My OCD relates to my emetophobia (phobia of being sick) so what I find hardest is the intrusive thoughts. Like in my head, if I don't follow through on what the OCD is instructing, I will hear thoughts such as "If you don't do X then you will be sick". That's what I find the hardest.
I haven't really developed coping techniques yet. I tend to give in because the fear of being sick is so great. Sometimes though I do try and test myself and use affirmations such as "If I am going to be sick, regardless of my OCD behaviour, I will be sick and touching wood 200 times is not going to stop that".
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