There is an addictive and perhaps a seductive element of OCD to painful thoughts. This aspect starts to manifest as one's OCD loosens. This probably occurs with depression as well but the intensity is more workable.
There are three basic types of thoughts:
1) Positive
2) Negative
3) Neutral
There are shades of each and/or thoughts can change catagories over time and/or with new life experiences BUT at a given tme the overall feel of a thought is one of the above three.
By feel of a thought is meant the emotional aspect.
In OCD obsessional thoughts usually are of the second type but neutral intruding thoughts can also occur. In this case it is not the content of the thought that causes the discomfort but the repetitive nature such as hearing a song over and over again. With negative thoughts it is both the content and the repetitive nature that intensifies the obsessions causing real emotional chaos and pain.
If one has positive repetitive thoughts would that lead to discomfort? Again this is not the content of the thoughts. So would the uncontrolable thinking of positive thoughts lead to pain? If not, perhaps, through mind training etc. this can be a way of using the obsessional energy for well being.
To be more precise for a thought to be called positive it must "feel good", so would that uncontrolable "feeling good" turn to irritation eventually and then full blown obsessions?
WHAT ARE YOU PERSONAL EXPERIENCES WITH THIS? Ideas?
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