'll get better with treatment, soon enough.
Doing the thought changing just seems to make the whole cycle worse. I'm doing CBT for it, and it's a constant thing to be aware of and work on. Sound familiar to anyone?
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