Welcome to PC. If you haven't already, peek around at some other OCD threads, and you'll get a lot of insight.
Here's a paste from a thread I posted on, that might be of help, and although it's mainly directed at intrusive thoughts, it still might help:
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Stop trying to actively stop all these thoughts. We think things; it sadly happens. What you should be doing is learning to ignore those dodgy thoughts, and that's helped by distraction and relaxation techniques. I have a considerable problem with intrusive thoughts, and have done for most of my life, but having recently started researching and getting help via therapy, I've learned a lot more about myself and OCD. Are you getting any help for your intrusions? I'm currently in CBT, and it seems to be helping, even though it's only early days. I keep myself busy, remind myself it's just an intrusive thought, and do my best not to block it out, but to simply ignore it, and not react. Think of your thoughts like an annoying child, constantly trying to get your attention; the more attention you give the child, the more they'll harass you senseless.
For distraction, take advantage of your senses: light a scented candle or josstick, listen to some distracting music that totally opposes your thought(s), feel for things with a texture you like or find calming/intriguing, and/or watching something relaxing/interesting. The biggest two mistakes I think people with OCD do, is to give our thoughts so much meaning, and to focus on it so much, that it all blows up in our heads, to be something extremely mental.
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