Ruminating OCD Habit? Tips for Dealing with OCD?

I always seem to ruminate over every intrusive thought or anything else that bothers me. I carefully analyze my feelings when I have these thoughts, and I always wonder why: Why do I feel this way? Why did I have that thought? etc. After torturing myself like this, I realized that my compulsion (ruminating) was always making my anxiety worse. My reason for ruminating is to find the "deeper" reason for me thinking, acting or feeling this way, but I realized that ruminating was fruitless. Still, it's hard to just stop. Anxiety has also messed up my body. I'm feeling a lot more fatigued, and my appetite has decreased. I'm trying to find a therapist (kind of difficult with quarantine going on), but until then, what're some tips for coping with OCD? Two tips I know are positive thinking and stopping compulsions (ruminating).

Just wanted to offer encouragement and tell you you are not alone.

I too suffer with OCD badly. Wish I had some advice on how to get rid of the ruminations. My OCD therapist has me script scenarios where the worst case happens. Immerse myself in it for an hour. Wait till my anxiety naturally comes down. I have not had much success with this, but it IS a technique you can use.

An evaluation from a psychiatrist would be helpful also, to determine if you need pharmacotherapy.

one thing I've found kind of helpful is switching gears when I catch myself ruminating. I get obsessive, intrusive thoughts about a guy that I haven't been able to shake. When they come, I think to myself I need to switch gears and try my best to focus on something else.