OCD Action

muppy89
Member

a fear of tempting fate. I suffer with ocd and general anxietys but i feel if i dont believe all my bad thoughts then i may be tempting fate. This causes a horrible vicious circle.

Sun Dec 5 2010 10:09:50 #
N.O.C.D.
Member

Yes Muppy. That is exactly how I feel all the time, about things. I worry that by ignoring the thoughts, I will somehow instigate the very things that I fear, to happen.

Mon Dec 6 2010 12:53:35 #
swan
Member

yes me too, i do majical thinking, think something bad will happen and then something good will happen

Mon Dec 6 2010 16:53:49 #
Ella
Member

i think that too.its like a person is standiong there sayin 'if you think i will do this then i wont. if you dont i will be annoyed that you are ignoring me so i will make something bad happen' its horrible isnt it? I have lots of magical thinking,, and i think myself into doing things to keep me and my family safe. It is one of the main things that my OCD does.... its annoying isnt it?

Hope you feel better soon!

ella

Mon Dec 6 2010 21:48:31 #
rich2
Member

I have the same thing to a certain extent, but for me it's more like I feel as if I'm going to be judged in some way and something bad will happen as punishment. It's total magical thinking. It's basically a trick of the OCD to make you give it attention. OCD is like a horrible manipulative friend who prays on your emotions and moral sensibilities to make you give it all your attention until you're just exhausted. And the worst thing is that really we're doing it ourselves! You just have to hang in there and keep chipping away at it bit by bit I think.

Rich

Mon Dec 6 2010 23:06:38 #
Ella
Member

great advice, thanks!
ella

Mon Dec 6 2010 23:09:23 #
N.O.C.D.
Member

You are so right Rich....... that is exactly how OCD makes you feel....always finding your weak spot, and then prodding you till you feel raw...

Tue Dec 7 2010 14:24:33 #
muppy89
Member

yeh it does make u feel exhausted. I always feel scared of certain dates. I get scared that im gunna die. But if i plan something in the future and its afta the date im scared of then i get soooo scared im tempting fate i feel like i have to touch wood or something for everything
Nikki

Tue Dec 7 2010 20:51:59 #