I keep thinking about my All my loved ones dying and I hate it. I’m afraid that if I keep having thoughts like these I’ll accidentally kill them.
^From thinking these ideas. Please tell me advice on how to STOP these thoughts!! 😢🥹
31-35, F
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MissNoahLenFoxx · 31-35, F
@basilfawlty89 So how do I stop the thoughts!?
basilfawlty89 · 36-40, M
@MissNoahLenFoxx okay, so there's good news and bad news.
That news is that you can't as such. They're intrusive/automatic thoughts. The more you try to stop them, the stronger they get and the worse your anxiety gets.
The good news is that they do go away, once you realize a thought is just a thought and you face your fear. There's a treatment called Exposure and Response Prevention that's part of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy that's the gold standard for OCD.
That news is that you can't as such. They're intrusive/automatic thoughts. The more you try to stop them, the stronger they get and the worse your anxiety gets.
The good news is that they do go away, once you realize a thought is just a thought and you face your fear. There's a treatment called Exposure and Response Prevention that's part of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy that's the gold standard for OCD.