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I have OCD and anxiety. I have thoughts racing through my mind concstintly (sp) And sense I have OCD i obsess about thoughts in my mind. what are some ways (without) medicing (because im already on some medicine and working with a doctor) that I can slow down these thoughts.
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I have ocd too.
pretend your mind is a window
in the window, a cloud DRIFTS past
like a thought drifts past your mind
the window makes no obsesses and so therefore, the cloud dsrifts off and goes away
just like a thought would if you ignored it. and let it just drift away. its not you who is thinking that, its the ocd . and remember it might not be your personality but everyone gets ewwy thoughts sometimes xx
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Well, when I have thoughts running through my head a lot, I usually just lie down and play some music and meditate. Either that or you could always buy some yoga workout videos. This should help you relax which should in turn, help to slow down the thoughts.
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Congratulations! Really and seriously, congratulations on starting to get help. The beginning is by far the hardest, from here is can only get easier.
For obsessive thought patterns, if you can I would certainly suggest getting some behavioural therapy. Nothing was working for me until I tried it, and my therapist taught to most of what I will mention now.
The first great technique is thought stopping. You can read about it here [Link](Mouse over link to see full location) (I don't really agree with anything else on this site, but it's a good description of thought stopping) Purple is my favorite colour, it is also my stop thought. Whenever I have a thought I want to get rid of, I think or mutter "Purple" or visualize something purple instead. It makes me happy, and it stops the thought. This technique takes a lot of patience and dedication, but I adore it! Basically, you're reprogramming yourself.
The other one is to make a list of the things that you respond to with an obsessive thought or the things that you avoid because of obsessive thoughts. Go through that list and rate how anxious you think you would be if you tried to resist the compulsion. Rating them 0 to 10 would be good.
Then choose one thing on the list you think you could resist with only a little angst and focus on not giving into that thought when it comes up, replace it, ignore it, do something else, but do not give in to it. With practice it will get easier and easier to resist because your anxiety is fading. Once you are comfortable with one thing on your list, pick a different one.
Remember that when you have OCD the doubts gets stronger the more you give in to them, and weaker the more you resist them.
It will still be hard work, but with dedication and support you can kick those bad thought habits you have. Good luck!
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