Managing OCD: Tips and Tricks

I feel/hear you about intrusive thoughts. My thoughts come out in almost a visually rehearsed way.... Very precise movements. It's very painful if I don't find a way to distract myself. It's hard sometimes because I have different diagnosis' that antagonizes each other, so trying to find a common ground is rather difficult.

Makes sense . I guess with the OCD that I have which is pure O OCD I don’t really have things like that … for me it’s more intrusive thoughts that present themselves in so many different way and give me lots of guilt and depression.

It's kind of hard to explain it. But I'll try. My OCD is triggered by my conversion disorder. My 🧠 automatically goes to .... 5s practices, blueprints, arts of all kinds. When I notice myself repeating my behaviors, I immediately try and give my hands and mind something to do together. For instance, I have a circle shag pastel rug in my room that I consider my personal bubble. I guess you could refer to it as my grounding circle/space. In that space I do a variety of things from yoga to thai chi (spelling) no matter what I choose to do to keep my body busy, my focus goes to diaphragmatic breathing.