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gin-juice-tonic · 2 years

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since im awake and talking about ocd again - something not a lot of people know is compulsions can be completely mental, it doesnt always manifest in a way another person could notice from the outside

you’ll have an intrusive thought; you’ll try to analyze it and logic it away, mentally reassuring yourself. “I would never do [x thing]”, “[y thing] would not happen”, “[other person] wouldnt do [thing]” or even just “don’t think about that”. things like that.

but no matter how much logic or reason you use, it doesnt go away, ‘cause thats not how it works. So you keep repeating whats now become like, a frenzied mantra of re-assurance unable to think about anything else.

and this can go on for hours. or on and off for days (or even longer, unfortunately)

here’s more examples of mental compulsions for the curious:

#cw ocd #ocd cw #one of those #i like to think i might help even one person by making people more aware of what this disorder can look like lol #long post #one of the earliest extended bouts of ocd i can remember for myself was prayer related #imagine a 10 year old constantly and fearfully praying in their brain all hours of the day for like a month #no one else knew cause it was just up there #in my head and all

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