missmuffet Posted December 11, 2021 Group: Royal Member Followers: 34 Topic Count: 1,994 Topics Per Day: 0.48 Content Count: 48,692 Content Per Day: 11.74 Reputation: 30,343 Days Won: 226 Joined: 01/11/2013 Status: Offline Share Posted December 11, 2021 2 hours ago, Jayne said: Even people who do NOT have OCD struggle sometimes with instrusive thoughts. I have an occasional few times. What my reaction was at first was to "battle" them trying so hard to get them out of my head. All that did was ground them where they were - in my head. What I do now is allow them move into one ear and leave out of the other. If it's an ugly thought, I pray, "Lord, you know this is not who I am. " I have them MUCH less now - almost none. Giving them attention gives them power. God KNOWS this is not you. Sometimes bad thoughts can come from Satan. That is when you need to ask God for protection. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jayne Posted December 11, 2021 Group: Royal Member Followers: 16 Topic Count: 108 Topics Per Day: 0.04 Content Count: 3,828 Content Per Day: 1.29 Reputation: 4,818 Days Won: 2 Joined: 03/31/2016 Status: Offline Share Posted December 11, 2021 19 minutes ago, missmuffet said: Sometimes bad thoughts can come from Satan. That is when you need to ask God for protection. You are exactly right!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
missmuffet Posted December 11, 2021 Group: Royal Member Followers: 34 Topic Count: 1,994 Topics Per Day: 0.48 Content Count: 48,692 Content Per Day: 11.74 Reputation: 30,343 Days Won: 226 Joined: 01/11/2013 Status: Offline Share Posted December 11, 2021 OCD is a chemical imbalance of the brain, depression and anxiety also are a chemical imbalance in the brain. OCD can come with a lot of anxiety. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LearningToLetGo Posted December 11, 2021 Group: Senior Member Followers: 5 Topic Count: 37 Topics Per Day: 0.02 Content Count: 717 Content Per Day: 0.35 Reputation: 660 Days Won: 0 Joined: 09/21/2018 Status: Offline Share Posted December 11, 2021 Thoughts come. Thoughts go. It's best to let them go. Don't take ownership of them. Like ships passing in the night, leave them be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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