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   KarenM

   102 Points

   11/30/09

   If you try to suppress the thoughts, it will get worse. Let them come and go. Go about your day like they are not there. Focus on your life and what you're doing. They will cause you great anxiety at first but the more you just let them be, the anxiety will lessen. Eventually, you will think they are stupid. They may pop in here and there but they won't distract you from life. Are your's there all day? Do they stick and repeat? It does get a lot better. They are just thoughts. They are a story. They aren't you. Be strong.
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   11/30/09

   Reply from lisap:

   The thought is there all day, it stuck and keeps repeating. How do you just let them come and go? If the thought is there all day, does this mean I have a severe case of OCD? I never had this before. I am freaking out. I know I will not act out this thought but sometimes it makes me wonder. Does this make sense? Thanks for the advice.

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   KarenM

   102 Points

   11/28/09

   Lisa, the content of the thought doesn't matter. I've had nuetral obsessions too, like a simple word that repeats in my head. They're just thougths, you just have to remember that. I'm doing cognitive behavioral therapy with an ocd specialist and I've done a lot of exposure exercises. I'm too the point where the thoughts are incredibly stupid and I feel no anxiety when they come in. It's like I've just made a place for ocd thoughts in my brain and I've moved on with my life. I used to keep wishing them away. That happens for many women but I had pretty severe postpartum ocd. I hope that helps. The sexual is no different from the violent. Your brain is just trying to screw with you.
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