Hey all. I’m trying to move to the next stage of my recovery, with the goal to be more comfortable accepting and letting my thoughts sit there.
I primary have real event OCD with rumination, so the majority of my compulsions are thought-based. e.g. reviewing, neutralising.
I’m getting better at recognising many of these compulsions, but I guess I’m a bit confused how I distinguish stopping thought-based compulsions from avoiding those thoughts.
Currently, when I have a thought appear, I’ll say to myself, “I’m having the thought I’m a bad person because X. I’m having the urge to mentally review the evidence to prove it true or untrue. That’s a compulsion, so I’m not going to engage with it.”
It feels like the lines could blur between avoiding a thought, and not engaging in a thinking compulsion.
I’d love anybody’s perspective or experience on this!