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one of my concerns is that sometimes a phrase especialy blasphemous or borderline blasphemous runs through my mind over and over again. somethings i just let it happen and either observe or am so tired that i am thoroughly apathetic to it .. then i wonder am i realy doing this or is it the mental illness or i wonder you know if this is mentall illness why am i not trying to counter it .. but regarding the phrases have you ever been just so tired you just let it happen or else it started happening and just let it be ?

I need to clarify that i am new at trying to effectively deal with this so i will ask for youre patience ..

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Andy...I totally understand what you mean about being so totally tired from this disorder. And I think that is where you need to be to be able to start the therapy. And letting the thoughts happen and doing nothing about it is exactly what the therapy requires. This is really tough to do, but slowly over time it is the only way out. Your brain has to be retrained to stop reacting to the obsessions. You have to let it be until you brain can recognize that it can be ignored. I practice the therapy all the time and I need to often be encouraged not to give up when it seems too hard. Don't give up....EVERY time say "ok whatever" to the thoughts and then don't think about whether your anxious or apathetic...live with that uncertainty and in time the doubt will resolve itself.
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LittleOrphanAndy said:
one of my concerns is that sometimes a phrase especialy blasphemous or borderline blasphemous runs through my mind over and over again. somethings i just let it happen and either observe or am so tired that i am thoroughly apathetic to it .. then i wonder am i realy doing this or is it the mental illness or i wonder you know if this is mentall illness why am i not trying to counter it .. but regarding the phrases have you ever been just so tired you just let it happen or else it started happening and just let it be ?

I need to clarify that i am new at trying to effectively deal with this so i will ask for youre patience ..

Andy
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