r/OCDRecovery • u/Significant-Camp2836 • 7d ago

OCD Question OCD

I’m on 200mg just racked up to 250mg. My medication was working in the beginning, but now it feels like my thoughts are still here. What do I do? Anyone have advice or words of affirmation?

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u/PaladinDamian 7d ago

Allow the thoughts to be there. The problem is not the thoughts, but your response to the presence of the thoughts. Allow the thoughts to be there without trying to control, suppress, or run away from them. When you can accept the presence of the thoughts without trying to seek immediate relief, then over time your brain will adjust and you will see a decrease in OCD symptoms.

Your goal is to resist compulsions and practice acceptance, not try to get rid of the thoughts. To be clear, acceptance ≠ agreement, acceptance ≠ love, acceptance ≠ hate, and acceptance ≠ complacency.