Pedophilia OCD: The Conundrum to Let Go of the Fight

If you experience pedophilia OCD, you are someone who loves children. You may also struggle with unwanted sexual thoughts. Before OCD began to trigger you with this type of thoughts, you may have believed such thoughts would never cross your mind. And when they did, you felt ashamed, guilty, and confused. Trying to suppress and fight those thoughts appeared to be the most logical solution. The idea of not doing anything about intrusive thoughts seems despicable. Your mind may say, “If I let those thoughts happen without doing anything, it probably means I enjoy them!” You may respond, “Of course not! But what if I do? Oh no!” Then you begin the circular fighting tour in your mind again. Consider the following questions: When I have an intrusive thought and I try to suppress, ignore, stop, run, hide, or fight it: does it work effectively? Is my fight with these thoughts getting in the way of my values and what matters most to me?   Am I able to arrive at a 100% certainty that I am not what my thoughts say I am? If I don’t do anything, does it mean I want those thoughts? You may already know that the strategies to fight your thoughts are not helpful. Yet, not doing anything is horrifying. This is where the conundrum and entanglement begins. Your thoughts are nothing but thoughts coming out of your mind. However, having them leads you to extreme uncertainty and anxiety. You end up reacting to them as if they were real monsters coming at you to destroy your life. ...
Source: Psych Central - Category: Psychiatry Authors: Tags: Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Anxiety Anxiety Disorder Avoidance Pedophilia OCD pOCD Source Type: news