Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) Support Group
Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is a psychiatric disorder, more specifically, an anxiety disorder. OCD is manifested in a variety of forms, but is most commonly characterized by a subject's obsessive (repetitive, distressing, intrusive) thoughts and related compulsions (tasks or rituals) which attempt to neutralize the obsessions.
Hey guys!
I just wanted to tell you about a simple technique of thinking that allows your brain to stop focusing on intrusive thoughts. I call it sensory thinking. It's sensory because you practice it by thinking about what you see, hear, smell, feel physically, or in some cases taste. For example, when I was walking home from school today, I started to have my usual intrusive thoughts about harm, and so I started to really pay attention to my surroundings. I watched cars drive by, listened to them get farther away, smelled the fresh air, felt the ground and occasional crunch of a leaf on my foot etc. You can also look at the various objects in your surroundings and think about what the sound/feel/smell/taste like. You just use all of your senses to think about what you perceive. I find it's very helpful in distracting your mind because in order to use these senses to interpret things your mind has to focus. It has a somewhat calming effect too.
I just wanted to tell you about a simple technique of thinking that allows your brain to stop focusing on intrusive thoughts. I call it sensory thinking. It's sensory because you practice it by thinking about what you see, hear, smell, feel physically, or in some cases taste. For example, when I was walking home from school today, I started to have my usual intrusive thoughts about harm, and so I started to really pay attention to my surroundings. I watched cars drive by, listened to them get farther away, smelled the fresh air, felt the ground and occasional crunch of a leaf on my foot etc. You can also look at the various objects in your surroundings and think about what the sound/feel/smell/taste like. You just use all of your senses to think about what you perceive. I find it's very helpful in distracting your mind because in order to use these senses to interpret things your mind has to focus. It has a somewhat calming effect too.
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Sweet of you to share your discovery. I use this technique as well. I also use it to help me fall asleep at night when I'm too busy in my headspace to just relax.
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This sounds crazy but when I very first started medication a few months ago my intrusive thought were a lot worse than now. Well anyways I walk home from work sometimes its like a mile walk and one day when I walked home it started poorinf like I have never seen rain come down and I just focused on the rain and the thunder and how beautiful nature was and I remember saying man life is great and the thought were gone for a while. Anyways it felt good thats all I am trying to say.
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thankyou so much for sharing i will definatly put this into practice x
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