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Originally Posted by MusicLover82
I don't understand what you mean. My therapist tells me I need to reassure myself (my compulsion is to seek reassurance from others). I didn't reach out to others for reassurance, and instead I reassured myself. What's the harm in that? How else are you supposed to stay calm in the face of anxiety due to obsessive thoughts?
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I think self talk like that is tremendously helpful. My husband has had an anxiety disorder and OCD for his entire life. He does the self talk on a regular basis. It's TRUE it's not a cure. I don't think there is a cure for anxiety and OCD. If there was, no one would suffer from it. There's only meds. And meds don't help everyone.
If something works for you, good for you. It's your struggle and no one else's. So keep doing it. There are likely other little tricks you can do. You may learn those over time.
I can recognise when my husband is reacting with OCD and I'm able to help him with the self talk. It works. It doesn't cure it. It's a coping mechanism. And a good one. That's all that matters.