Today I started getting intrusive thoughts saying "You'd enjoy the physical sensations in X scenario". I'm having trouble strongly denying this, as my resistance is based upon my emotions and moral opposition to my thoughts. I disagree with the thoughts, and wouldn't act on them. I'm trying to tell myself that this point wouldn't matter, as it's still wrong and I'd never do it...
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How to counter intrusive thoughts about hypothetical scenarios?
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Thoughts enter our mind.
That's how our mind works.
It's what you do with them that matters.
A thought is not lust (for anything).
That's how our mind works.
It's what you do with them that matters.
A thought is not lust (for anything).
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OCD likes to get us caught up in ruminating about things unproductively. Ignoring it is one of the most effective things you can do to get it to stop bothering you. So you're right - in the end, it doesn't matter. We all get weird and strange and disturbing and "bad" thoughts - it's just the way our brains work. What matters is how we live our lives and the choices that we make. Are you currently receiving any help for your OCD/intrusive thoughts?
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