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Carruthers, P. 2011. The opacity of mind. An integrative theory of self-knowledge. Oxford: Oxford University Press. A lot of dealing with OCD is about learning to manage the stress of obsessions without fulfilling the associated compulsion. The focus is on learning to experience the anxiety of an intrusive thought without needing to seek relief through a compulsion.

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Langland-Hassan, P. 2018. From introspection to Essence: the Auditory Nature of Inner Speech. In Inner Speech: New Voices, eds. P. Langland-Hassan, and A. Vicente, 78–105. Oxford: Oxford University Press. Buchsbaum, B. R., and M. D’Esposito. 2019. A sensorimotor view of verbal working memory. Cortex: 134–148. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cortex.2018.11.010.Whether or not you believe that statement is rathersubjective. The truth of the matter is that we are the product of our thoughts. Think, and you shall become. It’s part of the manifestation of our destiny. But not everyone holds to this credo. Not everyone believes in the fervent power of their thoughts. They brush it off while dwelling on the past or fearing the future, not quite understanding that the very things that they are thinking about, they are inchingcloser towards. Swiney, L. 2018. Activity, Agency, and Inner Speech Pathology. In Inner Speech: New Voices, eds. P. Langland-Hassan, and A. Vicente, 299–332. Oxford: Oxford University Press. Recovery, for me, is about reaching a point where my OCD is manageable, not where it’s gone. It’s about having a thought, and distracting myself from it. By studying, putting on some music, or spending time with other human beings. It’s not about squashing the thoughts, or giving them extra attention. It’s about treating them as what they are: thoughts.

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Involve a number, such as feeling like you have to complete a compulsion a specific number of times without interruptionEngesser, S., A. R. Ridley, and S. Townsend. 2016. Meaningful call combinations and compositional processing in the southern pied babbler. Pnas 113 (21): 5976–5981. Fear-based thought is one of the most prevalent thoughts that pervade our minds. On the other end of that spectrum are thoughts that are founded on the purity of love, honesty and forgiveness. Yet, not enough of our thoughts are love-based thoughts. Much of them are fear based. The problem with living in a fear-based mindset, is that those fears have a tendency for transmuting themselves into reality. Offers online information as well as helpline support to under-25s about anything that’s troubling them. Together with our local Minds in Wales we’re committed to improving mental health in this country. Together we’re Mind in Wales. This in itself can seem discouraging – how can I possibly stay pure in my thought life, when many of those thoughts are involuntary? Paul gives us a clue when he writes “… in me (that is in my flesh) nothing good dwells … For the good that I will to do, I do not do; but the evil I will not to do, that I practice … I find then a law, that evil is present with me, the one who wills to do good.”Romans 7:18-21. From this it is clear that there is a difference between the “me” that is my flesh, and the “me” that is my mind, or will to serve God. Then I can ask: who is the real “me?”

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We all experience upsetting thoughts that come into our minds unwanted from time to time. These are called intrusive thoughts and they are a normal part of life - something that is experienced universally. Springer Nature or its licensor (e.g. a society or other partner) holds exclusive rights to this article under a publishing agreement with the author(s) or other rightsholder(s); author self-archiving of the accepted manuscript version of this article is solely governed by the terms of such publishing agreement and applicable law.You might have intrusive worries or doubts about whether your OCD is real or serious enough. You might worry that you’ve lied to people or wasted people's time by seeking support. Or you might worry that you're using OCD to cover up the fact that your intrusive thoughts are true. Smortchkova, J., K. Dolega, and T. Schlicht, eds. 2020. What are Mental Representations. Oxford: Oxford University Press. Reassuring yourself over and over again that you're a good person or that your thoughts aren't true

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Hurlburt, R. T., C. L. Heavey, and J. M. Kelsey. 2013. Toward a phenomenology of inner speaking. Consciousness and Cognition 22: 1477–1494. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.concog.2013.10.003.Lidstone, J. S. M., E. Meins, and C. Fernyhough. 2010. The roles of private speech and inner speech in planning during middle childhood: evidence from a dual task paradigm. Journal of Experimental Child Psychology 107: 438–451. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jecp.2010.06.002. Roessler, J. 2016. Thinking, Inner Speech, and self-awareness. Review of Philosophy and Psychology 7 (3): 541–557. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13164-015-0267-y.