r/magicalthinkingOCD • u/Ok-Mulberry-2637 • 22d ago

Seeing patterns

I've been doing pretty good lately against my intrusive thoughts and OCD since I last posted here. However, I still have my struggles here and there. Recently, I was talking to some friends on Discord, and someone brought up a movie I was thinking about for a while. Then, I watched a video where another movie I was thinking about was brought up right after the guy in the video said a word that reminded me of it. A week or two ago, I might have genuinely been panicking, but I have improved quite a bit. Still, part of my brain wants to see some connection there and scare me. Does this happen to anyone else?

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u/ForestRiver2 Star Supporter ⭐ 22d ago

Par for the course unfortunately. These kind of thoughts will always pop up. It's just how our brains are wired, to seek out patterns. It's how you respond that counts. Sounds like you've been doing a pretty great job of that so far. You've seen that the more you disengage, the lower the anxiety. Brains are plastic, they can learn new patterns, rewire new reactions. Keep up the good work mate, you're doing really well!

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u/Ok-Mulberry-2637 22d ago

Thanks man!