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-tanja- wrote:Why can't I be happy with her explaination?!

Because you have OCD
You're seeking for the "magical key" to unlock yourself from OCD, but it is not how it works.
You have to rewire your brain, and it takes almost as long add to make a habit. OCD can be compared to a bad habit, it is hard to get rid of "magical" thinking. You have to elaborate a "habit" for "normal" thinking.

st4s1k wrote:

-tanja- wrote:Why can't I be happy with her explaination?!

Because you have OCD
You're seeking for the "magical key" to unlock yourself from OCD, but it is not how it works.
You have to rewire your brain, and it takes almost as long add to make a habit. OCD can be compared to a bad habit, it is hard to get rid of "magical" thinking. You have to elaborate a "habit" for "normal" thinking.

Yes, you're right. I'm looking for this one thing to proof me I'm no pedophile but of course it's not how it works.
I actually had a really good experience today. Yesterday evening I got this intrusive thought (again, I had it before at the beginning of January and was obsessing about it a bit) and today forenoon I replayed it in my head over and over to find out whether I maybe like it or want to act on it or whatever but at some point I finally told myself, "Well, maybe you like it, maybe you want to act on it but if that's true there's nothing you can do about it, you'll just have to accept it." I got calm and was able to stop thinking about it for a while. Maybe it's good to just think reply with a "Maybe." to all those unwanted thoughts, like "Would I be aroused doing this or that?" "Maybe." and not testing for arousal, "Would I like to do this or that?" "Maybe." and not picturing this situation, "Do I think this person is attractive?" "Maybe" and not checking for attraction.

That's good!
It is good to be able to understand how your body and your brain works.