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Intrusive sexual thoughts hasn't been an area where I battle OCD, but I have certainly battled other types of unwanted, intrusive thoughts. The one suggestion/thought I could make and don't know if this applies to you, but's it's this~ the more upset you get by an unwanted thought, the more anxiety it produces or in other words, the more importance you allow to have as far as how you react to it, generally, the worse and more prevalent it gets.
You may have heard the example of telling someone not to thing about green monkeys. Whatever you do, DON'T think about green monkeys. Well, obviously,you're going to have a difficult, if not impossible time not thinking about green monkeys and the more anxious you get about thinking about the monkeys, the worse it becomes. So....the point is to try as much as possible (and I do know it's difficult at first,) try to ignore the unwanted thoughts. Refuse to give them the time of day. Treat them as unwanted "mind clutter." Assign them no importance. Generally, if you can truly do this even to an extent, the thoughts will lessen and eventually dissipate. Hope this makes sense.
Sounds like you are trying to get some help with meds. If you haven't, you may also want to seek a professional counselor to talk to you about some of this, preferably one that has a good understanding of battling OCD.
You may have heard the example of telling someone not to thing about green monkeys. Whatever you do, DON'T think about green monkeys. Well, obviously,you're going to have a difficult, if not impossible time not thinking about green monkeys and the more anxious you get about thinking about the monkeys, the worse it becomes. So....the point is to try as much as possible (and I do know it's difficult at first,) try to ignore the unwanted thoughts. Refuse to give them the time of day. Treat them as unwanted "mind clutter." Assign them no importance. Generally, if you can truly do this even to an extent, the thoughts will lessen and eventually dissipate. Hope this makes sense.
Sounds like you are trying to get some help with meds. If you haven't, you may also want to seek a professional counselor to talk to you about some of this, preferably one that has a good understanding of battling OCD.
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i wish that worked for me but it is everywhere i look so i am not being able to ignore it. i been ill so long so the fight was not there for this when it happen. Lord, help me!
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Praying for you.
Again, I feel like your anxiety about it is likely producing more thoughts. I may be wrong and please forgive me if I'm projecting something on you which isn't there, but this is usually what happens in OCD battles. If you can just let the thoughts be there and try not to let them make you uptight or anxious, this is usually where you begin to get victory. So let the thoughts come as they will. The strategy is to not let their appearance make you anxious.If you haven't I would suggest taking a look at Dr. Phillipson's OCD articles. Not everything he says comes from a Christian viewpoint, but he has a good understanding of battling OCD and I think his website is worth a look. Particularly you might want to look at the article entitled Thinking the Unthinkable. But they're all pretty relevant in my opinion.
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where r his articles? do u mind giving me the link. as far as not giving into it...i have tried but due to the point it has grown to everything i touch or look at i feel beyound overwhemled. wish i could do that much the quilt and misery is really hard on me. thank u for the support.
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This is the link~ www.ocdonline.com
On the left side in a turquoise box, it lists some various sections, click on the one that is "articles by Dr. Phillipson." I do believe the zoloft should at least help you dial down the anxiety a bit, but remember that takes about 6 weeks for it to help for most people. Also, I do indeed think meds help but for most, they will not provide the total answer. However possible, we have to begin to control our OCD type thinking whether that's through spiritual practices such as prayer,praying in tongues, fasting, worship, etc., professional counseling, or all of the above. And it usually takes some time. We want it to be immediate (like we discussed on another thread,) but generally it is a process of healing.
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One thing I know is that OCD (along with sexual thoughts) is an illusion. It's false. It's making us think falsely. We get a sexual thought and we don't know where to run or what to do. Leave it in God's hands and ignore, ignore, ignore it.
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hope you are doing better . and welcome to the forum . ive learned that we have to take our eyes off ourselves and keep them on Jesus , take our eyes off our weakness and fasten them to His strength , take our eyes of our pain and fasten them to the joy that stems from His love and compassion and mercy . if you ask Him to help you , He will help you . Jesus is real and will help . He immediatley stretched His hand toward Peter and caught him from falling . He will do the same for you . and sooner we will see ourselves walking on the storms that usually beat upon us day and night . In Jeremiah He said they will fight againt you , in John He said we will have tribulations . but He also said in those same verses He willd deliver us and that we will find peace in Him . im just a testimony to the power and love of God , He will come through . stay encouraged in Him , =) He loves you
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